Egged Appetizer ideas for Wine Night?

SaltySam · July 2021

My wife offered to host a wine night with some of her coworkers. She asked me to contribute something from the Egg. Although I’m looking forward to the get-together, I’m kind of drawing a blank at what I could make.

I think we (my wife) want to steer clear of the tailgate/bbq vibe and go for more refined dishes. That rules out Atomic Buffalo Turds, unfortunately…because that would be hysterical.

Other dishes inside will include cheese trays, charcuterie, bread bowls, etc…standard wine night snacks.

Any ideas as to what would be impressive and appropriate?

I grew up on bologna sandwiches on white bread, so this is not my strong suit.

Acn · July 2021

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/bacon-wrapped-dates-stuffed-with-manchego-recipe-1923534

I’ve only done this as written in the oven, but no reason it couldn’t work in a pan on the egg

johnmitchell · July 2021

Baby Bella mushrooms, remove the stalks, fill with pimento cheese, dust with a suitable spice of your choice, bake in the oven or egg at 350 until everything is bubbly approx 15/20 min

ColtsFan · July 2021

I was thinking some sort of stuffed mushroom as well.

Langner91 · July 2021

Bake (in the egg) a brie and serve it with fancy preserves.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/baked-brie-recipe-1945849

DavidCrumpton · July 2021

Pig shots of course.

DavidCrumpton · July 2021

Smoked bologna finger sandwiches, trim the crust

RRog17 · July 2021

https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/smoked-cream-cheese/

My buddy did this yesterday. Said it was great.

DavidCrumpton · July 2021

https://theonlinegrill.com/hot-dog-burnt-ends/

caliking · July 2021

If you think Asian flavors will play well with this crowd, what about summer rolls?

https://cookieandkate.com/fresh-spring-rolls-recipe/

Haven't tried that recipe myself, but you get the gist of it. There are tons of recipes out there.

I've been thinking of leaving the noodles out, and making some with shrimp, cukes, carrots, etc. Make them any way you want. The dipping sauce can also be as simple, or fancy, as you want.

They look like a great summer appetizer.

DavidCrumpton · July 2021

149 ideas in this one post.

https://cookpad.com/us/search/smoked%20appetizers

caliking · July 2021

RRog17 said:

https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/smoked-cream-cheese/

My buddy did this yesterday. Said it was great.

Yep, this is a winner. Got the idea from @fishlessman a few years back. Its good stuff.

caliking · July 2021

This one’s a favorite-

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1189576/whos-down-with-ppp/p1

onpoint456 · July 2021

Might be too much, but for new years I reverse seared filets, sliced thin and served on slices of toasted baguette and topped with broiled seasoned cherry tomatoes. Drizzled with a mix of olive oil, balsamic and herbs de provence.

You could easily swap the tomatoes for mushrooms (which sounds amazing) or do both.

Wolfpack · July 2021

Equal parts halved cherry tomatoes, cubed avocados, crumbled feta and dress with a really good olive oil. Use pita chips or corn chips as a vehicle-

trust me- you will make this one over and over

Mattman3969 · July 2021

@SaltySam - we are are doing this every Wednesday night. Mrs3969 is trying to deplete her wine stash. I do 2 appetizers each week.

So far I’ve done
Orange Chicken Meatballs
Thai Basil Chicken Meatballs
Chicken Breast Pinwheels
Chicken Wings
Bruschetta on Toasted Baguettes
Tri Tip on Baguettes with horseradish
Fajita Meatballs
Salisbury Meatballs
Grilled Veggie and Pasta Salad
Sweet Potato Nachos
Caprese Stuffed Baby Ports
Herb and Goat Cheese stuffed peppers
and several more that have vacated my memory. Hope Thais helps you some.

Gulfcoastguy · July 2021

Grilled pineapple skewers? A lot of my other appetizers are dips and probably not classy enough for wine drinkers. I did look up a recipe for marinated shrimp, they could be served on baguette slices. No egg involved though.

Jcl5150 · July 2021

Do the SGH “Best appetizer that you will ever eat”. Slice it up and put toothpicks in the pieces all fancy like.

U_tarded · July 2021

Dates stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in bacon are our easy to make but always impress small dish

SaltySam · July 2021

You all are awesome. Thank you!

@Mattman3969, let me know where to swing by Wednesday night!

GrateEggspectations · July 2021

Goes with the wine theme, is simple and is incredibly delicious. Have made a variation of this for years.

http://www.freshtart.com/blog/baked-garlic-with-rosemary-blue-cheese/26825188

caliking · July 2021

Mattman3969 said:

@SaltySam - we are are doing this every Wednesday night. Mrs3969 is trying to deplete her wine stash. I do 2 appetizers each w.eek.

So far I’ve done
Orange Chicken Meatballs
Thai Basil Chicken Meatballs
Chicken Breast Pinwheels
Chicken Wings
Bruschetta on Toasted Baguettes
Tri Tip on Baguettes with horseradish
Fajita Meatballs
Salisbury Meatballs
Grilled Veggie and Pasta Salad
Sweet Potato Nachos
Caprese Stuffed Baby Ports
Herb and Goat Cheese stuffed peppers
and several more that have vacated my memory. Hope Thais helps you some.

And yet again, I wish I was your neighbor...

ryantt · July 2021

This is so good

https://youtu.be/Fc3MxQJuoa0

crab stuffed mushrooms are a hit.

danhoo · July 2021

A fun thing for a wine evening among friends is to pick one style of wine, like zin, or cabernet, or syrah, or sangiovesse etc. ahave everyone bring a bottle of that style in a plain paper wine bag.

Then the food can be paired with the style of wine and a friendly blind tasting can pick a winner.

When we do this we set a price limit on the wine to avoid a 100 dollar bottle and a 5 dollar bottle showing up and creating a rift.

I like Zinfandel for grilled food, or Italian reds.

I'll look for a recipe to share

Post pics

fishlessman · July 2021

im in the camp with the smoked cream cheese, really good and so little work. cut a cross hatch on top to avoid cracking, makes the appearance better. if you want to throw in a curve ball grill up some grilled prosciutto wrapped asparagus and drizzle on a little good soy sauce, use the real imported parma prosciutto. from what ive heard, asparagus is hard to pare wines with, give them a challenge.

StillH2OEgger · July 2021

Really digging this entire thread. Lots of great stuff.

Florida Grillin Girl · July 2021

How about Jay's shrimp burgers,
Cedar planked brie cheese with fruit,
or fried crab stuffed wontons:

http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=112&func=view&catid=1&id=1396312

Jay @SSN686 came up with these and they are a winner:
https://necessaryindulgences.com/2013/03/jays-shrimp-burgers-wasabi-aioli/

MasterC · July 2021

Thatgrimguy post a bake brie,that's the bomb, here. I don't know how to post a link.

It's freaking awesome made it multiple times, no complaints

Mattman3969 · July 2021

SaltySam said:

You all are awesome. Thank you!

@Mattman3969, let me know where to swing by Wednesday night!

@SaltySam - Tonight’s menu - Skirt Steak Tacos with Mango,Avocado and Black Bean Chunky Salsa
The original fresh salsa that @T@"The Cen-Tex Smoker" posted with the exception of using fresh steamed tomatoes to keep the sodium levels down for Mrs3969 and a fresh Salsa Verde that I made yesterday.