Mexican party starters

In Mexico, one of my favorite street snacks is the jicama, pineapple, papaya and cucumber sticks with salt, ancho chili powder and a squirt of lime. So refreshing. It's fun to serve them in a festive cup.

Another favorite of mine is pickled jalapenos, halved and seeds scooped out. Then you stuff them with finely grated jack, queso fresco, finely minced sweet onion (purple looks pretty), garlic powder and just enough mayo to hold the mixture together. I first had these in Texas while on a BBQ crawl. I've served them as an app with Mexican food ever since. Always a hit.

Watermelon, mandarin orange slices, Jicama matchstick cut, hot green chili pepper and cilantro stems chopped fine (The stems of the cilantro aren't as powerful and *some* people that dislike cilantro can tolerate the stems)

Dress it with a olive oil and lime juice dressing and maybe a touch of cumin. You could deploy it in a big salad bowl and have little plastic glasses for their 'bowl'.
Offer a bowl of really good crunchy salt and maybe a bowl of feta cheese crumbles on the side.

Make the dressing ahead of time have everything chopped up the night before and you just dress it and serve it. You could it put in a couple of big ziplocks (without dressing) to save storeage space in the 'fridge.

you could do shooters of chilled tomato or corn soup, or maybe both... toasted chickpeas. (there are some nice recipes on the site for both.) fresh vegetables wit aioli dip...

Rick Bayless has many appetizer recipes here:http://www.rickbayless.com/category/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/
including quite a few seasoned nut recipes and even one for popcorn

Here are some ideas:

Simple nachos with cheese, jalapenos & salsa
Quesadillas, cut into small wedges
Queso Fundido, like this one: http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/kelsey-nixon/queso-fundido-with-charred-poblanos-and-sides.html

Ceviche, made with small shrimp or tilapia