Seafood Appetizers

Browse more than 700 trusted seafood appetizer recipes, including ceviche, calamari, shrimp cocktail, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, seafood dip, crab cakes, and more.

Shrimp Cocktail Cream Cheese Dip

Salmon Croquettes

Plate of oysters on half shells with shrimp and mushroom sauce, breadcrumb, and bacon topping

Oysters Bienville

sea bass ceviche in a shallow bowl with tortilla chips and lime on the side

Best Ever Ceviche

White ceramic bowl of shrimp aguachile, or chile and lime water with red onion, shrimp, and cilantro

Garlic Shrimp Aguachile

a close up, overhead view looking at a platter of golden-brown air fryer crab rangoon served with a sweet and sour dipping sauce.

Crab Rangoon in the Air Fryer

Smoked salmon roll with avocado

Smoked Salmon Sushi Roll

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops

Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls

tuna patties served on a plate with lemon wedges

Easy Tuna Patties

close up on crab stuffed mushrooms served on a plate

Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms

high angle, looking at a glass cup filled with authentic Mexican shrimp cocktail

Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

A plate with two crab cakes served with a green salad and a lemon wedge

Best Ever Crab Cakes

looking down at oysters casino served on rock salt

overhead view of skillet with melted cheesy seafood dip and toasted bread

Seafood Skillet Dip

Small bites of air fried salmon with avocado lime sauce on grey background

Air Fryer Spicy Salmon Bites with Avocado Lime Sauce

close up on a few shrimp sushi bake cups

TikTok Shrimp Sushi Bake Cups

low angle looking at a bowl full of salmon spread

The Best Smoked Salmon Spread

A plate of Coquilles Saint-Jacques served in shells and garnished with tarragon leaves

How to Make Coquilles Saint-Jacques

High angle shot of a baking sheet of prepared oysters Rockefeller and lemon slices

Rockin' Oysters Rockefeller

Air Fryer Calamari

A plate of Spanish garlic shrimp served with sliced toasted bread

Spanish Garlic Shrimp (Gambas al Ajillo)

an overhead view of a classic Caesar salad in a green oval bowl, on a green surface.

Best Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing

Smoked fish dip in wooden bowl garnished with scallions

Smoked Fish Dip

high angle looking down at a plate of three crab cakes, garnished with lemon slices

How to Make Maryland Crab Cakes

close up view of Coconut Shrimp on a plate with sauce, peas and rice on a white plate

Maryland crabcakes on plate with lemon wedges and salad

Baked Maryland Lump Crab Cakes

Platter of Jamaican saltfish fritters garnished with parsley

Jamaican Saltfish Fritters (Stamp and Go)

Close up on a dish of golden-brown Vietnamese spring rolls, with one cut in half to reveal filling.

Authentic Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Nem Ran Hay Cha Gio)

close up view of fried Conch Fritters and sauce in a bowl, on a plate

Chef John's Shrimp Cocktail

an overhead view looking at a plate full of air fried coconut shrimp served with lime wedges.

Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp

Easy Salmon Dip

close up on a baking dish of garlic escargots

Easy Garlic Escargots

Close up on two small cups of Mexican ceviche, served with chips and a beer.

Mexican Ceviche

close up view of Grilled Marinated Shrimp on skewers on a white platter

Grilled Marinated Shrimp

Close up on a plate of sliced cream cheese and crab sushi rolls.

Cream Cheese and Crab Sushi Rolls

close up on a plate full of Maryland crab cakes with lemon garnishes

Maryland Crab Cakes

close up view of Salmon Cakes on a plate with a fork and sauce on a bowl

Super Easy Salmon Cakes

Ashlei's Smoked Trout Dip

Salmon Patties with Dill Sauce

High angle, close up on a bread bowl filled with crab dip.

looking down at a plate of deep fried oysters with a lemon wedge garnish.

Deep-Fried Oysters

Close up on a tray of browned shrimp toast.

Daddy's Shrimp Toast

Creamy Clam Dip

Creamy Clam Dip

close up view of sandwiches with Tonnato Sauce, tuna and greens on a white plate

Air Fryer Salmon Nuggets

high angle looking at a bowl of bang bang shrimp garnished with green onions on top of lettuce

Copycat Bang Bang Shrimp

Cucumber Cups with Dill Cream and Smoked Salmon

Smoked Salmon Spread

High angle, looking down at a bowl of Mexican shrimp cocktail.

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

looking down at a plate of golden-brown air fryer lemon pepper shrimp

Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Shrimp

Layered Seafood Dip

Salmon patty on lettuce with mustard and chips on the side

Salmon Patties II