I similar to deliberation that Trader Joe’s is fundamentally built for two-ingredient, impromptu appetizer parties. For me, truthful galore of the items that enactment the shelves entice the senses and conjure visions of mellow summertime evenings connected the platform oregon ace elemental day snack plates.

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And portion I'm besides a instrumentality of two-ingredient dinners, I firmly judge TJ's micro-recipes genuinely radiance successful the hors d'oeuvre realm. If you've ever stood oregon sauntered the aisles and wondered what to brace with which and which to brace with what, this database is for you! Whether you're prepping for a last-minute potluck oregon creating a tasty pre-dinner amuse-bouche for your guests, I've got you covered with these wildly casual (albeit, immoderate whitethorn situation say, "lazy") combos. Let's spell and get 'em!
1. Garlic Spread Dip + Crunchy Chili Onion

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Products: Garlic Spread Dip + Crunchy Chili Onion
How to service it: Warm up pita oregon toast, swipe connected a generous information of the lemony ail spread, past spoon connected that chili bulb crunch.
Beverage pairing: Try it with a chilled adust rosé oregon a citrusy Paloma.
2. Dill Pickle Hummus + Mini Pretzels
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Products: Dill Pickle Hummus + Mini Pretzel Twists
How to service it: I emotion the tang of the dill pickle hummus with the versatile vas that is pretzels! Scoop the hummus into a shallow serving crockery and heap the mini pretzels adjacent to it, oregon bask consecutive from the tub and bag.
Beverage pairing: Serve with a frosty pilsner oregon sparkling cucumber limeade.
3. Fresh Figs + Mascarpone
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Products: Fresh Figs + Mascarpone
How to service it: Inspired by a look from my cookbook Living the Mediterranean Diet, halve the figs and apical with mascarpone (and adhd a drizzle of TJ’s balsamic glaze and a mint leaf, if you'd like).
Beverage pairing: This one’s beauteous with chilled Moscato d’Asti oregon hibiscus iced tea.
4. Plain Greek Yogurt + Harissa
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Products: Plain Greek Yogurt + Harissa
How to service it: Spread your yogurt (hummus works, too!) successful a shallow crockery and swirl successful the harissa. Bonus: Add chopped mint and parsley connected top. Serve with lukewarm pita oregon flatbread.
Beverage pairing: Pair with a Moroccan mint beverage oregon a airy Sauvignon Blanc.
5. Green Olive Flats + Burrata
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Products: Green Olive Flats + Burrata
How to service it: These Italian-style flatbreads are thin, crisp, and packed with briny olive spirit successful each bite. They’re calling to beryllium topped with thing creamy, truthful dispersed connected immoderate stracciatella — aka burrata filling — and possibly adjacent immoderate grilled peaches.
Beverage pairing: A spritz, naturally! Or effort a sparkling greenish beverage with lemon.
6. Mac and Cheese Bites + Marinara Sauce
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Products: Mac and Cheese Bites + Marinara Sauce
How to service it: Bake the mac and food bites until they’re golden-brown. Serve with a vessel of lukewarm marinara condiment for dipping.
Beverage pairing: Wash it down with a acold basal brew for thing amusive oregon an Aperol Spritz for thing summery.
7. Eggplant Garlic Spread + Pita Bite Crackers
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Products: Eggplant Garlic Spread + Pita Bite Crackers
How to service it: So elemental and truthful bully — conscionable slather it connected a pita cracker (it’s besides bully for a pizza sauce, if you’ve yet to effort that trick).
Beverage pairing: A crisp lager oregon a ginger-lime spritz volition bash the trick.
8. Mini Vegetable Samosas + Mango Chutney
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Products: Frozen Mini Vegetable Samosas + Mango Chutney
How to service it: Bake your samosas until crispy, past spoon-spread a small chutney implicit each one, which is made from a basal of cane sugar, coconut sap vinegar, and mango.
Beverage pairing: Sip with mango lassi oregon a chilled Riesling.
9. Chicken Gyoza Potstickers + Sweet Chili Sauce
10. Focaccia with Roasted Tomato & Parmesan + Mozzarella
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Products: Focaccia Bread with Roasted Tomato & Parmesan + Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
How to service it: Cube oregon teardrop pieces of focaccia and furniture with caller mozzarella slices. Add a balsamic drizzle oregon service with a tiny broadside of pesto for dipping.
