An easy and interesting appetizer for the holiday table. Stuffed tomatoes with rice and salmon for appetizer. Cooking features and tricks

History and general characteristics

Snacks- This light food which precedes the main meal. They come in a wide variety - based on meat, fish, seafood, sausage, cheese, mushrooms, vegetables and fruits. Thus, the range of snacks is very wide and it is simply impossible to list all the dishes related to snacks.

As a rule, they serve to stimulate appetite or are an appetizer for alcoholic drinks. In addition, the snack can serve as a snack between meals.

The history of the appearance of appetizers is directly connected with the Russian table, where pickles, pickled and pickled vegetables, cranberries, rutabaga and rowan were served as a pre-main dish. But this was the menu of the common people, while the boyars had appetizers that were much more immodest - delicious suckling pigs with horseradish, black and red caviar, homemade smoked sausages, simple jellied meat, jelly and a variety of aspic - all of this was also served just before the main course and served as appetizers, that is, a light snack.

The history of snacks in the form we see them now began in Rus' in the 18th century. Until this time, an appetizer was a cold breakfast served at home from food left over from dinner. It is thanks to this that many cold dishes of Russian cuisine, in particular, all kinds of pickles and smoked products, began to be called appetizers. In addition, a snack meant some kind of product that should be eaten as a snack to something.

Snacks in a more familiar – less filling – form for us appeared at the beginning of the 18th century in Europe, where it was very fashionable to replace main courses with original snack foods prepared “in a quick fix" It is believed that this is how they first originated Buffet and appetizers for the buffet, where the same ingredients are presented as in the main courses - meat, fish, root vegetables, cheeses and fruits - but in a more compact version or, as it is also called, in a buffet form.

The greatest variety of such dishes is noted in Russian cooking, although they are present in the cooking of many other countries. So, for example, in the UK the snack is called appetizer, in France - hors d'oeuvres, in Greece - meze, in Spain - tapas, in Italy - antipasto, in the Arab world - mazza. The list of countries, of course, is not limited to this, it is much wider.

An interesting fact from the history of snacks concerns this type of dish in Sweden, or rather its presentation. So, bread and everything that goes with it were used as a snack. At the same time, such a dish was called smörgåsbord, which literally means sandwich table. So, this snack was served in the room preceding the dining room. Everyone, on the way to the dining room, had to treat themselves to a delicious sandwich and only then proceed to the main meal.

Snacks were usually served 2-3 hours before the main meal. The description of the dishes that were served in their quality deserves a separate independent article. Subsequently, the time for serving snacks became closer and closer to the main meal, and subsequently became an integral part of it. As for the variety of dishes, it only became richer. Therefore, these days it is not at all surprising that several different snacks on the table become full lunch or dinner.

We will consider the characteristics of snacks in more detail in subsequent sections of this article.

Types of snacks and their classification

There are dozens of types of snacks and we will try to introduce you to the main ones. The main classification feature for of this dish– this is his product basis. Thus, snacks can be mushroom, vegetable, fruit, meat, sausage, cheese, fish, and also consisting of seafood, as well as some other food products. Such diversity also predetermines the way culinary processing starting raw materials. So, during the preparation process, snacks can either not be exposed or subjected to heat treatment(snack dishes can be boiled, fried, baked in the oven or in other newfangled kitchen devices). That is why when served, snacks can be cold, warm or hot.

Snacks are also divided according to the type of serving. So, these can be canapés (small sandwiches placed on skewers or toothpicks), original salads in small tartlets (baskets), rolls, pieces of unsweetened cakes, crackers or pieces of bread with spread, snacks served on spoons, snacks in the form of balls, all kinds of cuts(sausage, fish, cheese, fruit, vegetable) and many others.

The classification of snacks also depends on the occasion for which they are prepared. So they can be mundane prepared at home as a snack for work or on the go. As a rule, these are all kinds of sandwiches. Besides highlight holiday snacks. They are prepared for various holidays, such as birthdays (including anniversaries), New Year, March 8 and many others. Special preparations are being prepared for Valentine's Day romantic snacks, decorated in the shape of hearts. They can be either sweet or savory. However, almost all holiday snacks are decorated in a special way. Interesting in this regard are snacks for Children's Day birth or for any other children's holidays. For children, they are designed in the form of fairy-tale and cartoon characters, they turn festive table into something truly fantastic. Special subspecies holiday snacks- These are snacks for a group of guests at a party. They can be very diverse, but, as a rule, they are quite simple in design. By the way, most often these are dishes intended as a complement to some alcoholic drink. Let's look at the melon type of snack in more detail.

Snacks for strong alcoholic drinks:

to vodka– all kinds of pickles (pickled or pickled cucumbers and tomatoes, sauerkraut, canned watermelons etc.), cold cuts, incl. lard, fish in any form, but mainly salted;
to whiskey– the snack differs depending on the type of it noble drink, so, for example, to light fruity whiskey will do soft cheeses, smoked salmon, baked duck or neutral-tasting sushi and rolls, all sorts of desserts can be served with sweet fruit whiskey, seafood should be served with spicy whiskey, salty whiskey is eaten with sausages, ham, rolls and sushi, but best snack for the most strong varieties whiskey will be smoked meat and fish, blue cheese;
to cognac– fruit and fruits are suitable as snacks cheese slices, pates, veal, seafood, as well as some chocolate desserts and the chocolate itself.

Snacks for low-strength alcoholic drinks:

to wine– red wine goes well with bright colors taste qualities snacks, especially with red meat and gourmet hard cheeses, but the delicate taste of white wine is best complemented by fish and seafood, but if the red or white wine is semi-sweet, then you can serve it with a dessert with a delicate sweet fruity taste;
for cocktails– canapés are a wonderful, and one might even say ideal, snack, unless of course we are talking about sweet long drinks, which you don’t have to eat at all;
to the martini– traditionally, fruits or berries are served as an appetizer, as well as olives strung on skewers, quite delicious combination made with saltine crackers and cheese, and can also be served with a martini seafood snacks(fish and seafood);
for beer– served, as a rule, hearty and original taste characteristics snacks, these can be, for example, spicy chicken wings In addition, this drink goes well with crispy crackers (with or without additives), as well as dried or dried meat, fish, seafood, and an excellent beer snack - assorted nuts;
to champagne – traditional option snacks are fruits, cheeses, canapés, they should be light, with delicate taste, but pronounced sweet snacks to sparkling wine absolutely not suitable.

