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Appetizers

103 quick ideas · 19 recipes

Between-meal snacks: fruit, yogurt, small sandwich, coffee & cookies… Not bar tapas.

Everyday planner ideas (no dedicated page). When a full blog recipe exists, we link to it.

Planner ideas

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    Seasonal fruit

    • Apple, pear, orange or banana
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    Plain yogurt

    • Plain or Greek yogurt
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    Handful of nuts

    • Almonds or walnuts
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    Juice & cookies

    • Natural juice or orange
    • Plain cookies
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    Coffee with milk & muffin

    • Coffee
    • Milk
    • Muffin or pastry
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    Small ham or cheese sandwich

    • Baguette
    • Ham or cheese
    • Butter (optional)
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    Bread with fresh cheese

    • Bread
    • Fresh cheese
    • Olive oil
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    Olives & fresh cheese

    • Green olives
    • Fresh cheese
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    Cherry tomatoes & fresh cheese

    • Cherry tomatoes
    • Fresh cheese
    • Olive oil
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    Carrot & celery with hummus

    • Carrot
    • Celery
    • Store-bought hummus
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    Hummus with bread or crudités

    • Hummus
    • Bread or carrot sticks
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    Toasted bread with tomato & oil

    • Bread
    • Ripe tomato
    • Olive oil
    • Salt
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    Gazpacho (small cup)

    • Store-bought or homemade gazpacho
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    Cherry tomato & mozzarella

    • Cherry tomatoes
    • Mini mozzarella
    • Basil
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    Potato omelette slice (leftovers or weekend)

    When you already have omelette

    • Potato omelette
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    Charcuterie & cheese board

    • Serrano ham
    • Aged cheese
    • Olives
    • Bread
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    Store-bought croquettes

    Leftovers or party food

    • Frozen or deli croquettes
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    Banana with milk

    • Banana
    • Milk
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    Apple with peanut butter

    • Apple
    • Peanut butter
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    Pear with aged cheese

    • Pear
    • Sliced aged cheese
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    Mini tuna sandwich

    • Sliced bread
    • Canned tuna
    • Light mayo
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    Toast with honey

    • Toasted bread
    • Honey
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    Digestive biscuits with tea

    • Digestive biscuits
    • Tea or herbal tea
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    Cereal bar & fruit

    • Cereal bar
    • Seasonal fruit
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    Cocoa milk & cookies

    • Milk
    • Cocoa powder
    • Cookies
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    Herbal tea with a cookie

    • Herbal tea
    • Maria cookie
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    Strawberry milkshake

    • Strawberries or frozen
    • Milk
    • Honey
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    Light green smoothie

    • Spinach
    • Banana
    • Milk or water
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    Carrot sticks with cream cheese

    • Carrot
    • Cream cheese
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    Edamame with salt

    • Frozen edamame
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    Homemade popcorn

    • Popcorn kernels
    • Olive oil
    • Salt
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    Nachos with guacamole

    • Nachos
    • Store-bought guacamole
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    Nachos with melted cheese

    • Nachos
    • Grated cheese
    • Milk
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    Baked empanadas

    • Frozen empanadas
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    Baked spring rolls

    • Frozen spring rolls
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    Small potato salad portion
    • Store-bought or homemade potato salad
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    Salmorejo (small cup)

    • Salmorejo
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    Bread with oil & oregano

    • Bread
    • Olive oil
    • Oregano
    • Salt
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    Bread with grated tomato

    • Bread
    • Tomato
    • Olive oil
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    Rice cakes with honey

    • Rice cakes
    • Honey
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    Peanut butter toast

    • Toasted bread
    • Peanut butter
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    Yogurt with granola

    • Plain yogurt
    • Granola
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    Yogurt with honey & walnuts

    • Yogurt
    • Honey
    • Walnuts
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    Cottage cheese with fruit

    • Cottage cheese
    • Peach or pineapple
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    Melon with ham

    • Melon
    • Serrano ham
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    Grapes with cheese

    • Grapes
    • Aged cheese
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    Dates stuffed with walnut

    • Dates
    • Walnuts
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    Dark chocolate & fruit

    • 70% dark chocolate
    • Orange or strawberries
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    Homemade cake slice

    • Homemade or store-bought cake
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    Churros (special snack)

    • Churros
    • Sugar
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    Porras with hot chocolate

    • Porras
    • Drinking chocolate
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    Flan or custard

    • Store-bought flan or custard
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    Ice cream (cone or tub)

    • Ice cream
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    Chocolate milkshake

    • Milk
    • Cocoa
    • Banana
    • Ice
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    Matcha latte

    • Matcha powder
    • Milk
    • Honey
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    Fresh watermelon

    • Watermelon
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    Sliced melon

    • Melon
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    Pear with almonds

    • Pear
    • Almonds
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    Baked apple with cinnamon

    • Apple
    • Cinnamon
    • Honey
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    Fresh plums

    • Plums
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    Kiwi with yogurt

    • 2 kiwis
    • Plain yogurt
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    Fresh pineapple

    • Pineapple
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    Fresh mango

    • Ripe mango
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    Mandarins or clementines

    • Clementines
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    Shelled pistachios

    • Pistachios
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    Walnuts & raisins

    • Walnuts
    • Raisins
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    Mixed nuts

    • Almonds
    • Walnuts
    • Hazelnuts
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    Toasted pumpkin seeds

    • Pumpkin seeds
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    Wholegrain biscuits with tea

    • Wholegrain biscuits
    • Tea
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    Maria cookies with butter

    • Maria cookies
    • Butter
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    Oat milk with cookie

    • Oat milk
    • Cookie
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    Cocoa with milk

