7 No-Cook Thanksgiving Appetisers

7 No-cook Thanksgiving Appetisers for a delicious and stress-free family meal, leaving your oven free for the turkey and sweet potato casserole!

A bowl of olive mayonnaise and cream cheese dip with crackers around it.

What with roasting the turkey, baking the pumpkin pie and cooking pumpkin soup, you may be a little short of stove space to make any appetisers for your Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving meal.

Here are some easy, delicious, no-cook Thanksgiving appetisers, for easy party prep and the perfect no-stress celebration!

Note: for alternative Thanksgiving meals to turkey, such as fish Thanksgiving recipes, click here. If you love pumpkin for Thanksgiving, why not try Kabocha Squash, which is a sweeter and more beautifully orange Japanese pumpkin?

Vegetables

Cucumber Salad

Cucumbers can be used for many no cook dishes, from cucumber sandwiches to cucumber bites. Try this spicy, under 5-ingredient salad for a refreshing Thanksgiving canapé!

Cold cucumber salad recipe

The easy Chinese cold cucumber salad recipe is delicious and full of spicy flavor. Best of all, it only requires 4-ingredients and takes 5-10 minutes to make.

Click here for the refreshing Chinese appetiser recipe.

Close-up of red spicy asian cucumber salad.

Dips

Olive Dip

This tangy olive dip is delicious served with Asian bread on the side.

Tip: this dip can be served in the form of a cheese ball, shaped as a pumpkin or even Christmas tree! (You may need to reduce the amount of mayo to make it more solid.)

5-min cream cheese olive dip recipe

A super easy, 5-minute olive dip recipe with cream cheese that has everyone asking for seconds! Made with 3 simple ingredients, this easy appetizer can be made ahead of time so you don't have to stress on the day of your dinner party or picnic!

Click here for the 3 ingredient olive dip.

A bowl of olive and cream cheese dip with crackers around it.

Garlic Cream Cheese Dip

This garlicky dip is perfect with crudites or crackers!

Tip: you can use roasted garlic for extra flavor!

A garlicky cream cheese dip with chopped green chillies.

Easy Philadelphia cream cheese dip recipe (garlic and eggs)

A 5-ingredient, easy Philadelphia cream cheese dip recipe with lots of garlic and hard boiled eggs, and that comes together in 5 minutes. This recipe never fails to please!

Click here for the garlicky, cheesy dip recipe.

A bowl of Philadelphia cream cheese with egg, garlic and green chillies.

Rolls

Salmon Rolls

For a healthier, carb-light version of salmon sushi rolls, try these smoked salmon avocado rolls. They're delicious mixed with Gochujang Aioli spread!

Maybe serve with some Asian plum wine on the side?

Mango Avocado Spring Rolls

For a deliciously sweet and tangy no cook appetiser, wrap pieces of mango, cut avocado, onions and sauce in Vietnamese rice wrappers.

Vegan

Japanese Silken Tofu

Try Hiyayakko for a vegan, no-cook tofu appetiser.

Note: for more vegan Asian recipes, click here.

Charcuterie Board

Charcuterie Boards are 1 of the most common appetisers for celebrations such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and even Super Bowl! However, they usually include cold cuts of meat such as prosciutto and salami.

For tips on how to create a vegan serving board, click here.