When I'm mingling at a holiday party, I tend to reach for protein-packed appetizers that you don't need a lot of to feel satisfied. Wontons and mini egg rolls are a few such appetizers that fit the bill; the problem is, those deep-fried hors d'oeuvres can rack up calories and fat, fast.
The solution? Bake your wontons instead. For these Thai chicken wontons, I used the flavors of one of my favorite Thai appetizers: larb chicken salad, a spicy, sweet, and tangy mixture of crisp lettuce, chiles, fish sauce, red onions, and ground chicken. Adding chopped lettuce, cilantro, and onion to the wonton mixture bulks it up without a lot of calories. In fact, each wonton clocks in at only 43 calories and 1.5 grams of fat.
One of the easiest appetizers ever, which I've made countless times, is baked goat cheese. Normally I smother it in marinara sauce and serve it with toasted baguette, but recently I came across a recipe that turns the baked goat cheese into a Tex-Mex-style dip. The marinara is replaced with roasted tomato salsa and tortilla chips stand in for the crostini. 
I've never met a crostini recipe I didn't like and this one with fresh fava beans and pecorino romano cheese is like taking a bite of Spring. It's light, salty, and herbaceous. Although it takes some time 