The Best Wedding Appetizers
The best wedding appetizer spreads are the ones with a little bit of everything. Although you can't always please everyone, offering an array of foods gives you the best chance to provide many of your guests, if not all, with something they enjoy. Having the right amount of appetizers can also be a tedious challenge. You will want to strike a balance of providing enough food so people can take the edge off their hunger while not overfeeding the bunch so they have no room for dinner.
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Basics
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Wedding guests will typically expect the few staple appetizers at the reception. This often includes a large display of various cheeses and crackers. The display is stacked with appetizer plates and toothpicks for guests to help themselves. Other basic choices include a variety of meats, such as pepperoni and prosciutto, to complement the cheese and crackers, as well as an olive medley buffet. Bruschetta, a toasted bread covered with tomatoes, basil and cheese, is another common and well-liked choice.
Seafood
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Many weddings include seafood appetizers. Many of the foods that fall under this category are considered a delicacy and guests will look forward to sampling them. Some of your vegetarian guests might eat seafood, but not other meat, so having seafood dishes on hand offers more eating opportunities for them. Upscale wedding appetizers include crab cakes, bacon-wrapped scallops, smoked salmon on toast and coconut shrimp.
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Meat
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Meat appetizers will help keep guests full and satisfied for the duration of the cocktail hour, which is especially important if there is a long gap between the ceremony and dinner. Beef or lamb kabobs are easy to eat while socializing, making them ideal for a wedding cocktail hour. Fun and enjoyable appetizers that will appeal to a young and old crowd are mini-cheeseburger, pulled pork and chicken breast sliders as well as miniature franks and buns.
Vegetarian
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It is preferable to have an assortment of meatless appetizers for those at your reception that are vegetarian or particular about how their meat is cooked. Stuffed mushrooms are an elegant choice and appropriate for an upscale wedding reception. Spanakopitas, which consist of cheese and spinach baked together in a pastry shell, are easily served during a cocktail hour and offer guests a food choice that they are unlikely to eat frequently at home. Cheese quesadillas will please the youth and the finicky eaters in your group. Vegetarian sushi rolls offer an exotic and cultural choice that will add a touch of flair to your wedding reception menu.
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