Easy Appetizer Recipes
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5 Minute Cold Appetizer Recipe Artichoke Appetizer
This cold appetizer recipe takes mere minutes to put together but these cute filo shells with their colorful filling is sure to make a popular appetizer. Easy party appetizers do not actually get much easier than this one and, if you are in a rush, these filled filo shells are ideal because you can make them so fast.
The combination of creamy cheese, cream lemon, sharp flavored anchovy and soft artichoke hearts gives plenty of contrast in every mouthful and these little treats, which are finished off with a fragrant basil leaf, will melt in your mouth. For a lively surprise, you could put a little chili sauce in the filo shells before adding any of the other ingredients. Salsa is nice with this cold appetizer recipe too.
Artichoke hearts are a good standby ingredient because you can use them in all kinds of salad recipes and soup recipes. They are also wonderful in artichoke appetizer recipes like this one. They are soft, tasty, and really fragrant. The saltiness of the anchovy fillets goes with them beautifully. Filo shells can be filled with all kinds of things so you might want to use some filo shells for making these artichoke appetizers and the rest of the shells for making a different type of appetizer.
Filo Shells with Cream Cheese and Artichokes
Ingredients -
10 mini filo shells
½ jar artichoke hearts, drained
1 package cream cheese
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 teaspoons lemon juice
5 anchovy fillets in oil, drained and halved
10 basil leaves
Preparation:
Whip the lemon juice, mayonnaise, and cream together and spoon this mixture into the filo shells.
Divide the artichoke between the filo shells, and then arrange the anchovy fillets in the shells and finally top with the basil leaves.
Serve chilled.
(Makes 10)
Photo Description:
If you want cold appetizer recipe ideas, this recipe for artichoke appetizer cups is perfect. They are very quick to put together and artichoke appetizer recipes are great at all kinds of events or parties. You can see how the basil leaves add a splash of color and finish the presentation off nicely. These light, creamy artichoke appetizers are perfect at a buffet or sit-down meal and the combination of creaminess, saltiness and smoothness will really please your palate. This might be an easy party appetizer to make but the flavor of these tasty morsels is really sophisticated.
