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Affordable Party Appetizers

Entertaining friends doesn't have to be a budget-breaker. Dress up inexpensive ingredients, like eggs, canned tuna and beans, and ask friends to help provide drinks for a show-stopping party that won't empty your bank account.

• Kicked-Up Pimento and Tuna Deviled Eggs

• No-Cook Cucumber Soup with Tarragon

• Cannellini Bean Salad

• Crudité Platter

Suggested Cocktail: Provide mixers, have guests bring various spirits.

Get drink inspiration for each liquor type:

• Rum
  
• Vodka
  
• Gin
  
• Tequila

Bruschetta with Mediterranean Tomato Topping

Bruschetta Bar

Get your guests involved in the food fun with an Italian-inspired bruschetta bar. Toast lots of French bread and assemble toppings, then let guests assemble their own appetizers. Dress up your spread with ready-to-eat antipasti, like cured meats or marinated vegetables, and a summery Italian cocktail.

• Bruschetta with Mediterranean Tomato Topping

• Artichoke Antipasto

• Black and Green Olive Tapenade

• Roasted Artichoke Purée for Bruschetta

• Salsa di Parmigiano

• Spicy Vegetable Pickles

• Salsa Genovese

Suggested Cocktail: Sgroppin: lemon sorbet, lemon zest, vodka, Prosecco

Cucumber Salad

Farm-Fresh Appetizers

Your local farmers market is full of inspiration, like sun-ripened tomatoes and fresh fruit, or a summertime cocktail party.

• Watermelon Gazpacho

• Cucumber Salad

• Chilled Asparagus

• Eggplant Meatballs

• Grilled Tuna with Grilled Papaya

• Caprese Bites

• Fruit Kebabs with Grand Marnier Cream Sauce

Suggested Cocktail: A Very Berry Brazilian

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