Salad starters for dinner party

Kick off your dinner party in style with our selection of starters. From soups and salads to scallops and smoked salmon, these dishes are sure to impress.

High heat, butter, and sugar transform underripe pears into the centerpieces of unusual and delicious winter salads. We preferred Bartlett or Anjou Pears in our pear salad recipe, roasting them al dente with butter and a little bit of sugar to sweeten them without making them syrupy. To complete our pear salad recipe, we combined the roasted fruit with bitter greens and cheese.

This appetizer is very easy to fix and tastes delicious. All three items work so well together and we served them in vintage jars on a vintage piece of wood moulding.

If you are wanting to enjoy more delicious appetizer recipes you need to try these mouth-watering cold appetizer recipes for your next dinner party. These flavorful cold appetizer ideas are super easy to make. Give these easy appetizers a try and make your dinner party even better!rn

These pear and brie cheese salad skewers are made with arugula, walnuts, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze. They're such a quick + easy, sweet + savoury party appetizer idea that your guests will love!

delicious. editor Karen Barnes' gloriously creamy, baked garlic mushroom pots will leave your dinner party guests in awe, yet are deceivingly simple.

Valerie Rice throws a Santa Barbara dinner party and shares the hosting secrets, gardening tips, and recipes from her book, Lush Life.

Start your dinner party in style with our simple starter recipes plus other dinner party recipes and dessert ideas

Ceasar Salad Bites are an easy go-to hand-held appetizer that's an instant party pleaser since they're made with parmesan cheese cups! Make a dozen salad bites in just 20 minutes!

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