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101 Starters in 20 Minutes

Posted Dec 20, 07 3:15 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Need to impress guests on short notice? The Times' Mark Bittman has some appetizers suggestions—101 of them, to be exact. A sampling:

  • Put crisp apple and pickled herring on rye flatbread
  • Cover bruschetta with well-cooked broccoli rabe tossed with minced garlic and oil. Tuscan beans optional
  • Spear cubes of just-ripe pears with bacon. Sprinkle with salt, sugar and cayenne. Serve with toothpicks

  • Bake manchego- or mozzarella-stuffed Medjool dates until the cheese melts
  • Pour melted butter over popcorn. Toss with fresh parmesan
  • Scoop seeds out of cucumber slices. FIll with yogurt or creme fraiche mixed with dill. Top with caviar or salmon roe
  • Mix one part chopped walnuts with four parts cream or goat cheese. Spice well
  • Slice fine roast beef; serve with horseradish on rye
  • Toss roast duck with hoisin sauce and roughly chopped scallions. Roll it up in tortillas
  • Put raw shrimp in a food processor with garlic, chili, ginger, and shallot. Make small patties and broil. Serve on buns with lime juice.

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FOOD FIGS 3 FT   (KRT Photos)
White serving pieces are available in unusual but functional forms that can be used for hors d'oeuvres. White ring, $100, individual appetizer and condiment pieces, $12 each. All pieces by Rosenthal,   (KRT Photos)
Jordan Silver Gleid tries a roasted cricket tort which was one of the unique appetizers served at a tasting held by the Explorers Club in Washington, DC, on Thursday, November 10, 2005.   (KRT Photos)
Atta Kiarash tries scorpion with herb cheese which was one of the unique appetizers served at a tasting held by the Explorers Club in Washington, DC, on Thursday, November 10, 2005.   (KRT Photos)
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