Anyone can afford to prepare an appetizer for themselves, because this dish can be expensive and quite budget-friendly and modest. This is exactly the food that will radically transform any table - everyday or festive. It is snacks that allow you to open up new horizons for using seemingly familiar products. Therefore, a dozen other recipes must be in the stash of any housewife.

Cooking technology and secrets of various recipes

The technology for preparing snacks at home, and in other conditions, cannot be reduced to any compact list of recommendations, because, as we found out earlier, there are dozens of types of snacks. At the same time, you can make a snack from almost any product. Meat, fish, mushrooms, vegetables, fruits have their own processing characteristics. That is why we suggest you get acquainted with the peculiarities of preparing this or that snack directly in the selected recipe. In addition to the specific instructions for action described in the text, each recipe contains step by step photos. Thanks to detailed photos cooking process, you will not have a single question left unanswered. Not a single secret will be hidden on how to make this or that snack truly delicious!

How to decorate (decoration)?

Decorating the appetizer is perhaps the most interesting part of the cooking process. The most interesting, but, nevertheless, not the simplest. However, we will help you with the registration process. The pictures that follow will show the most interesting options decorating common snacks. Get inspired and make it happen culinary recipes preparing and decorating appetizers to perfection!

Beautiful cold snacks with your own hands

Beautiful decoration of cold appetizers is the key to the uniqueness of your holiday table and festive mood. Using regular products you can make real works of art! Remember what wonderful crafts you made as a child, and now you have the opportunity, at least for a short time, to return to childhood and give free rein to your imagination. Only now all your crafts will be not only beautiful, but also very tasty.

I offer the most popular, beautiful and very tasty cold appetizers for the holiday table with descriptions and photos that you can make with your own hands.

Original and beautiful salad in balls

Beautiful salad from balloons

Ingredients:

Boiled rice – 1 cup;
Any canned fish– 1 bank;
Boiled eggs – 3 pieces;
Mayonnaise – 3 tables. spoons;
A bunch of fresh dill;
Fresh carrots – 1 piece

Preparing the balls:

1) Mix in a bowl boiled rice, fish (mash with a fork), finely chopped whites (on a fine grater), season with mayonnaise, salt and pepper.

2) Grate fresh carrots fine grater.

3) Grate the yolks on a fine grater.

4) Wash the dill, dry thoroughly, and chop as finely as possible.

5) Roll the ingredients into balls from the ingredients mixed in a bowl.

6) Roll some of the balls in herbs, some in grated carrots, and some in chopped yolks.

7) Place colorful balls on beautiful dish, covered with lettuce leaves.

Curd balls with vegetable salad

Salad with curd balls

Ingredients:
For balls:

500 g cottage cheese;
1 small carrot;
1/2 bunch of dill;
a handful of chopped walnuts;
1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
1 yolk;
1 tsp. caraway;
a pinch of salt.

For vegetable salad:

Fresh cucumber – 2 pieces;
Radish – 100 grams;
A bunch of green onions
A bunch of parsley;
Lettuce leaves.

Preparation:

1) In a bowl, mash the cottage cheese with a fork.

2) Add finely grated carrots, walnuts, chopped dill, vegetable oil, and salt. Mix well.

3) Using wet hands, form croquettes into balls from the resulting mixture and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
4) Place lettuce leaves on a dish, put cucumber and radish slices on top of the lettuce leaves, sprinkle with chopped green onions and parsley.

5) On prepared vegetable salad Place the curd croquettes, sprinkle with grated yolk and caraway seeds.

Potato balls for side dishes

Potato balls as a side dish

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 800 grams;
Butter – 50 grams;
Chicken egg – 1 piece (for puree);
Red and black ground pepper, salt to taste
Wheat flour – 40 grams;
Vegetable oil for deep frying

Preparing potato balls:
1) Wash the potatoes, peel them, boil until half cooked and drain the water.

2) Without letting it cool, quickly mash the potatoes.

3) Add pre-melted hot butter, a raw egg, add salt and pepper to taste, grind thoroughly again and mix into puree.

4) Form from warm mashed potatoes balls approximately 5 cm in diameter. Roll them in flour or breadcrumbs.
5) Heat vegetable oil to a boil over large frying pan with high sides or in a saucepan and fry in it potato balls until golden brown.
Serve hot as a side dish, garnished with fresh herbs.

Cheese balls with olives and almonds

Balls with olives and almonds

Ingredients:

Cheese - any;
Garlic - to taste;
Mayonnaise - to taste;
Olives - according to the number of balls
Almonds - according to the number of balls;
Fresh dill

Preparation of cheese balls:
1) Grate the cheese (any kind) on a fine grater and add very finely chopped garlic (pass through a press).
2) Then add a little mayonnaise to the mixture until a plastic mass is obtained, knead well and mix.
3) Place an almond in the middle of each olive.

4) Make a flat cake from the cheese mixture, put an olive stuffed with almonds, and roll into balls.

5) Wash the dill, dry very well and chop finely. The drier the dill and the finer it is cut, the more convenient it is to bread the balls.

6) Roll the balls in finely chopped herbs and place on a beautiful dish.

Cheese balls with tomatoes

Ingredients:

Cheese cheese – 200 g;
Cherry tomatoes – 150 g;
Garlic 2 cloves (pressed through a press);
Ground pepper - to taste;
Soft cheese – 2 tbsp. l;
Butter or soft cheese - 1 tbsp;
Fresh bunch of dill and parsley;
Sesame seeds.

Preparing cheese balls:
1) Grind the cheese, mash with a fork, add cheese or softened butter, garlic, black pepper.

2) Stir until smooth.

3) Prepare the tomatoes. Wash and dry.

4) Whole tomatoes should be placed inside the mass; to do this, make a flat cake on your palm, put the tomato, roll it up and shape it into a ball.

5) Roll the balls in finely chopped parsley or dill. It’s better to take dill (it will turn out more beautiful), and then sesame.

6) Place in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes. The appetizer is ready.

