Easy French Appetizer Recipes

Here are some easy French appetizer recipes, including tapenade, leek tart and baked Brie. French appetizers include a wide variety of hors d'oeuvres, sometimes called les amuse-bouches (mouth amusements). Don't be put off by these fancy terms, all of the recipes featured here are easy and require no special techniques for success. As with all good food, the only secret is to start with the freshest and best ingredients you can find.

Baked Brie Recipes
Get fabulous taste for next to no work by melting brie cheeses in puff pastry with a few other ingredients like fig jam and toasted almonds.

Canapé Recipes
Despite their elegant reputation, these hors d'oeuvres can be quick to fix, provided you begin with a few simple ingredients and a touch of creativity.

Cheese Puff Recipe
In France, these are called gougères and they make a yummy warm appetizer. Made with choux pastry, you can add various cheeses and other ingredients to change the flavor as you wish.

Eggplant Caviar
Roasted eggplant gets pureed with garlic, tomatos and herbs for a tasty dip that can also serve as a sauce for breaded chicken strips.

Fried Cheese Recipe
Fried brie cheese with two succulent sauces. This goes together very quickly for a hot appetizer everyone will love.

Fried Eggplant Recipe
Slices of eggplant dredged in egg and bread crumbs are deep fat fried for a hot appetizer that will be gobbled up in no time.

Ham Appetizers
Sliced ham is the starting place for lots of easy French appetizer recipes. Here are three great amuse-bouche ideas that will have you out of the kitchen quickly.

Leek Tart Recipe
This recipe relies on jarred tapenade and store bought puff pastry for ease. A great combination of flavors including fresh goat cheese and leeks.

Olive Bread Recipe
A savory quick bread with cubed ham, green olives, and cheese. Slice it into cubes for a tasty, satisfying and very easy appetizer.

Salmon Appetizer Bread
This delicious bread can either be served as an appetizer or as an entree. Fresh salmon and leeks are baked with your choice of herbs.

Salmon Mousse Recipe
A popular spread in France, this smoked salmon mousse goes together easily and can be served on triangles of toasted bread.

Salmon Rillettes
Another sort of salmon spread, rillettes are made by blending fresh and smoked salmons with butter and a little seasoning.

Sardine Recipes
Here are two easy French appetizer recipes featuring sardines. One pairs the fish with tomatoes in a delicious tart and the other is for a mousse you can serve with crackers or bread.

Tapenade Recipe
You can make this easy easy olive paste with either green or black olives. Enjoy this popular spread with toasted rounds of French bread.

Zucchini Fritters Recipe
Kids and adults love these shredded zucchini fritters. These are great served with a tomato dipping sauce.

Learn more about hors d'oeuvres in France here: French appetizers.

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