Comprehensive Appetizer Listing
Please note that all pricing is based not by the piece, but by a portion size.
(One portion = two + pieces)
Price is for any ONE item listed in each category.
These Cool/Room Temperature items have pickup, delivery, or staffed event options.
The $1.50/person Category
Crisp wontons with tamari ginger, peanut & citrus sesame dipping sauces
Tortilla chips with an assortment of salsas, from mild to inferno!
(4 types)
The $2.00/person Category
Antipasto dip (roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, olives, eggplant) with garlic crostini
Baba Ganouj with pita bread
Black bean empañadas with mint-cilantro dipping sauce
Chopped grilled vegetable paté with homemade honey curry bread
Hummos dip with pita bread
Layered black bean, cheese, tomato, olive, cilantro & sour cream dip with tortilla chips
Olive & artichoke tapenade with homemade flatbreads
Polenta triangles with rosemary & walnuts topped with red pepper coulis
Sesame eggplant spread with crisp sesame rounds
Spanikopita triangles
Spicy potato samosas with cilantro mint chutney
Spinach, peanut & apple chutney spread with pita triangles
Stilton cheese tartlets with pear chutney
Torta of seasoned cream cheese, cilantro pesto & sundried tomatoes with fresh bread
White bean & rosemary spread with homemade bread
The $2.50/person Category
Cocktail crepes filled with tarragon-cranberry chicken salad
Cranberry, walnut & bleu cheese coeur a la creme with crackers
Dill cream cheese, smoked salmon, caper & red onion torta with rye crisps & cucumber
Grilled flank steak roll with chipotle spread & green chiles
Grilled flank steak roll with horseradish spread & roasted scallions
Nori rolls with spicy vegetable filling, with wasabi, pickled ginger & soy sauce
Phyllo, smoked chicken, oregano & feta rolls
The $3.00/person Category
Chile-rubbed pork tenderloin medallions, on small skewers, with pineapple-jalapeno salsa
Sweet peppers with chipotle chicken stuffing (can be made with Fresno peppers for some spice)
Medallions of chicken breast rolled around prosciuto & asiago
Moroccan spiced apricot & chicken skewers
Prosciuto wrapped asparagus with drizzling of Balsamic glaze
Sesame crusted ahi tuna, marinated & grilled to medium rare, with wasabi, pickled ginger & tamari-ginger dipping sauce
Smoked salmon, creme fraiche & basil rolls
Trilogy of Appetizer Pinwheel wraps: Grilled chicken with honey Dijon spread, Grilled flank steak with chipotle spread & Vegetarian wrap, with asparagus, avocado, crisp red pepper, sprouts, with herb spread
The $3.50/person Category
Cool chile rubbed & grilled shrimp, small skewers, with salsa verde
Sweet peppers with crab-cilantro salad (can be made with Fresno peppers for some spice)
Nori rolls with seared spicy ahi tuna, with wasabi, pickled ginger & soy sauce
These items require heating, or last minute assembly, and are therefore not recommended for most drop off deliveries.
Please note that all pricing is based not by the piece, but by a portion size.
(One portion = two + pieces)
Price is for any ONE item listed in each category.
The $2.00/person Category
Artichoke, bleu cheese & almond dip served hot with baguette slices
Bruschetta with herbed feta-roasted garlic spread, tomatoes & basil
Cocktail twice baked red potatoes, some finished with bacon, some with caramelized shallots
Goat cheese, black olives & sundried tomatoes on crostini
Mushroom caps stuffed with spinach, chipotle & pine nuts OR with spinach, goat cheese & artichoke hearts
Roasted eggplant & tomato bruschetta finished with Italian Parsley
Small guacamole tostadas with salsa fresca
The $2.50/person Category
Beef taco salad in blue corn cups
Coconut bread open-faced sandwiches with smoked chicken & habañero-mango chutney
Corn & black bean tortilla cakes
Crispy yam & goat cheese wontons
Curried beef samosas with mango papaya chutney
Curried vegetable phyllo triangles
Fried empañadas, Peruvian style, with ground beef (or ground turkey), chopped olives,
currants & diced hard boiled egg
Minted lamb & golden raisins in phyllo
Pepperoni & Sundried tomato stuffed mushrooms finished with Parmesan
Pesto & brie canapes finished with sundried tomatoes
Quesadillas with jack cheese, roasted poblanos & mushrooms
Vegetable spring rolls with peanut sauce (fried)
Warm Barbecue meatloaf & Muenster open faced mini sandwiches with spicy mayo
Warm Brie & green apple slices on honey curry toasts with caramelized sweet onion chutney
Warm Marinara with herbed feta, served with toasted focaccia “fingers” for dipping
The $3.00/person Category
Beef & brie mini grilled sandwiches with Dijon sauce
Beef & broccoli wontons with ginger dipping sauce
Beef prosciuto, shaved cheese, Italian parsley & truffle oil on homemade olive-caper bread
Chicken & Asian eggplant spring rolls (fried) with spicy peanut sauce
Duck & brie quesadillas
Filet of beef, arugula & artichoke crostini
Jerked chicken with Mu Shu pancakes & jalapeño-papaya jelly
Jerked pork with Mu Shu pancakes & jalapeño-papaya jelly
Mini beef Wellingtons
Mushroom caps with crab & Gruyere stuffing
Phyllo triangles with pepperoni, ricotta, mozzarella, sundried tomatoes, Parmesan & fresh basil
Quesadillas with chicken, jack cheese, roasted poblanos & mushrooms
Salmon & artichoke Wellingtons
Smoked salmon & dill mousse piped onto rye crisps
Smoked salmon pizza with red onion, dill & creme fraiche, on homemade rye crust
Smoked sausage, red pepper & mozzarella quesadillas
Warm cranberry & smoked duck salad in pastry cups
Warm truffled brie with roasted garlic & roasted red peppers, accompanied with toasts
The $3.50/person Category
Asian duck salad with Napa cabbage, apples, cashews & black sesame seeds, served
in wonton cups
Crab, apple & mango salad in cumin seed pastry cups
Crab flautas with chipotle aioli
Crabmeat, scallion & Gruyere dip, hot, with toasts
Fish tostadas with black bean & roasted corn relish
Quesadillas with shrimp, goat cheese, cilantro & chipotle sour cream
Tropical shrimp spring rolls with chile sauce & peanut sauce
The $4.00/person Category
Ceviche mini tostadas
Cool grilled shrimp with gorgonzola mousse
Crab cakes with chipotle aioli
Grilled tarragon scallop brochettes
Hot skewered shrimp wrapped in prosciuto, with mango salsa
Lobster & havarti puffs
Mixed grill - Chicken strips, Beef strips & Portobelo mushroom strips, skewered individually with peanut sauce & raspberry chipotle barbecue sauce for dipping
Shrimp cakes with horseradish caviar remoulade
Some suggested groupings of appetizers to fit a Budget or Theme:
See how WE might put it together for you! Please note that many groupings that we suggest contain dishes that
require last minute heating or assembly, and that may not be appropriate to all delivery situation.