Beetroot balls with herring

Beetroot balls with herring

Ingredients:

Boiled beets – 3 pieces;
Hard cheese (finely grated) – 200 grams;
Eggs – 3 pieces;
Herring (fillet) – 150 grams;
Mayonnaise - to taste;
Dill and parsley - for decoration

Preparing the balls:

1) Grate the beets.

2) Cut the herring fillet into large cubes.

3) Boil the eggs hard-boiled, peel and grate.

4) Add eggs to beets, add half of the grated cheese and 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise.

5) Form flat cakes from the beets, put a piece of herring in the middle of each, and roll into a ball.

6) Garnish with herbs and a drop of mayonnaise.

Salami and cream cheese rolls

Salami roll with cream cheese

Ingredients:

Butter (softened) – 5 kg;
Salami (cut into thin slices) – 300 g;
Bulgarian Green pepper(cut into thin strips) – 1 piece;

Preparing salami rolls:

1) Spread cling film on the table, lay out the cheese, cover with another layer of film and roll out with a rolling pin into a layer one centimeter thick.

2) Carefully remove the film and spread the salami over the entire surface of the cheese, then cover it again with film and carefully turn it over.

3) Remove the film from the other side and place green bell peppers on the cheese.

4) Now roll it all into a tight roll, leaving no air voids.

5) Cut with a very sharp knife, constantly wiping the blade.

Serve by placing the rolls on a round cracker.

Rolls with red fish in lavash

Thin Armenian lavash

Ingredients:

Lavash (Armenian thin);
Red fish fillet;
Fresh herbs

Preparation of lavash rolls:

1) Place cling film or foil on a flat surface.

2) Place the pita bread on film or foil.

Red fish rolls in lavash

3) Grease the pita bread evenly butter or cheese.

4) Cut the red fish fillet into thin slices and place in an even layer on top of the butter or cheese.

5) Finely chop the fresh herbs and sprinkle them on top of the fish.

6) Now, using cling film or foil, tightly roll the stuffed pita bread into a roll and secure.

7) If necessary, trim (trim) the edges of the pita bread and place the roll in the refrigerator for about an hour.

8) After the time has elapsed, remove the roll from the refrigerator and cut with a thin sharp knife into rolls 2 cm thick.

9) When serving, place the rolls on a plate and garnish with herbs.

Ham rolls with filling

Ham rolls

Ingredients:

Ham
Toothpicks (for fixing the rolls);
Fresh cucumber or fresh cabbage;
Canned corn;
Chicken egg;
Fresh carrots;
Mayonnaise - to taste;
Salt, pepper - to taste

Tie the ham rolls with a green onion feather

The amount of ingredients depends on the number of prepared rolls.

The difficulty of the recipe is that the ham and cucumber will need to be cut thinly.

Instead of toothpicks, you can use fresh onion feathers or braided cheese to secure the rolls.

Preparing the rolls:

Let's start by preparing the filling.

1) Boil the eggs, cool, peel, chop finely or grate on a fine grater.

Tie the ham rolls with a cheese braid

2) Peel the carrots and grate on a coarse grater.

3) Open the can of corn and drain the liquid. It is better to place the contents of the jar in a colander - this way all the liquid will drain.

4) Mix eggs, carrots and corn in a bowl and season with mayonnaise, salt and pepper - to taste. Do not add too much mayonnaise; the filling should not be liquid.

5) If you decide to put cucumber in the rolls, then cut it into thin slices. If the cabbage is fresh, then chop it into thin strips.

6) Cut the ham into thin slices.

7) Spread thinly sliced cucumbers or cabbage evenly onto thinly sliced ham slices.

8) Then lay out the filling and roll the ham with the filling into a roll.

9) Fix with a toothpick. Place in the refrigerator for half an hour.

10) Then we beautifully place the rolls on a dish, decorate with herbs and serve.

Ham rolls with sausage cheese and carrots

Ham rolls

The filling for ham rolls can be fresh carrots And smoked sausage cheese.

Preparing ham rolls:

1) Grate fresh carrots on a coarse grater.

2) Sausage cheese also grate on a coarse grater.

3) Mix carrots and cheese, season with mayonnaise, add salt and pepper to taste and as desired, stir.

4) Place the filling on the ham slices and form into rolls using toothpicks.

5) Cool and serve.

Red fish rolls with filling

Fish rolls

Ingredients:

Red fish fillet (lightly salted);
Cream cheese (any soft);
Fresh herbs

Preparation of red fish rolls:

1) Cut the fish into plastic pieces;

2) Evenly distribute the soft cream cheese for fish;

3) Sprinkle with finely chopped herbs;

4) Form rolls and secure using any of the following methods.

5) Refrigerate for 30-40 minutes.

6) Serve chilled and garnish with herbs.

Mini red fish boat sandwiches

Boat canapés

Ingredients:

Black bread;
Lightly salted red fish fillet;
Butter or creamy soft cheese;
Bulb onions;
Green pea;
Lettuce leaves

Making sandwiches:

1) Cut the crust off the black bread.

2) Cut the bread into equal squares or rectangles.

3) Spread softened butter or soft cheese onto the bread pieces.

4) Cut the fish fillet into cubes the size of the bread pieces, place the fish on bread pieces with cheese.

5) Peel the onion and separate it into layers. Cut strips - these are the future sails.

6) Put our “sails” on toothpicks and secure the resulting “masts” to the sandwiches.

7) Decorate the top of the “mast” with peas.

8) Festive dish garnish with lettuce leaves and place the resulting boats.

Sandwiches (mini) with herring

Canapes with herring

Ingredients:

White bread;
Butter or soft cream cheese;
Lightly salted herring (fillet);
Onion (red);
Pickled cucumber

Making mini sandwiches:

1) Cut white bread into equal cubes or sticks, dry in the oven so that the pieces of bread are slightly browned.

2) Spread butter or cheese on bread.

3) Cut the herring fillet into pieces (the size of a sandwich).

4) Place a piece of herring on top of the butter or cheese.

5) Separate the onion into layers and cut into strips (“sails”).

6) Place the “sails” on toothpicks and form “masts”.

7) Place the “masts” on the sandwiches.

8) Decorate the top of the “mast” with slices of pickled cucumber.

Sandwiches with red fish and caviar

Sandwiches with red fish and caviar

Ingredients:

White bread;
Butter (softened);
Red fish fillet;
Caviar is red or black;
Dill greens

Making sandwiches:

1) Cut the crust off the bread.

