Appetiser and Snack Recipes

Are you entertaining this weekend? Looking for appetisers ideas? Whether you need quick and easy recipes or want dishes that are a bit more extravagant, our selection is guaranteed to hit the spot! From platters and dips to small bites and game night snacks, try something new and fun in the kitchen!

All
dairy free
gluten free
kid friendly
low carb
vegan
vegetarian
Three sandwiches on a tray showing burger filling. Beach background.
Beach Sandwich
A wrap, showing fried nuggets, lettuce and tomato with mayo on a plate with kumara chips and a pot of creamy sauce.
Plant-based Southern Style bites wrap
Two halves of a bun sandwich stack together on a plate, showing bacon and egg filling. More sandwich and a bowl of salad in background.
Brioche bacon & egg butty
Four nori-wrapped sushi with meat and vegetables showing.
Beef burger sushiritto
A bowl of pale green spread topped with colourful seeds, nuts and herb. A plate of crackers with dip spread over one and a knife.
Festive avocado dip
Roasted mixed nuts and seeds in a bowl, and a plate of crackers and vegetables.
Rosemary, maple & spice roasted nuts (Vegan)
Three filled bao buns on a paper lined plate.
Sweet Chilli Crumbed Dory Bao Buns
A plate of corn chips with a bowl of green dip topped with red sauce. Two bowls of red sauce and green beans.
Edamole
Heart shaped partly chocolate covered cookies in a gift box with a red bow. More cookies on wire rack.
Hazelnut Shortbread
Four egg salad filled bao buns in a rectangle white bowl.
Cheesy Egg Salad Bao Buns with Homemade Mayo
Raw vegetables on a plate with a bowl of light brown sauce with red oil swirl.
Miso Mayo Dip with snack vegetables
Round chocolate cookies decorated to look like mummy faces.
Chocolate Almond Mummy Cookies
Six bao buns filled with mince, herb and mayo lay flat on black slate.
Sweet chilli beef bao buns
Stacks of muesli bars on paper lined wire rack on kitchen bench.
Choc Nut & Seed Muesli Bars
A plate of gyoza, bowl of fried crumbed food, and a bowl of colourful slaw salad, with small bowls of sauces and lemon wedges.
Plant-based Izakaya combo with nutty slaw
Several mini burgers with skewers lined up on a slate.
Kasundi Smashburger Sliders
Banana loaf with coconuts on top, with bananas
Banana and coconut milk loaf
Cooked food on a grilled flat bread in black bowl.
Sticky eggplant hawker rolls with tamarind almonds
Chickpeas in a white bowl with a wooden scoop.
Crispy air fryer salt and vinegar chickpeas
A loaf of bread sliced on wooden board with bread knife.
Soda bread
Baked quiche with pink bacon bits and herbs, a wedge sliced apart.
Crushed potato and bacon quiche