Simple Appetizer Recipes
It’s that time of year when you are busy with family activities and get-togethers, so you need some simple appetizer recipes that you can whip up fast. Simple appetizers do not mean they are any less tasty. These simple hors d’oeuvres recipes are the easiest thing you will do this season...and the most scrumptious fast appetizers you can serve.
Simple Pizza Snackers
Prep Time: 8 Min
Cook Time: 2-3 Min
Yield: 16 Servings
Ingredients:
- 16 Tomato basil or wheat crackers (or your favorite)
- 6 Tablespoons Sun Zen Sweet Red Pepper Sauce
- 6 Tablespoons mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- 4 Tablespoons of pepperoni (chopped)
Directions:
- Preheat broiler or toaster oven.
- Place the crackers on an ovenproof baking sheet. Top the crackers with the Sweet Red Pepper Sauce, followed by the cheese. Place the chopped pepperoni on top.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and broil until the cheese melts (about 2 or 3 minutes.) Serve hot.
Simply Elegant Mushroom Caviar
Prep Time: 10 Min
Sauté Time: 6 Min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients:
- 6 Tbsp butter
- 1 Pound button or Cremini mushrooms, cleaned and finely chopped
- 1/2 Teaspoon Sun Zen Italian Cheese and Smoked Pepper Seasoning
- 1 Cup of minced shallots
- 1 Tbsp dry white wine (e.g. Sauvignon Blanc)
- 1 Garlic clove, minced
- 2 Tbsp sour cream
- 2 Teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp chopped parsley
- A couple dashes of salt, to taste
Directions:
- Melt butter in a large skillet on high heat. Add the mushrooms and shallots. Sauté for 5 minutes stirring frequently. While the mushrooms are cooking, add Italian Cheese and Smoked Pepper Seasoning. Sprinkle lightly with salt to taste.
- Once they have cooked for about 5 minutes, add the garlic and dry white wine. Cook for one (1) additional minute and remove from heat. Put mushroom mixture in a bowl and set aside to cool.
- Once the mushrooms have cooled down for 5 minutes, mix in the lemon juice, sour cream, and parsley. Add more salt and Italian Cheese and Smoked Pepper Seasoning to taste, if needed.
- Spoon onto a large butter lettuce leaf and serve with wheat crackers. (Use rice crackers for gluten-free option.)
So simple, and so good to eat! With these quick and easy appetizer recipes, you can also use chopped bell peppers and yellow onions for more toppings for the pizza or complementary ingredients for the mushroom caviar. All your simple appetizer recipes will be even tastier...even simpler, when you use Sun Zen Gourmet Sauces and Seasonings as part of the ingredients.
Call Sun Zen in St. Louis at: (314) 381-8083
Simple Appetizer Recipes
It’s that time of year when you are busy with family activities and get-togethers, so you need some simple appetizer recipes that you can whip up fast. Simple appetizers do not mean they are any less tasty. These simple hors d’oeuvres recipes are the easiest thing you will do this season...and the most scrumptious fast appetizers you can serve.
Simple Pizza Snackers
Prep Time: 8 Min
Cook Time: 2-3 Min
Yield: 16 Servings
Ingredients:
- 16 Tomato basil or wheat crackers (or your favorite)
- 6 Tablespoons Sun Zen Sweet Red Pepper Sauce
- 6 Tablespoons mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- 4 Tablespoons of pepperoni (chopped)
Directions:
- Preheat broiler or toaster oven.
- Place the crackers on an ovenproof baking sheet. Top the crackers with the Sweet Red Pepper Sauce, followed by the cheese. Place the chopped pepperoni on top.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and broil until the cheese melts (about 2 or 3 minutes.) Serve hot.
Simply Elegant Mushroom Caviar
Prep Time: 10 Min
Sauté Time: 6 Min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients:
- 6 Tbsp butter
- 1 Pound button or Cremini mushrooms, cleaned and finely chopped
- 1/2 Teaspoon Sun Zen Italian Cheese and Smoked Pepper Seasoning
- 1 Cup of minced shallots
- 1 Tbsp dry white wine (e.g. Sauvignon Blanc)
- 1 Garlic clove, minced
- 2 Tbsp sour cream
- 2 Teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp chopped parsley
- A couple dashes of salt, to taste
Directions:
- Melt butter in a large skillet on high heat. Add the mushrooms and shallots. Sauté for 5 minutes stirring frequently. While the mushrooms are cooking, add Italian Cheese and Smoked Pepper Seasoning. Sprinkle lightly with salt to taste.
- Once they have cooked for about 5 minutes, add the garlic and dry white wine. Cook for one (1) additional minute and remove from heat. Put mushroom mixture in a bowl and set aside to cool.
- Once the mushrooms have cooled down for 5 minutes, mix in the lemon juice, sour cream, and parsley. Add more salt and Italian Cheese and Smoked Pepper Seasoning to taste, if needed.
- Spoon onto a large butter lettuce leaf and serve with wheat crackers. (Use rice crackers for gluten-free option.)
So simple, and so good to eat! With these quick and easy appetizer recipes, you can also use chopped bell peppers and yellow onions for more toppings for the pizza or complementary ingredients for the mushroom caviar. All your simple appetizer recipes will be even tastier...even simpler, when you use Sun Zen Gourmet Sauces and Seasonings as part of the ingredients.
Call Sun Zen in St. Louis at: (314) 381-8083