2) Cut the bread into equal pieces.

3) Spread the pieces with a thin layer of softened butter.

4) Cut the red fish fillet into thin slices to the size of a sandwich.

5) Place a second slice of bread on top, brushed with a thin layer of butter.

6) Chop the greens finely and sprinkle on the butter.

7) Add the caviar last. Caviar can be red or black. You can combine and make multi-colored sandwiches.

8) Place the sandwiches in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

9) Place the finished chilled sandwiches on a plate lined with lettuce leaves. Serve to the table.

Sandwiches with red caviar “Berry”

Sandwiches with butter and red caviar

Ingredients:

Canapes or white bread;
Butter or soft cream cheese;
Red caviar;
Parsley

Making sandwiches:

1) Cut white bread into pieces. If these are canapés, then they are already ready to eat. If desired, the bread or canapes can be dried in the oven (to brown).

2) Spread an even layer of butter or cream cheese on the bread.

3) Place red caviar in the shape of a berry.

4) Place parsley leaves next to the caviar - you get berries with leaves.

5) Chill the sandwiches in the refrigerator.

6) Serve chilled on a nice platter.

Sandwich with boiled sausage and tomato “Ladybug”

Sandwiches “Ladybug”

Ingredients:

Canapes or white bread;
Creamy soft cheese;
Boiled sausage or ham;
Cherry tomatoes;
Olives (black)
Parsley or dill
Mayonnaise;
Lettuce leaves

Making sandwiches:

1) Dry the bread or canapés in the oven.

2) Spread the bread with a layer of cheese or mayonnaise.

3) Cut the sausage into thin slices and place on the cheese.

4) Place parsley or dill leaves on the sausage.

5) Place the tomato on the leaves. Cherry tomatoes need to be washed, cut in half, cut a narrow corner from one edge, and cut off a small piece from the other.

6) Cut the olives into quarters. Place one quarter next to the tomato.

7) Make tendrils from the stems of greenery and attach them to the olive.

8) Cut a few olives into small pieces and decorate the tomato with these pieces - make black spots.

9) Put two dots of mayonnaise on the olives - these are eyes.

10) Place on a plate lined with lettuce leaves.

That's all! Our ladybugs ready! Serve to the table.

Sandwiches on chips

Cold appetizer with chips

Ingredients:

Hard cheese – 10 grams;
Tomatoes – 300 grams;
Garlic – 2-3 cloves;
Greens - to taste;
Mayonnaise - to taste;
Wide potato chips (for example, Pringles) Pringles));
Black olives or black olives - for decoration

Making sandwiches:

1) Three cheese on a fine grater.

2) Cut the tomatoes into small cubes or sticks.

3) We clean the garlic and pass it through a press.

4) Finely chop the greens with a knife.

5) Mix cheese with garlic, add tomatoes and herbs, mix.

6) Now you need to add mayonnaise to the salad to taste and, if there is not enough salt, add salt. Don't forget - the chips are already salty!

7) We put our salad on the chips, decorate with olives and olives on top.

8) Serve immediately, otherwise the chips will soften.

Cold eggplant appetizer “Peacock tail”

Cold eggplant appetizer

Ingredients:

Eggplants – 2 pieces;
Processed cheese – 2 pieces;
Eggs – 2 pieces;
Garlic – 3-4 cloves;
Mayonnaise - to taste;
Fresh cucumber – 1 piece;
Bulgarian red pepper – 1 piece;
Black pitted olives - for decoration;
Salt, pepper - to taste;
Vegetable oil - for frying

Preparing eggplant appetizer:

1) Wash the eggplants, cut into 1 cm slices, fry on both sides in vegetable oil until golden crust. Don't add salt!

2) After frying, place the eggplants on a paper towel to absorb excess oil.

3) Cool the eggplants.

4) Hard boil the eggs, peel and grate on a fine grater.

5) Grate the processed cheese on a fine grater (pre-hold the cheese in the freezer for 30 minutes - this makes it easier to grate).

7) In a bowl, mix cheese, garlic, eggs and season with mayonnaise. You'll get a salad.

8) Remove the olives from the jar and cut in half.

9) Cut the cucumber into thin slices.

10) Wash the sweet bell pepper, remove the seeds, and cut into quarters. Then cut the pepper quarters into thin strips.

11) Spread the salad mixture evenly onto the fried and cooled eggplant slices.

12) Place a slice of cucumber on one side of the eggplant, and on top of the cucumber, place half an olive, lightly greased with salad on the bottom (this will hold the olive stronger).

13) On the other hand, place a strip of pepper along the very edge of the eggplant.

14) Place on a platter peacock tail from the eggplants and serve.

Cold appetizer of bell pepper and cheese

Snack from bell pepper and cheese

Ingredients:

Hard cheese – 250 grams;
Butter – 150 grams;
Walnuts – 10 pieces;
Sweet bell pepper ( different colors) - 4 pieces;
Garlic – 2-3 cloves;
Parsley and dill

Preparation of pepper appetizer:

1) Wash the peppers, cut off the stem side, it will look like a lid. Don't throw away the lid - it will come in handy. Remove seeds from peppers.

2) Grate the frozen butter.

3) Grate the cheese on a fine grater.

4) Peel the garlic and pass through a press.

5) Walnuts grind.

6) Chop the greens finely with a knife.

7) Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

8) Stuff the peppers tightly into the resulting mass, cover with the pepper cap set aside for a while and put in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

9) Before serving, remove the peppers from the refrigerator, remove the lid and cut with a sharp knife into slices 1.5-2 cm thick.

10) Place beautifully on a dish, garnish with herbs on top and serve.

Stuffed tomatoes with rice and salmon for appetizer

Stuffed tomatoes for a snack

Ingredients:

Medium-sized tomatoes - 5 pieces;
Rice is better scalded (this rice turns out more crumbly) - 2 tables. spoon;
Salmon (lightly salted) – 50 grams;
Fresh cucumber – 1 piece;
Greens - to taste;
Vegetable oil (olive) – 2 tablespoons. spoons;
Lemon juice - to taste;
Salt, pepper - to taste

1) Wash the tomatoes, cut off the top with a knife (about 1 cm), scoop out the tomato pulp with a spoon. Turn the tomatoes, cut side out, onto a napkin to drain excess juice.

