8 Party-Perfect Appetizer Recipes

These ham and cheese sliders are doused in a tangy butter, mustard, and poppy seed sauce. They’re perfect for parties because they feed a crowd and can be made ahead.

If an empty bowl is the sign of a good dish, this dip adapted from The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook is a sure winner. It’s tangy and full of bright flavor.

Deviled eggs are named such because the mix-ins are often spicy or hot, so these orange-hued beauties spiked with Sriracha make perfect sense. They are truly devilish and totally pop-in-your-mouth-able.

These candied pecans are perfect to serve with cocktails or toss over salads, and the best part is that they take just 15 minutes to make!

Homemade hummus always trumps store bought. It’s healthier, tastier and — best part — made from ingredients you can readily keep on hand. Just give it all a whirl in the food processor and you’re done!

Throw away that recipe that calls for frozen meatballs and grape jelly – these homemade cocktail meatballs are so much better.

Made from tomatillos, this salsa it’s tangy, fiery, chunky, smoky. There are endless ways to use it: serve it with tortilla chips; use it as enchilada, quesadilla or taco sauce; or drizzle it over steak, rice, potatoes or eggs. You can’t go wrong!

If it’s wrong to eat dip right out of the bowl with a spoon, then I don’t want to be right! There’s something oddly addicting about the combination of tangy Greek yogurt, crunchy grated cucumber, olive oil, garlic and fresh mint.