A Contemporary Southwestern Grouping - $13.50/person
Black Bean Empañadas with mint-cilantro dipping sauce
Tortilla Chips with an assortment of mild to inferno salsas (4 types)
Torta of cream cheese, cilantro pesto & sundried tomatoes with bread
Small guacamole tostadas with salsa fresca
Quesadillas with shrimp, goat cheese & cilantro with chipotle sour cream
Grilled flank steak rolls with chipotle spread & green chiles
Our Take on the Mediterranean Region -$14.00/person
Baba Ganouj with pita bread
Hummos dip with pita bread
Olive & artichoke tapenade with flatbreads
Curried vegetable phyllo triangles
Minted lamb with golden raisins in phyllo
Moroccan spiced chicken & apricot brochettes
Vegetarian Spread to Satisfy All - $13.00/person
Chopped grilled vegetable paté with homemade honey curry bread
Roasted eggplant & tomato bruschetta
Pesto & brie canapes
Corn & Black Bean tortilla cakes
Spicy potato samosas with cilantro-mint chutney
Mushroom caps stuffed with spinach, goat cheese & artichoke hearts
Contemporary Italian - $15.50/person
Smoked salmon pizza with red onion, dill & creme fraiche, on homemade rye crust
Crispy yam & goat cheese wontons
Warm truffled brie with roasted garlic & roasted red peppers, accompanied with toasts
Medallions of chicken breast rolled around prosciuto & asiago
Roasted eggplant & tomato bruschetta
Polenta triangles with rosemary & walnuts topped with red pepper coulis
Semi-Spicy, Semi-Tropical, Ultra Daring - $18.00/person
Vegetable spring rolls with peanut sauce (fried)
Coconut bread open-faced sandwiches with smoked chicken & habañero-mango chutney
Asian duck salad with Napa cabbage, apples, cashews & black sesame seeds, served in wonton cups
Curried beef samosas with mango papaya chutney
Nori rolls with seared spicy ahi tuna, wasabi, pickled ginger & soy sauce
Fresno peppers with crab-cilantro salad
Classical, Yet up to Date - $17.00/person
Warm brie & green apple slices on honey curry toasts with caramelized sweet onion chutney
Stilton cheese tartlet with pear chutney
Cocktail crepes filled with tarragon-cranberry chicken salad
Shrimp cakes with horseradish caviar remoulade
Smoked salmon, creme fraiche & basil rolls
Beef prosciuto, shaved cheese, Italian parsley & truffle oil served on homemade olive-caper bread
A Bit of Eclectic, International Flavors - $16.50/person
Jerked pork with Mu Shu pancakes & jalapeño-papaya jelly
Sesame eggplant spread with crisp sesame rounds
Goat cheese, black olives & sundried tomatoes on crostini
Phyllo, smoked chicken, oregano & feta rolls
Beef & broccoli wontons with ginger dipping sauce
Cool grilled shrimp with gorgonzola mousse
A Definite Crowd Pleaser - $16.50/person
Mushroom caps with crab & Gruyere stuffing
Artichoke, bleu cheese & almond dip served hot with baguette slices
Cocktail twice baked red potatoes, some finished with bacon, some with caramelized shallots
Warm Barbecue meatloaf & Muenster open faced mini sandwiches with spicy mayo
Warm cranberry & smoked duck salad in pastry cups
Lobster & havarti puffs
Another Round of Southwestern Favorites -$17.00/person
Crab flautas with chipotle aioli
Beef taco salad in blue corn cups
Layered black bean, cheese, tomato, olive, cilantro & sour cream dip with tortilla chips
Fish tostadas with black bean & roasted corn relish
Quesadillas with jack cheese, roasted poblanos & mushrooms
Fresno peppers with chipotle chicken stuffing
For Elegant Tastes - $20.00/person
Cool grilled shrimp with gorgonzola mousse
Salmon & artichoke Wellingtons
Crab, apple & mango salad in cumin seed pastry cups
Beef & brie mini grilled sandwiches with Dijon sauce
Curried vegetable phyllo triangles
Grilled tarragon scallop brochettes
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