2) Boil the rice until done.

3) Cut the fish fillet into small cubes.

4) Also cut the cucumber into fine cubes. If the cucumber skin is too thick, peel the cucumber.

5) Finely chop the greens with a knife.

6) Mix rice, fish, cucumber and herbs. Add salt, pepper to taste, lemon juice and vegetable oil. Mix everything well.

7) Stuff the tomatoes tightly with the resulting mixture.

8) Garnish with pieces of fish and herbs.

Tomatoes stuffed with cheese and garlic for appetizer

Stuffed tomatoes

Ingredients:

Fresh small tomatoes - 12 pieces;
Hard cheese – 150 grams;
Mayonnaise – 3 tables. spoons;
Garlic – 3-4 cloves;
Greens - to taste;
Salt, pepper - to taste

Hard cheese can be mixed with soft or processed cheese - it will turn out even tastier!

Preparing tomato snacks:

1) Wash the tomatoes thoroughly, wipe with a napkin, cut off the cap from the stem side, carefully scoop out the pulp with a teaspoon, and turn it over onto a napkin. Place the remaining parts of the tomato in bowls - do not throw away. Separately the caps and separately the pulp.

2) Three cheese on a fine grater.

3) Peel the garlic and pass through a press.

4) In a bowl, mix cheese, garlic, tomato pulp. Season with mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste.

5) Stuff the tomatoes tightly with the resulting mixture. Do this carefully using a teaspoon.

6) Sprinkle finely chopped herbs on top.

7) Cover the stuffed tomatoes with the remaining lids. Or place green peas in a circle, it looks very impressive!

How to serve caviar in an original way

Beautiful shells with caviar

Ingredients:

Pasta shells;
Red caviar;
Black caviar

1) Boil large shells, rinse.

2) Place black and red caviar into the prepared shells.

3) Serve with greens or salad.

How to serve lemon beautifully? Lemon rose

Lemon roses

You will need:

Lemon with thick peel;
Toothpick or small baking dish;
Fresh parsley

Preparing a lemon rose:

1) Cut the lemon with the peel into thin slices.

2) Place the slices overlapping each other. You will get a kind of train made from lemon slices.

3) Now carefully roll the slices together into a roll, grabbing each of the slices. It will take a little skill!

4) Once assembled, pin the bottom with a toothpick or place the rose in a mold.

5) Decorate the roses with parsley leaves.

Serve to the table. Guests will be delighted!

Bon appetit!

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Appetizers for the holiday table are an integral part of every celebration. Every housewife wants to surprise her guests and please delicious dishes and maybe share the recipe with a friend. After all, no matter how food brings us a lot of pleasure, especially if it is healthy, light and satisfying.

The list of snacks is varied and, very conveniently, many ingredients are stored in our refrigerator. It is advisable to prepare all products in advance, because each individual product is an integral part of any dish.

Appetizers can be both cold and hot, which should be taken into account both when serving and during preparation. Hot appetizers will take a little longer.

Preparing snacks specifically for the holiday table requires a lot of patience, because it is not enough to prepare the dish, you need to be able to present it beautifully. Therefore, in order to produce not only a “taste effect” on guests, but also an emotional one, you should be more careful when serving.

How to prepare snacks for the holiday table - 17 varieties

A tasty and light dish that can decorate any table. The egg roll has an amazing ability - you can experiment as much as possible with the filling. In this recipe we use processed cheese and garlic, which gives the dish a delicate and extravagant taste.

Ingredients:

Base (omelet):
Eggs 6
Mayonnaise 150 g
Flour 1 tbsp. l.
Semi-hard cheese 150 g.
Ground black pepper
Vegetable oil (to grease the pan).

Filling:

Processed cheese 3 pcs.
Garlic 3 pcs.
Dill
Mayonnaise 100 g.
Spices (salt, pepper)

Preparation:

We prepare the products that we will need at the very beginning: eggs, garlic, cheese, mayonnaise, flour, butter and the spices listed in the list of ingredients.

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs.

Add mayonnaise, flour, grated cheese, salt, ground pepper. To give the appetizer unusual taste, and also decoratively decorate, you can add Bell pepper, originally cut into small cubes.

Place parchment paper on a baking sheet and coat it thoroughly with oil. Pour the resulting mixture onto a baking sheet and bake in a hot oven for 5 to 7 minutes at 180°C.

While the base is baking, grate the processed cheese and chop the peeled garlic, add chopped dill, mayonnaise and mix everything.

Mix cheese and garlic, add mayonnaise. At your discretion, you can add spices.

The omelette prepared in the oven is carefully separated from the parchment. We don’t bend anything, we leave it intact.

Spread the prepared filling (steps 5-6) over the entire surface, and then carefully roll it up, pressing tightly. We leave our roll in the refrigerator for 25-40 minutes.

Slice egg roll into small pieces.

Not only charming, but also a delicious appetizer that will pleasantly surprise all guests. Small list simple ingredients, a little effort, 30 minutes of time and you have original snack to the festive table! Get ready to ask your friends about the recipe for this dish.

Ingredients:

Minced turkey 150 g (however, if turkey is not available, you can replace it with another)
Green onion 1 bunch
Ground white pepper 1 pinch
Salt 2 pinches
Yeast-free puff pastry 275 g

Preparation:

Let's prepare puff pastry, minced meat and onions.

Since the minced meat is ready, all we have to do is add finely chopped onion, as well as salt and pepper to taste. Carefully move the resulting mass.

Lay out the dough and cut into small squares. Perfect option- 9x7 cm.

IN small quantities Place the minced meat in the middle of the square.

When the minced meat is spread out, we gather the edges of the dough towards the center, you get a small bag.

Before putting our wonderful bags in the oven, just in case, you can tie them with culinary string. Usually the dough holds quite tightly, but if there is little time left before the start of the celebration, in order to avoid such an incident, you can use this advice.

Brush the bags with egg and place in an oven preheated to 200°C for half an hour.

Original, simple and tasteful. The recipe for this snack will bring good mood not only for your stomach, but also for all your guests. Just a little effort and it's amazing hot snack already decorates your holiday table!

