Appetizers/Hors d'oeuvres/Starters/Amuse Bouche Recipes
Fruit Appetizers


Fruit Appetizers:

One of the largest collections of trusted party and holiday appetizer recipes on the internet. Because my collection of appetizers is so large, I have placed them into the categories listed below. This page includes my wonderful collection of Fruit Appetizer recipes. The recipes are very easy to follow and will give you delicious results. Check the recipes out, prepare them for your family and friends, and ENJOY the compliments you will receive!

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Apples:

California White Cheddar with Apples
This makes a great starter dish. This course features a lush combination of white cheddar cheese, sweet-tart apples, and spicy walnut conserve. 


Apricots:
Apricots with Mascarpone and Pistachios

This wonderful easy-to-make and delicious appetizer is from the cookbook Small Bites by Jennifer Joyce. This appetizer recipe is a definite "keeper."


Avocado:

Avocado-Corn Salsa
Delicious and very aromatic. can be made as mild or spicy as your like.

Avocado Half-Shells
The opened avocado makes a perfect small golden cup from which to serve any number of fillings. Avocados on the half-shell may be served at any point in the meal - as appetizer, salad, dessert, or as a meal in themselves. 

Avocado-Olive Dip
This is absolutely wonderful! Your guests will go wild over it.

Chunky Avocado Salad - Guacamole Salad
I really like this chunky version of guacamole over the mashed ones. It can be served as an appetizer or a salad with either corn or flour tortillas.

Guacamole Dip With Cilantro
In the cuisine of the Southwest, guacamole is used as a cocktail dip, or one of the toppings and/or fillings of enchiladas, tacos, tostadas, or burritos. It is also wonderful as a cold sauce for grilled meats or fish.

Tomato Avocado-Goat Cheese Crostini
These appetizers can be made anytime of the year, but be sure and make this recipe when fresh vine-ripened tomatoes are in season.
 

Cranberries:

Cranberry Salsa with Cream Cheese
This fantastic recipe was shared with me by Carol Reich of Hillsboro, Oregon. Carol won a Dip Contest on the Satellite Sisters Radio Show with this outstanding and also beautiful-to-look-at recipe.

Meatballs in Cranberry Pinot Noir Sauce
These meatballs are easy to make and so good! Sharon says to use Costco frozen meatballs if you want to save time. These are so addictive!


Figs:

Fig Brulee with Balsamic Vinegar
This wonder recipe highlighting aged balsamic vinegar is courtesy of Michael Natkin and his web site, Herbivoracious.

Fresh Figs with Fleur de Sel, Aged Balsamic, & Hazelnuts
This wonderful fig recipe and photo are courtesy of Amanda Darrach Filippone and her website.

Grilled Figs with Goat Cheese and Honey
If you love figs, goat cheese and honey, then you'll pop these onto your grill immediately. Just make sure your figs are ripe.

Pinot Noir Poached Figs
This delicious recipe is from Higgins Restaurant in Portland, Oregon. They are lightly poached, so they don't lose any of their delicious taste.


Grapes:

Goat Cheese, Grape and Pistachio Truffles
Instead of chocolate, the truffles are formed with goat cheese. So delicious!


Mango:

Goat Cheese Medallions with Mango-Pepper Salsa
I created this recipe for a gourmet dinner group that I belong to. The combination of the hot goat cheese and the cold salsa makes a delightful dish to tease the palates and start the meal off.

Mango Salad with Grilled Shrimp
This wonderful tasting salad is so easy to make and looks beautiful also! This is a definite make-again dish. This makes an excellent starter course, and is equally great as a light luncheon dish. If you want to impress guests, this one is the dish to make!


Melon:

Gingered Melon
A refreshing and cooling melon salad or starter for your meal.

Shrimp Martini Ceviche
For a wonderful refreshing first-course presentation, serve this delightful low fat, low calorie, and low carbohydrate Ceviche Martini. The acidity of the lime juice actually "cooks" or "pickles" the shrimp and firms the flesh.

Watermelon Cubes with Aged Balsamic Vinegar
This charming little amuse is comprised of two ingredients, and when there are only two, they had better be the best there are! Look for ripe, seedless watermelons in the height of summer, when they are bursting with luscious sweetness. Next, buy the oldest balsamic vinegar that you can find. You may have to purchase it at a gourmet shop. When paired with the watermelon, it's heavenly!

Watermelon Gazpacho Soup
The delicate flavors of cucumber and watermelon go hand in hand to create a sweet-and-savory chilled soup, perfect as a first course on a hot night.


Oranges:

Provencal Orange and Honey Salad
This is a very refreshing and delicious salad that would make a great starter for your dinner.


Pears:

Chilled Pear Soup with Port
This refreshing pear soup makes the perfect starter for your dinner party.

Perada (Pear Cheese or Pear Jelly)
Long considered a delicacy in Iberian and Latin cultures, Perada is nicely paired with cheeses such as Manchego. Perada is great served on a cheese platter.
 

Strawberries:

Balsamic Strawberries
This is heavenly! - You'll love seeing the surprised look on your guests faces after they take the first bite.

Chocolate Strawberries
Chocolate strawberries are beautiful to look at and wonderful to eat! During strawberry season, I like to serve chocolate strawberries as a finale to dinner, as decorations for cakes, and at my family's annual Mother's Day High Tea. Try serving chocolate strawberries with champagne or your favorite red wine. Since we grow pinot noir grapes, I naturally like to serve pinot noir wine. 

Fruity Nachos
Want a departure from the everyday? These unusual nachos are a refreshing break from the traditional hearty flavors of beans, cheese, and jalapeno. You can use almost any firm fruit, alone or in combination.

 


 
 

 
Fruit Plate
 

California White Cheddar with Apples
California White Cheddar with Apples
 

Chunky Avocado Salad, Guacamole Salad
Chunky Avocado Salad - Guacamole Salad


Fresh Figs with Fleur de Sel, Aged Balsamic, & Hazelnuts
Fresh Figs with Fleur de Sel, Aged Balsamic, & Hazelnuts
 

Pinot Noir Poached Figs
Pinot Noir Poached Figs
 

Provencal Orange and Honey Salad
Provencal Orange and Honey Salad
 

Chocolate Strawberries
Chocolate Strawberries