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If you’re looking for delicious dishes that are ideal for sharing with your family and friends, this collection of healthy appetizers has something for every occasion – at-home happy hours, casual dinner parties, backyard BBQs, festive holiday celebrations; you name it!

Explore mezze-inspired small plates, including baba ganoush and roasted eggplant dip, as well as my favorite fancy finger foods like mushroom crostini with goat cheese, cottage cheese mushroom dip, and even caprese salad on a stick!

With so many crowd-pleasing shareable options, you’re bound to bring people together and satisfy every craving no matter what you choose!

Pashtet in a jar with a flat knife with a bit of pate on top.

Pashtet Recipe (Russian Chicken Liver Pâté)

Mashroom dip in a red gratin dish standing on a kitchen towel.

Cottage Cheese Mushroom Dip Recipe (So Creamy!)

Meatballs without breadcrumbs in a white bowl garnished with chopped parsley.

Meatballs Without Breadcrumbs (Healthy Recipe)

Armenian lentil dish Mshosh in a bowl.

Armenian Lentil Dish – Mshosh

Collage of beet dishes with a text overlay saying: Easy and Healthy Beet Recipes.

Easy Healthy Beet Recipes: Salads, Side Dishes, and More!

Peperonata in a skillet with a wooden spatula in it.

Peperonata (Italian Stewed Peppers Recipe)

Creamy baba ganoush in a bowl, garnished with chopped parsley. Served with crackers.

Creamy Baba Ganoush (Healthy Eggplant Dip)

Two butternut squash halves, a small dish with butternut squash puree, and a small dish with butternut squash seeds, all placed into a white baking dish with red handles.

How to Cook Butternut Squash: The Ultimate Guide

A top-view of vegetarian stuffed tomatoes in a white baking dish with red handles.

Vegetarian Stuffed Tomatoes with Feta and Mushrooms

A top view of the caprese appetizer tray with the red and yellow cherry tomatoes, olives, small mozzarella cheese balls, and basil leaves arranged on a cheese board.

Colorful Caprese Appetizer Tray

Top view of the sauteed beet greens on a plate with a fork.

Sauteed Beet Greens Recipe (Simple and Delicious)

Close-up side view of sumac onions in a bowl.

How To Make Sumac Onions

Collage of healthy party appetizers with a text overlay saying: 80 Party Appetizers.

80 Healthy Party Appetizers, Dips & Spreads

Mediterranean roasted eggplant salad in a bowl with two silver forks to the left. White plates in the background.

Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant Salad

Clean eating spelt crackers on white background.

Healthy Spelt Crackers Recipe

Strawberry salsa on a white plate.

Strawberry Salsa with Fresh Herbs (Easy Recipe)

Picture collage of verious dishes. Text overlay saying: Healthy recipes for summer BBQ.

Clean Eating BBQ Menu Recipe Ideas

Orange hummus in a bowl garnished with grated orange rind.

Orange Hummus Recipe

Roasted eggplant dip in a bowl, garnished with chopped parsley.

Roasted Eggplant Dip with Feta Cheese

Healthy turkey meatballs in black skillet. Garnished with parsley.

Healthy Turkey Meatballs in Sauce (Easy Recipe)

Spiced pumpkin appetizer soup in ramekins. Garnished with pumpkin seeds.

Pumpkin Soup with Canned Pumpkin (Quick and Easy)

Peach salsa in a bowl standing on a kitchen towel.

Peach Salsa with a Secret Ingredient

Savory carrot muffins on a cutting board.

Savory Carrot Muffins (Healthy Recipe)

Goat cheese and mushroom crostini on a wooden board. Garnished with chives.

Mushroom Crostini with Goat Cheese (Easy Recipe)

Turkey meatballs with dairy free mushroom sauce in a black skillet. Top view.

Turkey Meatballs with Dairy Free Mushroom Sauce

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