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Starters

Welcome to our collection of starter/appetizer recipes! Perfect for any party or gathering, we have a wide variety of gluten-free and vegan options, as well as both hot and cold appetizers to suit any taste. Whether you’re looking for something savory or sweet, we’ve got something to suit everyone’s tastes.

Some of our favorites include prosciutto, pear, and brie toasts, stuffed mushrooms with chives and black pepper, and smoked salmon pizza with red onion. Try them all and impress your guests with these delicious bites!

A person holding a platter of fried pork dumplings and bowl of dipping sauce.
A rosemary red onion pizza with ricotta cheese, garlic cloves, and Parmesan cheese on parchment paper.

Rosemary Red Onion Pizza

2 hrs

Several Serrano ham and chicken fritters in a metal basket lined with parchment.

Serrano Ham-Chicken Fritters ~ Croquetas

1 hr 15 mins

Slices of blackened ahi tuna with soy-mustard sauce lined up next to each other with two lime wedges on the side.

Blackened Ahi with Soy-Mustard Sauce

1 hr

A paper basket filled with classic buffalo wings and celery sticks with a metal cup of dipping sauce beside it.

Classic Buffalo Wings

1 hr 30 mins

Escargot

Escargots ~ Snails with Herb Butter

2 hrs

Two mushroom strudels on a silver tray, one cut in half, with a knife resting on top.

Mushroom Strudel

45 mins

A white bowl of caldo verde, or Portuguese kale soup (green broth) with thinly sliced kale and three chourico coins floating in the center.

Caldo Verde ~ Portuguese Green Soup

1 hr 5 mins

A close up of an oval plate with 3 pastรฉis de bacalhau, or Portuguese salt cod fritters, and a lemon wedge, one is being cut into with a knife and fork.

Pastรฉis de Bacalhau ~ Salt Cod Fritters

1 hr 15 mins

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