Beverage pairing: Try a Negroni, oregon get a small chaotic with a herb basil-based drink.
11. Pastry Bites with Feta & Caramelized Onions + Spicy Honey
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Products: Pastry Bites with Feta & Caramelized Onions + Spicy Honey
How to service it: Bake until golden, past glaze each wound with a chromatic drizzle portion they’re inactive lukewarm for a delectable sweet-spicy combo.
Beverage pairing: Serve arsenic summertime winds down and autumn rolls successful with a fig gin fizz oregon sparkling pear cider.
12. Chicken Cilantro Mini Wontons + Cucumber Ribbons
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Products: Chicken Cilantro Mini Wontons + Cucumber
How to service it: Cook the wontons until the edges are crispy, past thread them connected skewers with cucumber ribbons for a amusive enactment bite. Serve with soy sauce.
Beverage pairing: Sip with an iced matcha latte oregon cucumber involvement cocktail.
13. Mozzarella Pearls + Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
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Products: Mozzarella Pearls + Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
How to service it: Thread tiny balls and tomatoes connected toothpicks and service for an casual caprese appetizer. Bonus points for caller basil!
Beverage pairing: This 1 volition spell large with a chilled Lambrusco oregon Italian soda.
14. Plain Chevre Goat Cheese + Everything but the Bagel Seasoning
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Products: Plain Chevre Goat Cheese + Everything but the Bagel Seasoning
How to service it: With a interaction of dense pick oregon yogurt, whip the chevre into a spreadable consistency, past apical with seasoning, and service connected cucumber slices.
Beverage pairing: Pour yourself a solid of thing lemony!
15. Sharp Cheddar + Hot & Sweet Pickled Jalapeños
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Products: Sharp Cheddar Slices + Hot & Sweet Pickled Jalapeños
How to service it: Layer sliced cheddar and jalapeños connected crackers for an easy, sweet-spicy-vinegary dainty that tastes delicious.
Beverage pairing: Try it with a pineapple jalapeño portion of sorts.
16. Persian Cucumbers + Smoked Salmon
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Products: Persian Cucumbers + Smoked Salmon
How to service it: Cut heavy cucumber rounds and apical with pieces of smoked salmon. Add a tiny twist of citrus oregon caller dill. You tin besides adhd a dollop of TJ’s Vegan Tzatziki.
Beverage pairing: Achieve hosting perfection with a chilled solid of Prosecco.
17. Roasted Baby Potatoes + Garlic Aioli Mustard Sauce
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Products: Roasted Baby Potatoes + Garlic Aioli Mustard Sauce
How to service it: Roast oregon air-fry until crispy and service with ail aioli mustard condiment for dunking. So casual and truthful satisfying!
Beverage pairing: Serve with a Belgian-style brew oregon ice-cold lemonade.
18. Lemon Pesto Sauce + Burrata
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Products: Lemon Pesto Sauce + Burrata
How to service it: Can you ever person capable burrata successful the summertime? Spoon this dreamy citrus pesto implicit torn burrata and service with crostini oregon crackers.
Beverage pairing: Lavender limoncello oregon crisp Vermentino (a citrusy achromatic from Italy).
19. Unexpected Cheddar Cheese + Strawberry Preserves
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Products: Unexpected Cheddar Cheese + Strawberry Preserves
How to service it: Skip the cracker and service it consecutive up: conscionable a elemental quadrate of food positive a dollop of preserves. You tin besides usage aggregate types of preserves for a colorful checkerboard-style enactment platter.
Beverage pairing: A spritz, naturally! Or effort a sparkling greenish beverage with lemon.
Have a favourite two-ingredient combo I didn’t see successful this list? Feel escaped to nonstop it my mode oregon driblet a enactment successful the comments below! I’m ever connected the hunt for elegant-meets-easy room shortcuts. Happy summer, friends! Enjoy the sunny upwind and lukewarm days ahead.
P.S.: If this benignant of shortcut cooking is your thing, I besides rounded up some 5-ingredient Aldi meals for your adjacent dinner.