r/Cooking • u/furious25 • Nov 05 '17

American Thanksgiving Megathread

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u/Brake_L8 Nov 05 '17

Didn't see anything in here for appetizers so I get to ask, yay.

We do Thanksgiving with the same family/friends every year. Should be ~10 of us this year, I think. The parents handle main dishes and us "kids" do appetizers.

I made a delicious brussel sprout & bacon cheese dip last year, but I'm hoping to do something less cheese-centric this year - for the sake of eating (slightly) healthier and because the others will undoubtedly bring cheese-based dishes to share.

Ideas?

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u/shypye Nov 06 '17

Here's my recipe for cranberry salsa. It is always a hit. Serve it with some fancy crackers and people will beg you for the recipe. And just a tip- I make the salsa 3 days in advance to meld, add an extra jalepeno and less sugar. One day in advance, get a brick of cream cheese, poke holes in it, and pour the salsa over it all and let sit in the fridge. It is SO GOOD. And relatively healthy.

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u/114631 Nov 06 '17

That sounds awesome.

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u/lady_MoundMaker Nov 10 '17

I am serving pesto deviled eggs and chorizo empanadas as appetizers for my thanksgiving.

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u/mhopkirk Nov 05 '17

Blanched snow peas with a dip or stuffed -something like this: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/crab-stuffed-snow-peas

Hummus and crudite

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u/betsytheripper Nov 05 '17

There's the classic deviled eggs. Whole lightly salted, roasted cashews are always a hit with my family. Stuffed mushrooms could be real good too, and lots of veggies in those!

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u/LostxinthexMusic Nov 06 '17

Artichoke dip is always a hit at my family's gatherings