Low Carb Appetizers and Dips

There are lots of different party foods that are low in carbohydrate. Here are some of my favorites.

Hors d’Oeuvres and appetizer recipes reprinted with permission from the The South Beach Diet Parties & Holidays Cookbook. (Most of the appetizers on this page are South Beach friendly as well.)

This recipe for Low-Carb Coconut Shrimp and is a sugar-free version of the popular appetizer, party food, or main dish.

Delicious guacamole, thrown together in minutes. A very easy way to get kudos on your cooking!

How to make stuffed brie cheese, with ideas for lots of different fillings. An easy, elegant, low-carb appetizer.

This easy pimento cheese spread is so versatile, as a spread, dip, or an instant cheese sauce. Roasted red pepper can be substituted for the pimento.

These are sort of pizza-flavored mini-quiches using pepperoni as the crust in a mini-muffin pan. They also can be made without the pepperoni. You can use small amounts of whatever pizza ingredients you like.

This dip combines sweet, piquant, smoky, and hot chile peppers. It can be low fat as well as low carb.

This artichoke pesto dip or spread is extremely easy to make. Just combine three ingredients (artichoke hearts, pesto and cream cheese) with a blender or food processor.

Store-bought dip often has sugar or other additives. You can whip up this easy spinach dip recipe quickly yourself, and it tastes better too.

The chicken wings can be grilled or fried, and the sauce spicy and sweet at the same time.

This can be a spread, a dip, or even as sauce. You can make it with regular or low fat cream cheese.

Do you tend to collect dribs and drabs of cheese in your refrigerator? This is a great way to use it all up! I have suggestions for making it different every time.

This easy dip can be made super-low carb by using black soy beans, but many low carb diets include some other beans as well.

You can have eight of low-carb spinach and cheese hors d'oeuvres for only one gram of carbohydrate! They are sort of like baked mini-croquettes.