Ingredients for 10 servings:

Sandwich bun 10 pcs.
Chicken fillet 500 g
Onion 1 pc.
Refined sunflower oil 3 tbsp. l.
Butter 35 g (1.5 tbsp)
Nutmeg 0.25 tsp
Wheat flour 1 tbsp. l.
Ground black pepper 2 pinch
Milk 300 ml.
Salt 0.75 tsp.
Hard cheese 300 g
Fresh champignons 500 g

Preparation:

Let's prepare the buns for work. To make it convenient, cut off the top and cut out the flesh from the inside. Place the prepared buns in an oven preheated to 200°C for 10-15 minutes. (When the time is up, leave it aside to cool)

While the buns are browning in the oven, prepare the filling. Peel the onion and cut into cubes, then fry in a frying pan, pre-greased with sunflower oil.

Cut the fillet into small pieces. When the meadow is slightly golden, add the meat, salt and mix. While the fillet is frying, chop the champignons finely.

When the meat is almost ready, we will add the champignons. Fry for a few minutes until the champignons are fried and reduced in size. After that, add butter and flour, mix everything well.

Add nuts, pour milk and stir. Be sure to add salt. When the filling thickens, sprinkle with pre-grated cheese.

When the cheese is slightly melted, carefully place the prepared filling into the buns. Sprinkle cheese on top again.

Cook in an oven preheated to 180°C until the cheese melts (about 4-5 minutes).

The holiday should surprise! Salad in tartlets is an original substitute regular sandwiches. Incredible simple snack, which will not only decorate the table, but will also delight all guests.

Ingredients:

Sand tartlets 10-12 pcs
Red caviar 6 tsp.
Crab sticks 100 gr.
Eggs 2 pcs.
Canned corn 4 tbsp. l.
Poppy poppy 1 tsp.
Mayonnaise 3 tbsp.
Green salad

Preparation:

Defrost the crab sticks in advance, boil the eggs hard and cool.

Eggs and crab sticks cut into cubes and place in a separate bowl. Add corn, poppy seeds, salt and pepper to taste and season it all with mayonnaise. Let's mix.

To decorate our appetizer, put 3-4 leaves on the bottom of the tartlet. green salad, and then we’ll proceed to evenly distribute the salad among the tartlets with a teaspoon.

Let's finish our snack the finishing touch- decomposition of red caviar into tartlets.

Tasty, appetizing, beautiful, and most importantly - simple!

Anyone who eats salad with bread has simply never tried a sandwich with salad! Original? Not that word! And how pleasantly surprised your guests will be when they try this appetizer! Run for more...

Products (for 4 servings):

Loaf 200 g
Crab sticks 100 g
Fresh cucumber 1 pc.
Processed cheese 90 g
Fresh dill 2 sprigs
Butter 10 g
Mayonnaise 3 tbsp. spoons
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Cut the cucumber into small cubes (you can leave the peel). We also cut the crab sticks into cubes. Mix the two ingredients.

Grate the melted cheese (for best result It is advisable to let the cheese brew in the freezer for 15-20 minutes in advance).

Chop the dill and add to the bowl. Salt to taste and season the entire filling with mayonnaise.

Cut the loaf into slices and lightly dry on each side in a preheated frying pan greased with butter.

Gently spread the filling onto the toasted slices of bread. You can decorate with dill.

One of the simplest and traditional snacks to the festive table. While your guests are climbing the stairs and taking off their shoes in the hallway... you can already prepare a hearty and delicious snack to the table.

Ingredients:

Ham 300 g
Cheese 200 g
Mayonnaise 3 tbsp. l.
Garlic 3-4 cloves

Preparation:

Grate the cheese and place in a separate bowl. Cut the ham into thin slices.

Chop the garlic very finely and add it to the cheese. Season everything with mayonnaise and mix.

Gently place our cheese and garlic filling on each piece of ham with a teaspoon. We twist the roll and secure it with a canapé skewer or a toothpick.

Let's leave the snack in the refrigerator for half an hour so that it is thoroughly soaked and infused.

Lavash - very best option for any table. One of simple options- crab sticks and cheese. Both the hostess and the guests will be satisfied after trying this miracle.

Ingredients for two rolls:

Lavash 2 sheets
Processed cheese 175 g.
Crab sticks 240 g.
Eggs 4 pcs.
Cucumbers 2 pcs. (can be used pickle)
Bunch of greenery

Preparation:

Boil the eggs, cool, peel and grate on a fine grater. Finely chop the crab sticks and the greens. Peel the cucumbers and cut into thin strips.

Lay out one sheet of lavash on the table. Carefully coat its entire surface with processed cheese.

Sprinkle the surface with previously chopped crab sticks, eggs, cucumbers and herbs.

Carefully roll the pita bread into a roll and put it in the refrigerator for one hour so that it is thoroughly soaked. This will make it easier to slice the roll before serving.

Well, what could be more interesting and wonderful than an appetizer on skewers? Ideal for a holiday! You just need to prepare necessary ingredients, find cute skewers and decorate the table with a wonderful snack!

Ingredients:

Chicken fillet 1 pc.
Pineapple 3-4 rings
Orange 1 pc.
Garlic 1 clove
Salt (to taste)
Ground black pepper (to taste)
Spices for meat (to taste)
Dry mint 3 sprigs
Vegetable oil (for frying)

Preparation:

Clean and wash chicken fillet, add seasonings to taste: salt, pepper, meat seasoning.

Heat a frying pan, pour in vegetable oil and add mint and garlic.

Place chicken fillet in a frying pan and fry with garlic and mint until golden brown.

Remove the garlic and mint when a golden crust appears on the fillet.

Transfer the fillet to the oven and cook the meat for 20 minutes at 180°C.

Peel the orange, divide it into slices and cut into cubes. We also chop the pineapple.

We also cut the cooled chicken fillet into cubes.

The final touch: take skewers (or toothpicks), prick pieces of chopped pineapple, then orange, a piece of chicken, add pineapple again and finish with a piece of chicken.

Appetizing and unusual delicious canapés with pineapples, chicken and oranges are ready.

Original cold appetizer, which will decorate your holiday table. Delicious filling goes perfectly with chips. Shall we crunch?

Products:

Tomato 1 pc.
Garlic 3 teeth.
Hard cheese 100 g
Dill 100 g
Mayonnaise 100 g
Olives 50 g
Chips (large, same shape) 10 pcs.

