A few new appetizers

I decided to try a few appetizers before the tri tip tonight. I have seen quite a few threads on appetizers, and decided to try them. Some were new, some were old, but they were all good. First, I decided to try BP's idea of Portabello Pizzas from his Food Network Recipe:

Assorted Grilled Portobello Pizzas Recipe : : Recipes : Food Network

I modified a little, but the basis is the same. Here are the ingrediants:



Grilled the Portabellos after cleaning:



Topped with Pesto, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Tomatoe, Basil, and Garlic:



Back on the MAK for 5-10 minutes:



All done:



These were absolutely fantastic, and not just because it was BP's recipe. I will do these again.

Then some Bruschetta (based on what RIP shared a while back). Brushed some bread with Annies Garlic EVOO and toasted:



Once they were toasted, they were topped with tomatoes, garlic, fresh mozarello, and fresh basil, half were topped with pesto also (these were the best!):



Then some ABT's:







Great appetizers! The Portabello Pizza's were by far the best!

Oh man!

Now I gotta have a second dinner!

Out of the park with those appetizers

My wife will love you forever with those portobello mushroom pizzas. She can't tolerate gluten so that is a pizza that she can eat. I have seen BP's food network recipe but never actually *looked* at it. We will be trying that one.

I would like a couple of everything!!! looks great!

After seeing this post, all I can say is, boy do I miss being able to eat mushrooms!

Fantastic, NorCal!

Those poppers are beautiful! I like the rest too! Nice job.
Sometimes all I want for dinner is appetizer type food

I like the idea of these portobello mushroom pizzas. The other stuff looks good, too.

What did you stuff those peppers with bud? Now that I'm looking at this on a bigger screen I see what looks like cocktail weenies maybe? Looking at those is making me drool...

now you need a FT and a big table to put it all on.

Hey Chili, you were correct, nothing special, just cocktail weenies.

Everything looks fantastic NorCal!!

great looking apps NorCal

Looks like you take appetizers to heart. Very well done, I will have a couple of each if possible.

Great looking appetizers. Why have a main course when the starters look that good.

I could live off of appetizers. I like the two lone pieces of bacon that weren't left out of the feast.

try little smokies...crab, lobster...anything!

The idea for the pizzas came to me a long time ago...be creative with what you stuff with them....I do a mexican version with salsa and queso and jalapenos Anything you want to smoke use the mushroom as your boat....