Making appetizers for a buffet is different to making appetizers for a dinner party.
With buffet appetizers, the focus is usually on making quick easy appetizers and finger food recipes which look good but do not take long to prepare.
Dinner party appetizers are inspected more closely so there is more emphasis on presentation.
If you are catering for a buffet you might have to make ten or twenty different appetizers, depending how many guests are expected, so easy party appetizers will be the order of the day here, rather than anything too fiddly or complicated.
Good buffet recipes include chicken wings, mini sandwiches, tortilla pinwheels, chips with dips, savory tartlets and anything that is easy to eat with the fingers.
People at buffets sometimes like to stand rather than sit (also, you might not have enough tables and chairs for everyone) so make simple food which can be eaten with the fingers without making a mess.
Buffets and Food Safety Since buffet food sits around until people eat it, it is important not to let anything sit there longer than a couple of hours.
You can reduce this to one hour if the weather is hot.
Whether your buffet holiday appetizers contain cheese, chicken, fish, vegetables or something else, bacteria grows in warm, moist conditions and it is not safe to leave food lying around for hours.
This is another reason why it is a good idea to plan your buffet menu carefully and not make too much food.
You can keep some of the dishes in the refrigerator if you like and only get them out if the buffet food is dwindling.
There is no point loading the buffet table with enough food for a hundred people if you only have twenty guests.
Last Minute Buffet Snacks Have some olives, crackers, cheese, cherry tomatoes and chips on standby.
If the other food starts to run out, you can add these reinforcements to the buffet table.
If not, you can save them for another occasion.
It is important to have these last minute buffet snacks.
Running out of food at a buffet is never a good idea! An Easy Recipe for Cheesy Crab Bites This tasty appetizer recipe makes twenty four crab and cheese bites and these warm, broiled snacks are perfect for any kind of buffet.
This is a very simple appetizer recipe and the flavors of crab, cheese, onions and horseradish are wonderful together.
You can use canned tuna or salmon instead of the crab if you prefer.
What you will need:
Cut each slice of toast into 4 triangles.
Combine the pimientos with the cottage cheese, mozzarella, horseradish, mayonnaise, crabmeat and half the green onions and spread this mixture over the toast triangles.
Top with the remaining green onions.
Broil for a couple of minutes, or until golden brown, then serve hot.
With buffet appetizers, the focus is usually on making quick easy appetizers and finger food recipes which look good but do not take long to prepare.
Dinner party appetizers are inspected more closely so there is more emphasis on presentation.
If you are catering for a buffet you might have to make ten or twenty different appetizers, depending how many guests are expected, so easy party appetizers will be the order of the day here, rather than anything too fiddly or complicated.
Good buffet recipes include chicken wings, mini sandwiches, tortilla pinwheels, chips with dips, savory tartlets and anything that is easy to eat with the fingers.
People at buffets sometimes like to stand rather than sit (also, you might not have enough tables and chairs for everyone) so make simple food which can be eaten with the fingers without making a mess.
Buffets and Food Safety Since buffet food sits around until people eat it, it is important not to let anything sit there longer than a couple of hours.
You can reduce this to one hour if the weather is hot.
Whether your buffet holiday appetizers contain cheese, chicken, fish, vegetables or something else, bacteria grows in warm, moist conditions and it is not safe to leave food lying around for hours.
This is another reason why it is a good idea to plan your buffet menu carefully and not make too much food.
You can keep some of the dishes in the refrigerator if you like and only get them out if the buffet food is dwindling.
There is no point loading the buffet table with enough food for a hundred people if you only have twenty guests.
Last Minute Buffet Snacks Have some olives, crackers, cheese, cherry tomatoes and chips on standby.
If the other food starts to run out, you can add these reinforcements to the buffet table.
If not, you can save them for another occasion.
It is important to have these last minute buffet snacks.
Running out of food at a buffet is never a good idea! An Easy Recipe for Cheesy Crab Bites This tasty appetizer recipe makes twenty four crab and cheese bites and these warm, broiled snacks are perfect for any kind of buffet.
This is a very simple appetizer recipe and the flavors of crab, cheese, onions and horseradish are wonderful together.
You can use canned tuna or salmon instead of the crab if you prefer.
What you will need:
- 12 slices of toast
- 2 tablespoon chopped pimientos
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
- 2 sliced green onions
- 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
- 4 oz canned crabmeat, drained and flaked
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
Cut each slice of toast into 4 triangles.
Combine the pimientos with the cottage cheese, mozzarella, horseradish, mayonnaise, crabmeat and half the green onions and spread this mixture over the toast triangles.
Top with the remaining green onions.
Broil for a couple of minutes, or until golden brown, then serve hot.