In the US hummus is typically eaten as a snack or an appetizer. It's a simple combination of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) tahini paste, lemon juice and olive oil with a little optional paprika and cumin. The traditional bread to serve would be pita. Total time does not include the overnight soak time for the chickpeas.
This is a super easy appetizer recipe for Gruyere and Ham Puffs. You simply roll out puff pastry sheets, top it with mustard, Gruyere and thin ham slices. Bake, slice and serve! As a time saver ask the deli to slice the Gruyere for you. If you want to spend a little less use a good quality Swiss cheese such as Emme...
This fresh peach salsa recipe can be served with fish, pork or chicken or over your favorite taco. Make sure to let this salsa stand for one hour before serving to allow the flavors to mingle. The recipe includes jalapenos, fresh peaches, tiny cherry tomatoes, red onion, cilantro and lime.
A fresh citrus orange, lemon and lime marinade is used to coat these shrimp and vegetable skewers. Serve with a cool pasta salad or rice for a simple family meal.
Prosciutto Rolls With Arugula Goat Cheese Figs and Lemon Drizzle. This is a simple but slightly time-consuming appetizer. Serve with Champagne or a nice French Sancerre wine. The presentation is very pretty. I like to make these at least an hour ahead of my guests arrival so the flavors have time to mingle. The original recipe was from Bon Appetite...