Easy-to-eat appetizer
and finger food ideas

Appetizers on round loaf

Assorted skewers made with salami, prawns and fruits are very tasty finger food you can serve to start an alfresco dinner or a get-together with your friends or a celebration menu. What about for an aperitif, Italian-style?
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Assorted fry with artichokes, sage and mint leaves

A Sunday of May. An important birthday to celebrate. The reason why we created this delicious recipe: fried artichokes, sage and mint leaves. Serve them as easy-to-eat appetizers to start a lunch or dinner party or tidbits in a buffet.
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Cherries and cheese on skewers

They're colourful and tasty. Easy-to-eat and nice-to-see appetizers.
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Focaccia appetizers

Do you like Italian focaccia? well. You can stuff focaccia with tasty ingredients and then cut it into pieces. Is there anything tastier than these appetizers?
Traditional Italian recipe
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Fava beans and pecorino cheese

Fava beans and Pecorino cheese is one of the most known spring appetizers in the centre of Italy. No cooking recipe for your picnic, or snack with friends in the afternoon, or easy-to-eat appetizer to start a get together. Read how to prepare and serve fava beans and pecorino cheese.
Traditional Italian recipe
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Fried aromatic herbs

Fried aromatic herbs that is sage and parsley is an excellent easy-to-eat appetizer while standing. You can serve it before a lunch or dinner with a good glass of wine. A tasty starter in other words to make when parsley and sage are in season. It's a summer appetizer.
Traditional Italian recipe
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Fried stuffed olives, Ascolana style

Ascolana olives is a tasty street food in Italy, or a delicous appetizer for an assorted antipasto platter as you can see in the photo but a finger food too for all your parties if you have to plan a cold or hot buffet.
Test this recipe for homemade fried and stuffed olives. They're delicious.
Traditional Italian recipe
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Grapes and cheese on skewers

Easy-to-eat appetizers for your buffet party. Ideal for your last BBQ in September too.
Carlo & Loretta
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Little meatballs and vegetables on skewers

Skewered meatballs is an exclusive appetizer recipe idea for your BBQ or buffet or alfresco dinner. Meatballs and sweet & sour vegetables on skewers can be prepared easily at home just before serving.
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Orange-flavored prawns

Easy-to-do but very tasty dish. Carlo and I created this recipe for a special occasion and our guests were very impressed. Serve them on the skewers as finger food or easy-to-eat appetizers.
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Rocket-and-mozzarella piadina

Italian piadina is a delicious one-plate meal but cut into slices it can be a tasty finger food in your buffet party or simply-to-do appetizers to start your full menu, Italian-style enjoying a glass of wine before sitting at table.
Traditional Italian recipe.
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Skewers with baby pineapple and speck ham

These kebabs are ideal for your meals, buffet-style or get-togethers in all seasons. Perfect for a picnic outdoors. I prefer bay pineapple to "great version" for it is often more mature and fragrant.
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