Seafood appetizers are popular at parties and holidays, with endless options from oysters to crab cakes. Shrimp can be grilled, baked, or steamed, while smoked salmon is versatile. Herring and tuna are also used in appetizers, such as Ahi Tuna Poke and herring salad.
Seafood appetizers are a staple at many parties and holiday get-togethers. The choices of seafood to use as ingredients in appetizers are almost endless, from clams and crabs to oysters. Seafood entrees can be prepared with a variety of cooking methods, including baked, breaded, or steamed. Some fish entrees can be marinated, while others are served raw.
Oysters offer a wide range of seafood appetizer possibilities. Oysters on the half shell, bacon-wrapped oysters, and pickled oysters are some of the appetizer options. The oyster bruschetta features fresh oysters and is served on slices of French bread. Oysters casino is a baked dish with oysters, onions and red peppers.
Shrimp can be grilled, baked or steamed and served alone or in a cocktail sauce as a seafood appetizer. Shrimp can also be paired with crab for a shrimp and crab cocktail. Shrimp can also be stuffed with clams and baked, and shrimp can be added to a salad and poured into oyster shells. Shrimp spring rolls are similar to shrimp rolls, but they are not fried.
Smoked salmon is a versatile ingredient used in the preparation of seafood appetizers. Smoked salmon can be used to make smoked salmon tartare and served on croutons; pairing smoked salmon with goat cheese creates layers. Smoked Salmon in Cucumber Cups features hollowed out cucumbers stuffed with smoked salmon, sour cream, and cilantro blend.
Seafood appetizers often incorporate crab meat. Hot crab appetizers combine cooked crab meat with mayonnaise and artichoke hearts and are served on baguette bread. Another crab appetizer served on baguettes is crab dip, which includes crabmeat mixed with cream cheese, sour cream, and Parmesan cheese. A low-fat seafood appetizer is crab cakes with orange dill dip. Crab cakes are drizzled with the sauce and served cold. Other crab-based seafood entrees include crab-stuffed snow peas, truffle custard with crab and caviar, and baked deviled crab.
Herring and tuna are also the main ingredients of many fish appetizers. Ahi Tuna Poke is a Hawaiian dish featuring bite-size chunks of tuna prepared with soy sauce and green onions. The prepared tuna pieces are individually wrapped in lettuce leaves and the appetizers are eaten using sticks, fingers or a fork. The tuna mousse contains oil-rich canned tuna mixed with soy sauce, lemon juice and balsamic vinegar and served with crackers. The herring salad, which features wine-flavored chunks of herring combined with chopped apples and chopped dill pickles, is served on rye bread.
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