    • Milk
    • Cocoa
    • Sugar
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    Green tea with cookie

    • Green tea
    • Cookie
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    Espresso with cookie

    • Coffee
    • Cookie
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    Small salami sandwich

    • Bread
    • Salami
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    Small Manchego sandwich

    • Bread
    • Manchego cheese
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    Small hummus wrap

    • Wrap tortilla
    • Hummus
    • Lettuce
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    Mini green salad

    • Lettuce
    • Cherry tomatoes
    • Oil
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    Cucumber with yogurt & mint

    • Cucumber
    • Greek yogurt
    • Mint
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    Carrot sticks with hummus

    • Carrot
    • Hummus
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    Celery with cream cheese

    • Celery
    • Cream cheese
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    Breadsticks with olive oil

    • Breadsticks
    • Olive oil
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    Buttered toast

    • Toasted bread
    • Butter
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    Jam toast

    • Toasted bread
    • Jam
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    Vanilla milkshake

    • Milk
    • Vanilla ice cream
    • Vanilla
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    Peach smoothie

    • Peach
    • Yogurt
    • Honey
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    Cheese with quince paste

    • Aged cheese
    • Quince paste
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    Stuffed olives

    • Stuffed olives
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    Pickled eggplant

    • Pickled eggplant
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    Roasted pepper strips

    • Roasted peppers
    • Olive oil
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    Guacamole toasts

    • Toasted bread
    • Guacamole
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    Anchovies in vinegar

    • Anchovies in vinegar
    • Bread
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    Gildas (olive, anchovy & pepper)

    • Olives
    • Anchovies
    • Pickled peppers
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    Bread with txistorra (occasion)

    • Bread
    • Txistorra sausage
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    Homemade muffin

    • Homemade muffin
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    Brownie slice

    • Homemade or store-bought brownie
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    Cheesecake slice

    • Cheesecake
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    Rice pudding

    • Rice
    • Milk
    • Cinnamon
    • Sugar
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    Waffle with honey

    • Waffles
    • Honey
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    Crepe with chocolate spread

    • Crepes
    • Chocolate spread
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    Chocolate spread sandwich

    • Sliced bread
    • Chocolate spread
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    Ensaimada pastry slice

    • Ensaimada pastry
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    Horchata with fartons

    • Horchata
    • Fartons pastries
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    Lemon slush

    • Lemon slush
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    Iced coffee

    • Cold coffee
    • Milk
    • Ice
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    Mini Skewers of York Ham and Cheese
    • 80 g slices of york ham
    • 60 g light fresh cheese
    • 20 g olives
    • skewers
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    Complete Bean and Tuna Salad
    • 200 g cooked chickpeas
    • 100 g cooked white beans
    • 150 g canned tuna in its own oil
    • 150 g cherry tomatoes
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    Quinoa, Chickpea and Feta Salad
    • 100 g uncooked quinoa
    • 200 g canned chickpeas
    • 100 g feta cheese
    • 1 cucumber
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    Light Chicken Caesar Salad
    • 150 g chicken breast
    • 150 g romaine lettuce
    • 30 g toasted whole grain bread
    • 20 g grated parmesan cheese
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    Chilled Chicken and Spinach Salad
    • 180 g chicken breast
    • 150 g fresh spinach
    • 15 g pine nuts
    • 20 g raisins
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    Kimchi Jeon: Crispy Korean Pancakes
    • 1 cup chopped kimchi (excess liquid drained)
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1/2 cup cold water
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    Traditional Vatapá Baiano: The Authentic Flavor of Bahia
    • 300 g peeled shrimp
    • 150 g roasted cashews
    • 100 g roasted peanuts
    • 2 slices hard white bread (soaked)
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    Traditional Greek Horiatiki Salad: Fresh and Authentic
    • 500 g ripe tomatoes cut into wedges
    • 1 large cucumber sliced into thick rounds
    • 1 red bell pepper cut into strips
    • 1 red onion sliced into thin rings
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    Bean and Cream Sopes
    • 2 cups nixtamalized corn flour
    • 1 ½ cups hot water
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups cooked black beans
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    Salmon and Seaweed Onigiri
    • 200 g short-grain Japanese rice
    • 240 ml filtered water
    • 150 g fresh salmon cubes
    • 1 tbsp soy sauce
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    Salmon Maki Rolls: Homemade Sushi
    • 2 cups short-grain sushi rice
    • 2 ½ cups water
    • ¼ cup rice vinegar
    • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
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    Labneh with Zaatar
    • 500 g Greek whole-milk yogurt
    • 1 tsp fine salt
    • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 2 tbsp zaatar spice blend
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    Crispy Karaage Chicken
    • 800 g boneless chicken thighs
    • 3 tbsp soy sauce
    • 2 tbsp mirin
    • 1 tbsp grated ginger
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    Tuna, egg and lettuce salad
    • 2 cans drained tuna
    • 4 hard-boiled eggs
    • 1 romaine lettuce
    • 2 tomatoes
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    Chawanmushi Egg Custard: Smooth and Aromatic Japanese Cream
    • 3 large eggs (size L)
    • 200 ml dashi (kombu and katsuobushi broth)
    • 1 tbsp tamari soy sauce
    • 1 tsp sesame oil
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    Bánh Xèo: Crispy Vietnamese Savory Crepe with Fresh Herbs
    • 200 g rice flour
    • 200 ml coconut milk
    • 1 tbsp turmeric powder
    • 2 large eggs
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    Shrimp Aguachile: Fresh and Zesty
    • 500 g raw peeled and deveined shrimp
    • 1 cup fresh lime juice (approx. 6 limes)
    • 2 serrano or jalapeño chiles, seeds removed
    • 1/2 cup white onion in thin rings