Good hosts keep guests’ glasses full and their appetites satiated, and they pull it off without breaking a sweat. How? By serving easy yet elegant hors d'oeuvres, all made with five ingredients or less (salt and pepper don't count!).
Garlic Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
Sweet & # Roasted Nuts
Endive Spears with Sweet Potato, Bacon & Chives
Garlic Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
by Rori Trovato
The shrimp in this recipe are roasted with garlic rather than poached, intensifying their flavor. For more punch, serve them with a six-ingredient Red Onion & Jalapeño Cocktail Sauce.
Roasting the shrimp with garlic gives them a punch that's great with my # cocktail sauce.
Serves four to six.
Ingredients
1-1/2 lb. jumbo shrimp (16-20 count), shells peeled, tails left on
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (about 1 tablespoon)
2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. cracked black pepper
Cocktail Sauce
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Sweet & # Roasted Nuts
by Tony Rosenfeld
Guests dropping by at the last minute? The more the merrier! These sweet-# nuts have only a few ingredients, are simple to prepare, and take a less-is-more approach to entertaining.
Yields 3-1/2 cups.
Ingredients
1 lb. mixed unsalted almonds, pecans, and cashews
1-1/2 Tbs. light brown sugar
2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
1/2 tsp. chipotle powder
Kosher salt
2 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
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Endive Spears with Sweet Potato, Bacon & Chives
by Tony Rosenfeld
This festive appetizer pleases both the cook and guests. It’s quick and easy, a perfect blend of both sweet and savory, and it’s just enough to tide everyone over until the big meal comes.
Serves 8
Ingredients
3 slices bacon, thinly sliced crosswise
1 small sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 1-1/2 cups)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 Tbs. thinly sliced fresh chives
2 medium heads Belgian endive
1/4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
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