Appetizers - Hors d'oeuvres - Starters - Amuse Bouche
Seafood and Fish Appetizer Recipes

Chèvre Cheese and Smoked Salmon Bruschetta
This is a delightful appetizer. Fast, easy and so pretty on a plate. Look for quality smoked salmon or trout, and a good Chèvre (goat cheese).

Herbed Phyllo Purses with Brie Cheese and Salmon Lox
Very elegant appetizer to serve your guests.

Salmon Mousse with Cucumber Sauce
An elegant salmon dish that makes a beautiful presentation to serve your guests. Easy-to-make and very delicious. Can be prepared a day or two before your event.

Salmon Rillettes - Rillettes aux Duex Saumons
A classic French appetizer.

Salmon Spring Rolls
A very easy Spring Roll to serve to your family and friends.

Smoked Salmon and Avocado Cream Cheese Terrines
This wonderful recipe was sent to me by Ruth Colson who lives in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Smoked Salmon and Caviar Canapes
Smoked salmon and caviar are a natural combination for a gourmet appetizer. This is a very easy-to-make, but very gourmet, appetizer or starter dish for the "grandest" of affairs.

Smoked Salmon and Caviar Pizza
Smoked salmon and caviar are a natural combination for a gourmet pizza. This is a very easy-to-make, but very gourmet, appetizer or starter dish for the "grandest" of affairs. What makes this recipe even easier, is making the bread dough in your bread maker. You can even really "cheat" on this recipe by buying purchased frozen pizza dough.

Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Crostini
So easy to make and so good! Your guest will love these.

Smoked Salmon & Goat Cheese Strata
My family and guests loved this recipe. I made it for Christmas brunch this year. This is a new twist on strata, a layered dish that has been around for a long time. Baked in a springform pan, this version is served in wedges, which are perfect for a brunch.

Smoked Salmon in Cucumber Cups
Cucumber cups make a very easy and elegant way to serve this smoked salmon.

Smoked Salmon Mousse in Won Ton Baskets
This is a wonderful make-ahead appetizer, as everything can be made days ahead and assembled just before your party.

Smoked Salmon Roulades
These roulades are as wonderful to eat as they are to look at!

Smoked Salmon Sandwich on Pumpernickel
A wonderful and tasty way to use smoked salmon. The pumpernickel bread gives that "little something special" to the sandwich. Cut the sandwiches into small shapes for an interesting and delicious appetizer.

Smoked Salmon Sushi Squares
This is an interesting and easy way to make sushi.  You could substitute any sushi filling that you desire. Give it a try!

Smoked Salmon Tartare
This simple smoked salmon dish makes a great appetizer. It looks like a tartare, but by using the smoked salmon there are no raw ingredients to upset your finicky guests. Can be prepared several hours ahead.

Smoked Salmon Tartar with Wasabi Sabayon
This recipe is by Executive Chef, Andreas Sommerfeld, of the Holland American Cruise Line on the Oosterdam ship. The chef demonstrated this dish on our family's March 2007 Mexican Riviera Cruise.

Smoked Salmon Terrines
This wonderful recipe was sent to me by Ruth Colson who lives in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

Stuffed Artichokes with Smoked Salmon
This is a very easy meal to prepare. I created this recipe when I had extra homemade smoked salmon that I needed to use.

Shrimp:

Anytime Balsamic Shrimp
I slightly adapted this recipe by cookbook author Julee Rosso. Julee and her husband, Bill, own the Wickwood Inn in Saugatuck, MI. Julee says, "This is one of my all-time favorite dishes, and it couldn't be simpler. It began because I brush "tradizionale" (50 - 100 years old) balsamic vinegar on shrimp as we're grilling them. But only "tradizionale" works for that because it's so extraordinary - commercial balsamic is far too acidic. And when I'm out of the real stuff - I make Faux Aged Balsamic Vinegar - simple enough."

Baked Stuffed Shrimp with Clams
Very easy to prepare and so good!

California Rolls
Making sushi at home is easy to do. Ingredients and equipment can be found at Japanese and Asian foods stores as well as at most large food or grocery stores. I did a large amount of reading on how to make sushi rolls before attempting my first ones. Sushi making does requires a small amount of initial practice. Don't be afraid to try!

Grilled Shrimp with Lime
These lime grilled shrimp are so tasty and so easy to make. The lime/garlic flavor makes this dish a standout. This is truly a "finger-licking" food!

Grilled Shrimp with Truffle Oil Vinaigrette
Nothing is better than these wonderful shrimp with truffle oil!

Killer Shrimp
Your guests and family will definitely love these shrimp!

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!

Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp
What could be easier than grilling the shrimp for a tasty appetizer?

Shrimp Appetizer Supreme
These are fabulous! Sure to impress your guests. This is one of my "fall back to" appetizer recipes. This recipe was shared with me by my friend, Karen Calanchini of Redding, California.

Shrimp Cheeseball or Spread
This is my mother's favorite recipe to bring to our Christmas Eve celebration every year. It is easy to make and a favorite of our family.

Shrimp Cocktail
What could be easier and more delightful than a shrimp cocktail to start off your meal?

Shrimp Cream Cheese
This appetizer has got to be the easiest ever to make. No cooking, no mixing, no cutting up - just assemble the ingredients and serve. What could be easier?

Shrimp Martini Ceviche with Chili-Cumin Chips
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.

Shrimp Won Tons
These are fabulous! Sure to impress your guests.

Spring Rolls
How about a Spring Roll or Summer Roll? It's a cool, easy, and an efficient process that yields a delectable prize. Did you know that Spring/Summer Rolls are Egg Rolls that are not fried? Because they are not fried, they are very low in fat and calories! Not only are these Rolls tasty, but they are also healthy. These are good as a starter or a main course.