You’ve heard the old saying, “don’t sweat the small stuff”? This saying can be applied to something as small as easy gourmet appetizers. While preparing gourmet appetizers for a dinner party might require some thought, time, and effort, there are easy gourmet appetizers that can be prepared for a relaxed informal lunch in your own home.
Easy gourmet appetizers may abound in ways that we may not even be aware of. The thing to ask yourself if you decide to offer easy gourmet appetizers is: what kind of appetizer should I select that goes well with the lunch I’m service? Another question to ask is: Is it OK just to offer only easy gourmet appetizers instead of a main course?
In America, lunch often tends be a simple meal while dinner is still considered the main meal of the day with higher calories. Therefore, it makes sense that you’re going to serve easy gourmet appetizers that are not only easy to make but tend to be lighter in calories. If for example, you’re serving cold cuts and soups for lunch, you may consider offering an easy gourmet appetizer such as stuffed mushrooms or a melon tray. Stuffed mushrooms consist of ingredients such as bacon, butter, and onions. This may seem as something that would appear on the list of a weight conscious person as a type of food to avoid. However, these are easy gourmet appetizers to be shared by several people and eaten only in small portions. An appetizer of this type only augments the meal that’s about to come and not a full course. Generally speaking, it’s OK to have a few bites of this gourmet appetizer especially if the main course is a soup and cold cuts.
If weight control is a major consideration for some or all of your guests, a melon tray as an easy gourmet appetizer might be a better alternative. What makes if “gourmet” is how it’s served. You may use a few varieties of melons in season laid out nicely on a tray with some strawberries on the side. If the day is warm, nice chilled fruit is always a welcome treat. This also is appreciated by those who are weight conscious because the calories of very low. You may also want to offer a variety of low calorie appetizers instead of a main course for lunch.
Remember, easy gourmet appetizers should be fun to make and make the lunch you’re hosting as something extra to enjoy.