Appetizers

Easy Italian appetizers to kick off any meal - Just because it's Italian, doesn't mean you have to spend all day in the kitchen - These Italian appetizers are crowd-pleasing starters to any Italian-style meal!
Looking for Italian appetizers? Here's a mouthwatering collection of Italian starters, including antipasto, vegetarian, meat and seafood options. Get the recipes you need for the holidays or any festive gathering!

La pappa al pomodoro. Florentine tomato soup
Polpette di Pelliccia - Tuscan style potato meatballs
Sicilian-style sweet and sour pumpkin
Hearty tart with buffalo mozzarella and cherry tomatoes
Baked green beans with wild fennel, capers and pine nuts
Artichokes in Jewish and Roman style
Zucchini blossoms bruschetta
Pumpkin soup with orange juice and pistachios
Potato fritters Trentino style
Cold cucumber soup with yogurt and mint
Watermelon meets mozzarella and mint
Grape salad with rocket, tarragon and mozzarella
Marinated Green Beans with Gorgonzola
Stuffed Neapolitan peppers
Primosale - easy homemade Sicilian cheese
Vegetarian ricotta balls in tomato sugo, Calabrian style
Braised Jerusalem artichoke
Passatelli, the somewhat different pasta
Mozzarella in a carriage
Dried, pickled tomatoes
Tomato Salsa and Burrata on Toasted Bread
Caponata. Aubergine sweet-sour
Fennel salad with apples and nuts
Peperonata - More than just peppers
Chestnut and lentil soup. A lucky charm from Abruzzo
Focaccia recipe: bread baked over fire
Marinated olives - Sicilian style