40 Yummy Vegetarian Appetizers

These carrot patties are crispy and delicious. We also love this appetizer recipe because it uses only 5 inexpensive ingredients, it comes together quickly and uses up plenty of carrots. How clever is that?

This gorgeous, creamy pea hummus is packed with plant-based protein, has a wonderful Middle Eastern flavor, and is super versatile. It makes a colorful vegetarian appetizer perfect all year round.

Everyone is going to love this focaccia with cherry tomatoes. It's the ultimate comfort food, perfectly soft and chewy and full of juicy tomatoes and fruity olive oil. Make a double batch, cut it into bite-size pieces, and share with a happy crowd!

These baked, flavorful ricotta slices are easy to whip up, economical, and versatile. Sprinkle with fresh or dried herbs and chili flakes, and serve them on a platter with breadsticks or focaccia for an Italian-style appetizer.

Delicious, cheerful, and flavourful, these terrific mini pizzas are always a big hit! They are also economical and freezable, and you can make them ahead of time for your convenience.

You’ll be dipping everything into this delightful beet hummus. It's a quick vegetarian appetizer that looks and tastes fabulous. It’s also healthy and packed with nutrients, and its vivid colors will bring life to any dining table.

Everyone will love the fluffy and fresh ricotta on crispy bread drizzled with honey and aromatic thyme. The best part? These super easy vegetarian crostini make a wonderful appetizer that’s elegant, indulgent, and fast to make.

In this delicious Italian bruschetta dip, the diced ripe tomatoes swim in tomato juices and olive oil infused with garlic and fresh basil. Spread on grilled bread for an authentic Italian experience!

What about juicy olives? In this recipe, the amazing, savory olives are flavored with garlic, herbs, and chili. They are a terrific make-ahead appetizer or finger food sure to please a crowd and economical, too.

Another simple appetizer recipe that packs so much flavor: a sun-dried tomato spread that combines a tangy, savory, chunky texture and sensational flavors. Serve with crostini or crackers; you’re going to love it.

These delicious slices of bread are toasted until crispy and piled with creamy ricotta, tender peas, lemon zest and mint. They are full of fresh flavor and make a simple yet wonderful vegetarian appetizer ready in minutes!

This is another wonderful recipe that makes the most of summer tomatoes. It's a pasta salad packed bursting with flavor and juicy cherry tomatoes. It's so delicious and makes a great summer vegetarian appetizer.

Creamy and loaded with terrific flavors, this jalapeño cream cheese is an absolute breeze ready in just 5 minutes. Serve it with breadsticks, veggies, crackers, or any of your favorite dippers. It's always a hug hit!

These Italian breadsticks are not chewy and soft, but they’re long, thin, rustic, crispy AND truly delicious. Serve them with your cheese board, dips or olives, they make a fantastic addition to your appetizer platter and look so fancy. And they’re addictive too!

Simple yet flavorful, spicy Sriracha combined with garlic, creamy mayo, and fresh lime juice makes anything you dip into it addictive. Serve it with baked or crispy, fresh veggies.

Make the most of summer produce with a bowl of marinated cherry tomatoes. They're fresh, garlicky, and bursting with flavor. Serve with crispy garlic or Italian crostini, and everyone will be back for seconds.

This crostini recipe is a no-brainer and great for customizing with your favorite vegetarian add-ins. Serve your crostini with a wonderful cheese platter, roasted veggies, or one of the colorful dips and hummus you'll find in this collection!

This delicious sun-dried tomato paste, with its rich, piquant flavor, is quick to make and a big crowd-pleaser! Best of all, this easy recipe requires less than 10 minutes and a handful of ingredients.

There is nothing quite like the aroma of freshly baked focaccia from the oven. Cut it into slices and share it with your friends. Its crisp crust, chewy texture, and black pepper flavor are simply incredible!

Juicy green olives, sun-dried tomatoes, herbs, garlic, and extra virgin olive oil are blended together to create this delicious olive dip. It's absolutely a no-brainer, full of fresh flavor, and terrific with crackers and toasted bread!

Colourful and full of juicy, flavorful peppers, this delicious pizza makes a great vegetarian appetizer. Cut into squares, garnish with fresh basil, and serve!

Crunchy, smoky, and garlicky, these amazing scrumptious beans make a vegetarian bruschetta topping that is so easy to make and so delicious. It's also packed with plant-based protein.

It’s hard to resist the wonderful smell of freshly baked focaccia! It's moist, chewy, and packed with hints of olive oil. It pairs beautifully with cheese and vegetarian appetizers and is perfect for sharing. The no-kead recipe is super easy!

Everyone will love this quick bruschetta with crispy bread and creamy mozzarella. It's packed with fresh flavor and comes together quickly with a handful of good-quality ingredients. It's oh-so-delicious!

This dish is perfect for any party or gathering. It requires just a handful of simple ingredients and minimal prep time. It tastes delicious and wonderfully creamy, and it's great with tortilla chips and crispy pita bread.

Easy and economical, this caramelized onion chutney is full of flavour and perfect for top crostini or crackers. It also pairs beautifully with cheese like brie or cheddar, the perfect accompaniment for a cheese platter!

Rub your toasted bread with a garlic clove and top with smashed chickpeas, yummy sun-dried tomatoes, fresh parsley, and extra virgin olive oil. This flavor-packed bruschetta appetizer is sure to be a hit!

These marinated baby mozzarella packs a lot of flavor and make a delightful vegetarian appetizer. The recipe is super easy to make and definitely a crowd-pleaser!

This simple and quick salad with grapes and blue cheese packs a lot of flavour and looks vibrant. It's a terrific vegetarian appetizer idea that is sure to please a crowd.

This crostini recipe is embarrassingly easy to make, but the texture and flavor of these simple crostini are so delicious. Serve them with cheese or your favorite charcuterie board—they will be gone in no time.

Dips are always a hit at parties, and this easy yogurt mint sauce is a no-brainer, especially if you have fresh mint to use up. It's zippy, packed with bright flavor, and tastes great with veggies, crackers, and all your dippable favorites.

This is one of the easiest vegetarian appetizer recipes in my repertoire. Made with soft mozzarella cheese, ripe cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil, these skewers are a breeze to put together and will be devoured in no time!

Beans are a staple in our house, and I'm so happy to include this white bean dip in this appetizer recipe collection. It's smooth, zippy, garlicky, and nicely spiced—perfect for dipping!

Love mushrooms? You can turn this fabulous pizza with mushrooms into an excellent vegetarian appetizer that is flavorful and perfect in autumn and winter.

What about delicious gooey mozzarella cheese in every byte? This fried mozzarella sandwich, crisp on the outside and melted on the inside, is the kind of cheesy comfort food perfect for sharing.

This is another fabulous and colorful hummus recipe! The roasted carrots and chickpeas bring color and an incredibly smooth texture that makes this hummus so delicious. It also happens to be healthy and vegetarian.

Another great no-knead focaccia with a golden oil-scented crust that is moist, packed with juicy olives, and delicious. This is one of my favorite vegetarian appetizer recipes when we have friends over!

This whipped ricotta is every ricotta lover’s dream come true and perfect when you need a quick appetizer. It’s an easy, breezy dip that is fluffy, creamy, and great for entertaining.

This tzatziki sauce is fresh, flavorful, and so versatile. It’s perfect for dipping or serving with pita bread, falafels, olives, crudites, grilled vegetables, or bite-sized canapés.

This is another vegetarian pizza recipe that makes a brilliant party appetizer. Cut into small squares and sprinkle with chilli flakes and thyme.