Preparation:

Cut the tomato into small cubes, then chop the dill and place in one bowl. Add grated garlic and cheese. Season with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.

Carefully spoon the filling onto the chips with a teaspoon.

The filling should be added to the chips only before serving, otherwise the chips will become soggy and the whole dish will lose its “crispy flavor”.

The finished appetizer can be decorated with olives.

Juicy, bright and delicious sandwiches with sprats will become the most popular of all appetizers on your holiday table! Combination of crusty bread, the most delicate filling and, of course, the expressive taste of fish. What could be better than this very traditional dish?

Ingredients:

Loaf sliced 15-18 slices
Sprats 190 g
Boiled eggs 3 pcs.
Fresh cucumber 1 pc.
Cherry tomatoes 5-7 pcs. + for decoration (optional)
Mayonnaise 150 g
Green onion 1 small bunch
Fresh parsley 1 small bunch
Fresh dill 1 small bunch
Lettuce (optional) - for decoration

Preparation:

Dry the pre-cut loaf slices on a dry baking sheet in the oven at 200°C for 15-20 minutes. You can also do this in a frying pan, grease it with butter and fry until golden brown. However, the best option is to use a toaster.

Finely chop the greens: onion, dill and parsley.

Boil the eggs hard, cool, peel and crush in a separate bowl with a fork until they form fine crumbs. Mix together with chopped herbs.

Spread the resulting filling onto slices of toasted bread in a layer of about 1 cm.

Let's get straight to the sandwiches. For each piece of bread we place 1 slice of cucumber and tomatoes, 2 fish. For beauty, add a sprig of dill on top.

Salad with croutons "Royal"

Fast, juicy and original salad will become a real decoration on your holiday table. Crackers will add special taste and... crunch. It is prepared as quickly as possible and consists of a minimum number of products.

Ingredients for 4 servings:

Chicken eggs 4 pcs.
Crab sticks 240 g
Hard cheese 300 g
Crackers 100 g
Garlic 2-3 cloves
Tomato 1 piece
Lemon (juice) 0.5 pcs.
Mayonnaise (to taste)
Black pepper

Preparation:

Boil the eggs, cool, peel and cut into cubes along with crab sticks and tomatoes. Put everything in a bowl.

We grate the cheese on a coarse grater, and the garlic on a fine grater. Add everything to the bowl.

Sprinkle pepper over all ingredients, chopped and placed in a bowl. Squeeze lemon juice. Add a spoonful of mayonnaise, as desired, and mix everything thoroughly.

Crackers should be added to the salad immediately before serving, otherwise they will become soggy and will not be noticeable.

Each of us has tried this appetizer, because it is considered truly traditional on any holiday table! Exquisite filling of cheese and eggs on a tomato slice... irreplaceable taste amazing and simple dish.

Ingredients:

Tomatoes 1-2 pcs.
Processed cheese 90 g
Egg 1 pc.
Garlic 1 clove
Fresh dill 1 bunch
Mayonnaise 1 tbsp. l.
Salt (to taste)

Preparation:

Boil the eggs hard-boiled, cool, peel and grate along with the melted cheese. (To make the cheese grate better, you need to put it in the freezer for 15-20 minutes).

Add grated garlic and finely chopped dill. Season with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.

Wash the tomatoes, cut into rings and place on a separate plate.

Place carefully cheese filling on top of the tomatoes.

Don't know how to surprise your guests? Spicy filling on crackers will definitely drive you crazy (in a good way, of course) with its simplicity and taste. You will have to run for more more than once...

Ingredients:

Tomatoes 2 pcs.
Crab sticks 100 g.
Processed cheese 90 g
Garlic 2 cloves
Dill 1 bunch
Ground black pepper
Mayonnaise 2 tbsp. l.
Cracker cookies (not sweet) 100 g

Preparation:

Finely chop the crab sticks and processed cheese (for greater convenience, it is advisable to keep it in the freezer for 15-20 minutes). Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. Mix everything.

Add finely chopped dill and grated garlic to the filling. Sprinkle with pepper. Pour in mayonnaise and mix.

Carefully distribute the resulting appetizer with crab sticks, cheese, garlic and mayonnaise onto crackers, up to 1 tablespoon per cracker.

We decorate the festive appetizer with a sprig of dill.

No holiday table is complete without potatoes, but a real housewife- present an ordinary dish in an original and tasty way! In our case, potatoes will serve as the main ingredient for making pancakes. By decorating this dish with sour cream and salmon, we will get an exquisite, satisfying and very pretty dish!

Ingredients:

Potatoes 500 g.
Onion 1 head
Red onion 1 head
Egg 1 pc.
Flour 3 tbsp.
Sour cream 200 g.
Smoked salmon 200 g.
Vegetable oil
Salt, pepper (to taste)

Preparation:

Wash the potatoes, peel and grate them. Squeeze thoroughly, mix and squeeze again. Finely chop onion and add to potatoes. Beat the egg and add to the potatoes along with the flour. Salt, pepper to taste and mix.

Grease a heated frying pan vegetable oil. We post our potato dough in small portions in a frying pan as for pancakes. Fry for a few minutes on each side until golden brown.

Immediately after our pancakes are cooked, you can put them on a paper napkin so that all the excess oil is soaked up, and then put them on a separate plate.

Place the finished pancakes on a plate and coat with sour cream. Then add some red onion, cut into half rings, and a slice of fish.

Lavash is ideal for preparing a wide variety of snacks. You can use many products as a filling - they will all go perfectly together in pita bread. In our case, we will use cheese and herbs. A surprisingly simple and delicious dish!

Ingredients for 5-6 servings:

Lavash 3 pcs.
Processed cheese 250 g
Green onions 1 bunch
Dill 1 bunch
Lemon 0.5 pcs.

Preparation:

Finely chop the onion and dill. Add grated processed cheese and mix thoroughly.

Squeeze the juice from half a lemon into a bowl with cheese and herbs, mix well again.

Lay out a sheet of pita bread and spread a thin layer on top of the resulting mixture.

We twist the pita bread, wrap it in foil and put it in the refrigerator to soak for 1 hour.

Appetizing, interesting and very gourmet snack. Ideal for a holiday table if your goal is not only to feed deliciously, but also to surprise your guests! Tartlets with the most various fillings- the leader among snacks.

