Starter courses are an important part of French cuisine. Add flair to your cocktail hour or meal with these delicious French appetizer and hors D'oeuvre recipes.
This apricot Chambord Brie recipe features roasted apricots, apples, toasted pecans, and raspberries in pastry-wrapped Brie cheese. Roasted apricot Brie with Chambord glaze. Apricot Brie en croute.
Crudites are a popular French appetizer. This basic crudités recipe allows raw vegetables to marinate overnight for a zesty, effortless hors d'oeuvre. French crudités appetizer.
This basil palmiers recipe features fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, and puff pastry. The savory cookies make a great appetizer. Palmiers au basilic.
Salt cod and potatoes are pureed and then served with crème fraiche and caviar on potato slices in this brandade canapes recipe. French appetizer with salt cod and potatoes.
This easy citrus marinated olives recipe features olive oil, herbs, garlic, citrus zest, and olives. Olives marinated with citrus.
Try this recipe for Coquilles Saint-Jacques next time you have guests coming for dinner. It’s a classic French recipe and it’s absolutely delicious! Sautéed scallops with spices.
This country pate recipe features allspice, onions, garlic, and Cognac. Pate de Campagne.
This crudites with lemon oil recipe features raw vegetables tossed with vividly flavored lemon and thyme oil. It is a wonderful appetizer for a French countryside-themed event. French crudites appetizer with lemon oil.
This Epoisses cheese and apple tart recipe features Epoisses cheese, apples, and ham in pate brisee. Tarte a la Epoisses et aux pommes.
This easy escargot stuffed mushrooms recipe is a wonderful appetizer to pop in the oven at the last minute for an impressive dish. Mushrooms with snails recipe.
This goat cheese and tomato tart recipe features puff pastry, fresh tomatoes, goat cheese, mustard, and herbs. Herbed cheese and tomato tart.
This Gougeres recipe, French cheese puffs, is a perfect appetizer course for any meal.
This grilled bacon wrapped figs recipe features bacon and dried figs. Bacon-wrapped figs.
This herbes de Provence palmiers recipe features dried herbes de Provence, garlic, olive oil, and puff pastry. The savory cookies make a great appetizer. Provencal palmiers recipe.
The marinated mushrooms recipe features mushrooms, pearl onions, tomatoes, wine, and herbs. Mushrooms and onions marinated in wine.
This millas recipe features a simple cornmeal and water paste; cooked, chilled, and then fried. Broye recipe.
This oyster fritters recipe features fresh oysters deep-fried in a sparkling wine batter. Beignets D’Huitres au vin recipe.
This pissaladière recipe features onion confit, anchovies, olives, and fresh thyme. Provencal onion tart recipe.
Try this savory Provencal rosemary almonds recipes for an addition that is at home on any hors d’oeuvres plate. This French recipe is sure to bring you compliments. French appetizer with rosemary and almonds.
This easy peppered marinated olives recipe features olive oil, herbs, garlic, peppers, and olives. Olives marinated with peppers.
This raspberries with balsamic glaze recipe features fresh raspberries with a crushed berry and balsamic vinegar glaze. Balsamic glazed raspberries.
This red pepper gougeres recipe, French cheese puffs flecked with bits of roasted red peppers, is a perfect appetizer course for any meal.
This roasted goat cheese with honey and thyme recipe makes an easy, sophisticated appetizer. Goat cheese with honey.
This roasted mushroom and Brie tartlets recipe features mushrooms, thyme, onion confit, and Brie. Roasted mushroom tartlets with Brie.
This Roquefort and caramelized onion tart features blue cheese, caramelized onions, cream, eggs, and pastry. Roquefort cheese and onion tart recipe.
This spicy cheese rounds recipe is accented with hints of mustard and pepper. They make the perfect, easy to prepare appetizer recipe. French appetizer crackers with cheese.
This tomato tarte Tatin recipe features plum tomatoes, caramelized red wine vinegar, and herbs. Individual tomato tarte Tatin.
