5 Cool, No-Cook Appetizers

5 to Try: No-Cook Appetizers

Dress up smoked salmon with cardamom's sweet, aromatic flavor. Add sour cream, fresh lemon, and green onions for a simple–yet elegant–spread that's worth sharing.

Recipe: Smoked Salmon-Cardamom Spread

Ginger-Marinated Shrimp

This superfast recipe is ready in less than 15 minutes and requires just 7 ingredients.

Recipe: Ginger-Marinated Shrimp

Vegetable and Tofu Lettuce Wraps with Miso Sambal

Impress guests by filling crisp, buttery Boston lettuce leaves with fresh cucumber, cilantro, peanuts, tofu, and avocados. Really bring the wraps to life with miso sambal, a spicy Indonesian condiment featuring chile paste, ginger, miso, rice wine vinegar, sugar, and dark sesame oil.

Recipe: Vegetable and Tofu Lettuce Wraps with Miso Sambal

Uptown Figs

Craving the irrestible combination of sweet and salty flavors? These figs fit the bill. Slice each fig almost in half, fill with a a mixture of cream cheese, powdered sugar, and orange liqueur, and finish off with a salted almond.

Recipe: Uptown Figs

Marinated Mozzarella

Marinated blocks of fresh mozzarella in an Mediterranean-inspired mixture of olive oil and seasonings, then top with tangy sun-dried tomatoes and fresh rosemary. Since it needs to marinate for 8-24 hours before serving, this appetizer is a great make-ahead choice.

Recipe: Marinated Mozzarella

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