Southern Appetizers

Favorite Southern appetizers are easy with this collection of recipes for boiled peanuts, fried pickles, pimento cheese, hush puppies, crawfish dip, and alligator fingers.
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Southern Pimento Cheese
1,106 Ratings
a stack of buttermilk cornbread on a blue speckled plate
Grandmother's Buttermilk Cornbread
7,511 Ratings
Smoked fish dip in wooden bowl garnished with scallions
Smoked Fish Dip
111 Ratings
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Sweet Potato Bread
554 Ratings
Close up on a plate of Southern fried chicken gizzards.
Southern Fried Chicken Gizzards
111 Ratings
A bowl of Alabama fire crackers, next to a linen and two drinking glasses
Alabama Fire Crackers
310 Ratings
close up on a bowl full of old-fashioned roasted pecans
Old-Fashioned Roasted Pecans
143 Ratings
close up view of Pickled Sausage, onions and bay leaves in a glass jar
Pickled Sausage
37 Ratings
Looking at a plate of golden-brown hush puppies with one cut in half to see inside.
Vicki's Hush Puppies
624 Ratings
Rachael's Superheated Cajun Boiled Peanuts
190 Ratings
close up view of Zucchini Corn Fritters garnished with green onions on a wooden cutting board, with sauce in a bowl on the side
Zucchini Corn Fritters
179 Ratings
Vidalia Sweet Onion Dip
62 Ratings
Tomato and Bacon Jam
91 Ratings
Alligator Fingers
22 Ratings
Deep-Fried Peanuts
3 Ratings
Creamy Sandwich Spread
22 Ratings
Fried Pickles
88 Ratings
Cheddar Cheese Straws
184 Ratings
Fried pickle slices with ranch dip
Super Easy and Spicy Fried Pickles
65 Ratings
Oysters Rockefeller
31 Ratings
Best Benedictine Spread
14 Ratings
close up view of Kentucky Beer Cheese Spread garnished with cayenne pepper in a white bowl
Kentucky Beer Cheese Spread
40 Ratings
Vidalia Onion Straws (Onion Strings)
21 Ratings
Buttermilk Hush Puppies
128 Ratings
Creamy Pimento Cheese
101 Ratings
close up view of Okra Patties on a white platter
Okra Patties
86 Ratings
appetizer meatballs with toothpicks for easy serving
Cajun Appetizer Meatballs
306 Ratings
close up view of Okra and Tomatoes with bacon in a pan on the stove
Okra and Tomatoes
113 Ratings
Quick and Easy Hush Puppies
30 Ratings
Cajun Deviled Eggs
151 Ratings
Cold Crawfish Dip
26 Ratings
close up view of Cajun Crab Cakes (No Breadcrumbs) garnished with fresh dill, served with sauce on a white platter
Cajun Crab Cakes (No Breadcrumbs)
39 Ratings
Memphis BBQ Pork Totchos
23 Ratings
Pimento Cheese without Cream Cheese
8 Ratings
Grilled Buffalo Wings
277 Ratings
Mawmaw's Simple Fried Green Tomatoes
17 Ratings
Spicy Bean Salsa
1,511 Ratings
Cheddar and Olive Balls
84 Ratings
close up view of Smoked Spanish Mackerel Dip served with crackers, carrots, celery and lettuce, on a plate
Smoked Spanish Mackerel Dip
Mom's Cajun Hushpuppies
10 Ratings
Southern Sweet Potato Bread with Pecans
86 Ratings
Southern Deviled Eggs on platter
Southern Deviled Eggs
13 Ratings
Tom's Sweet Pimento Cheese
16 Ratings
Southern-Style Fried Mushrooms
48 Ratings
Mississippi Sin
7 Ratings
Creamy Cajun Deviled Eggs
33 Ratings
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Southern Made Cheese Ball
61 Ratings
Crispy Green Beans with Horseradish-Wasabi Dip
12 Ratings
Super Easy and Spicy Fried Pickles on a white plate
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John's Pimento Cheese Spread
37 Ratings
Fancy Pimento Cheese
4 Ratings
Party Pimento Cheese Spread
14 Ratings
Georgia Caviar
10 Ratings
Cinnamon Sweet Potato Chips
74 Ratings
Cajun Sweet Potato Fries
20 Ratings
Cadillac Pimento Cheese
121 Ratings
Southern Style Chicken Toast
8 Ratings
Memphis Wontons
2 Ratings
ECU Tailgate Wings
24 Ratings
Great Pimento Cheese
13 Ratings
Plate of fruitcake cookies with colorful candied fruit on a green plate.
Aunt Bert's Fruitcake Cookies
2 Ratings
Mississippi Hot Caviar
8 Ratings
Crawfish-Stuffed Jalapenos
4 Ratings
Maple Praline Bacon
11 Ratings
Kentucky Beer Cheese
1 Rating
Benedictine Dip
Benedictine Dip
1 Rating
Creole Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
1 Rating