When you love to make, eat and serve broccoli dishes. You might want to consider making some easy to make appetizers to serve during the holidays. Whether you are planning a large social event or a holiday family get together, you want to serve your guests the very best. You also want to make a beautiful and mouthwatering impression while serving different types of holiday recipes such as holiday appetizers.
Easy Party Appetizers for Your Next Holiday Party
You can make some easy party appetizers for your next holiday party by following some of our recipes. Many of them are made from just a few ingredients, while others may include more than a few. However, they are easy to make and they make for an easy cleanup, which is essential when you want to make an impression with the recipes your serve as well as the ability to get out of the kitchen and enjoy the party with your guests.
Make Hot Appetizers or Make a Cold Appetizer Recipe
Whether you prefer to make and serve hot appetizers or make a cold appetizer recipe to serve at your next special event, if you love broccoli you might want to consider making a mushroom broccoli soup or a marinated broccoli dip. If you want, you can even make both. Imagine the holiday fun you and your family, friends and guests can have while you spend time together making holiday memories this year. Try either or both of these delicious recipes at your next holiday party.
Recipe for Mushroom Broccoli Soup Appetizer
What You Need
1 ½ cups fresh chopped broccoli
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 ½ soup cans full of milk
4 Tablespoons butter or margarine
½ teaspoons tarragon
Salt and pepper to taste
How to Make It
Cook the chopped broccoli by grilling, boiling, stir-fry, or steaming it until done and then drain.
Using a large saucepan on a medium high heat setting, you will add the mushroom soup, milk, butter or margarine, tarragon, salt and pepper to taste. Stir well to combine.
Add the cooked chopped broccoli to this soup mixture and heat for about 18 to 20 minutes until the soup is hot.
Recipe for Marinated Broccoli Appetizer Dip
What You Need
1 cup cider vinegar
1 ½ vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon dill weed
1 teaspoon garlic salt
Salt and pepper to taste
1 package raw diced broccoli
How to Make It
Using a medium size mixing bowl, add the vinegar, oil, dill weed, garlic salt, salt and pepper to taste and stir well until thoroughly combined. Stir in the diced broccoli to the marinade mix and place in the refrigerator overnight. Stir occasionally while marinating in the refrigerator to help cover broccoli and with the blending of flavors to the dish.
Drain before serving with a vegetable platter with such vegetables as carrots, cucumbers, cauliflower, mushrooms, zucchini, eggplant, cherry tomatoes and more.
