Appetizers are delicious finger foods, that are great time fillers at a party. Cold or room temperature appetizers, as the name suggests are those appetizers, that are not served in heated form. Usually many parties have these heated appetizers, but some may opt for cold appetizers due to number of reasons. One of the reasons for serving cold appetizers is, that they are easy to prepare and serve. Given below are some interesting appetizer recipes for you.
Recipes for Room Temperature Appetizers
Avocado and Jalapeño Appetizer
This is an appetizer that can be prepared in just 30 minutes. The ingredients and procedure of making this simple easy cold appetizer are as follows.
Ingredients:
- Ripe Avocados - 2 large
- Mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons
- Fresh lime juice - 2 teaspoons
- Fresh Jalapeños chilies (seeded) - 2
- Bolillos - 4
- Radishes - 4
- Cotija - ¼ cup
Procedure: First finely chop the Jalapeño by removing the veins and slice the bolillos crosswise. Then wash, trim and cut the radishes into thin slices. Take the ripe avocados and mash in a medium-sized bowl. Then add chopped Jalapeños, lime juice and mayonnaise into it. Add some salt for taste. Now place about 2 teaspoons of the avocado mixture on each bolillo and add radish topping of 2-3 slices and crumbled cotija. Avocado and Jalapeño appetizer is ready to serve and eat.
Apricot Bites
Apricot bites is one of the easiest room temperature appetizer recipe. Note down the ingredients and procedure to prepare this cold appetizer.
Ingredients:
- Cream cheese (softened, fat free) - 4 ounces
- Fresh Apricots - 12
- Pistachios - ½ cup
Procedure: Cut the apricots into halves. Take the cream cheese and stir it gently till it becomes smooth. Then fill the apricot halves with this cheese and sprinkle with chopped pistachios. Your cholesterol free healthy cold appetizer is ready to eat.
Asparagus Appetizer
This is one more easy to prepare cold appetizer recipe. Given below are the procedure and ingredients required to prepare this recipe.
Ingredients:
- Water - 1 tablespoon
- Fresh orange juice - 1 cup
- Asparagus - ½ pound
- Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons
- Clove garlic - 1
- Grated orange rind - 1 teaspoon
Procedure: Cut the lower end of each asparagus stalk, that is tough in nature. Then wash these stalks and cut them to form pieces of 1 inch each. Keep these asparagus pieces and water in a microwave container and keep them in microwave for 4-5 minutes. Then drain the water and pour the soy sauce and the orange juice. Add garlic to this mixture and stir it. Let the mixture marinate for one hour. Later, filter out the marinade from the asparagus mixture and then place the mixture on a serving dish garnished with grated orange rind. You can keep this in refrigerator to serve chilled or serve at room temperature.
Avocado Crunchies
Here is a crispy, easy to make, room temperature appetizer recipe. Given below are the ingredients and procedure to make avocado crunchies.
Ingredients
- Ripe firm avocados - 2
- Lime juice or lemon
- Creamy dressing
- Potato chips
Procedure: Crush the potato chips in a medium-sized bowl. Then peel the avocados and cut them to form small cubes. Then sprinkle some lime juice or lemon on the avocado cubes. You can use an Italian style or French style dressing for this appetizer recipe. Coat the avocado cube with the dressing of your choice. Then roll these coated avocado cubes into crushed potato chips. Now, take some toothpicks and spear the cubes to serve on a plate.
These were some of easy-to-prepare room temperature appetizer recipes. These cold appetizers can be prepared within no time. So, next time when you have to face sudden arrival of guests at your home, serve them with some of these delicious appetizers.