Ingredients for 10 servings:

Shrimp 250 g
Eggs 4 pcs.
Mozzarella cheese 150 g
Bell pepper 0.5 pcs.
Garlic 1 pc.
Tartlets 10 pcs.
Red caviar 100 g
Mayonnaise (to taste)
Salt (to taste)

Preparation:

Boil, salt the water and add shrimp, cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Then clean carefully. Hard boil the eggs, cool and peel.

Cut the eggs and pepper into cubes, add shrimp and grated cheese, as well as chopped garlic. Pour mayonnaise over everything and mix thoroughly.

Fill the tartlets with filling and serve!

Appetizer "Raffaello"

Tell me at least one person who doesn’t like Raffaello. But when dessert is far away, you can surprise your guests with amazingly tasty and original cheese balls in crab shavings! A dish that should please the eye on absolutely every holiday table, because it is not only beautiful and tasty, but also incredibly simple!

Ingredients:

Crab sticks 200 g
Cheese 200 g
Eggs 4 pcs.
Garlic 5 cloves
Mayonnaise 3 tbsp. l

Preparation:

Boil the eggs hard, cool, peel and grate on a small grater. Next, grate the cheese and garlic into a separate bowl.

Mix eggs, cheese and garlic in a separate bowl. Add mayonnaise.

Grate the crab sticks and place in a separate bowl.

Using a tablespoon, take a mixture of eggs, cheese and garlic and dump everything into small balls.

We roll our balls in crab shavings and put them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

What is the first thing a guest sees before festive feast? Festive table with cold appetizers. Recipes for cold appetizers for the holiday table are varied in type, method of preparation, labor intensity and content of ingredients. The simplest cold appetizers for the holiday table are sandwiches. Sandwiches are also the most common snack. Prepare sandwiches from bread and butter, various gastronomic products And culinary products. When organizing banquets and receptions, small snack sandwiches - canapés - are prepared.

The festive table requires the need to decorate dishes, so it’s worth serving appetizers as well. different types. Cold ones can add variety to the table meat snacks for the holiday table, cold appetizers for the holiday table from pita bread, cold appetizers for the holiday table on skewers. It is also advisable to combine cold and hot snacks on the holiday table. Our website presents a variety of delicious cold appetizers for the holiday table. Among them you can find inexpensive cold appetizers for the holiday table, original cold appetizers for the holiday table, interesting and unusual cold appetizers for the holiday table.

Of greatest interest to housewives are quick cold appetizers for the holiday table. Their assortment is also large, the main part of which consists of cold meat appetizers for the festive table. And yet, if you have any new cold appetizers for the holiday table, send us photos and recipes of these dishes, they will decorate our collection. Simple recipes Cold appetizers for the holiday table are of interest to many of our readers.

You might be interested in a few more tips to help you prepare cold appetizers for the holiday table:

If you salt the salad in advance, the vegetables will release a lot of juice, and this will affect the taste properties salad Therefore, it is best to add salt immediately before serving;

Salads and vinaigrettes should also be dressed immediately before serving;

Try to remember which of your guests and what exactly they like for a snack. It will not be difficult for you to adjust the intended serving plan, and they will be pleased;

It is better to under-salt and under-pepper cold appetizers and salads, and it is better not to experiment with spices - the guest may not like it. It would be correct to simply put on the table a salt and pepper shaker, mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish and a dish with a variety of herbs;

It is better to cook potatoes for salad without peeling and peel them after cooking. When cooked, unpeeled potatoes lose 20% of vitamin C, and peeled potatoes lose 40%;

By keeping wilted greens in cold water with vinegar, you will restore their fresh appearance.

Cut the bacon slices in half, wrap the shrimp in them and secure with skewers. Then sprinkle the shrimp with cayenne pepper.

Place them on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake in an oven preheated to 230°C for 10–15 minutes.

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Ingredients

8 slices of raw smoked bacon;
8 teaspoons soft goat cheese;
salt - to taste;
1 bunch of arugula;
8 small gherkins.

Preparation

Place a teaspoon of goat cheese on the edge of each bacon slice. Salt and pepper to taste. Place arugula on top of the cheese so that the leaves extend beyond the edges of the bacon on both sides. Cut the cucumbers lengthwise into four pieces and place them on top of the arugula.

Wrap the rolls tightly, cut each one down the middle, and place cut side down on a serving platter.

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Ingredients

180 g flour;
2 teaspoons baking powder;
½ teaspoon salt;
2 tablespoons melted butter;
900 g pork sausages;
450 g grated cheddar cheese;
1 onion;
1 clove of garlic;
2 stalks of celery.

Preparation

Mix flour, baking powder, salt and butter. Add chopped sausages, grated cheese, chopped onion, garlic and celery to the resulting mixture. Mix well and form this minced meat into balls with a diameter of 2.5 cm.

Place them on a baking sheet lined with foil at a short distance from each other. Bake in an oven preheated to 190°C for 15 minutes until the balls are browned. Pierce them with skewers before serving.

dinneratthezoo.com

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil;
18 shrimp;
½ teaspoon chili powder;
¾ cup guacamole sauce;
18 crispy chips with natural taste or with salt;
a few sprigs of cilantro.

Preparation

Place a frying pan over high heat and heat the oil in it. Put it there, add it chili powder and fry for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. The shrimp should turn pink and become opaque.

Place 1-2 teaspoons of guacamole on the chips and one shrimp on top. Before serving, sprinkle with chopped cilantro leaves.

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Ingredients

220 g cream cheese;
170 g crab meat or crab sticks;
2 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan;
60 g grated cheddar;
a few green onions;
1 teaspoon soy sauce;
20 tartlets;
1 pinch of paprika.

Preparation

Mix cream cheese, chopped crab meat, mayonnaise, grated cheese, chopped onion and soy sauce. Distribute the mixture among the tartlets, sprinkle with paprika and place in an oven preheated to 190°C for 5–7 minutes. Serve warm.

6. Cucumber baskets with smoked salmon

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Ingredients

2 cucumbers;
120 g smoked salmon;
2 tablespoons lemon juice;
1 tablespoon chopped onion;
1 tablespoon capers;
several sprigs of parsley;
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard;
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper.

Preparation

Peel the cucumbers, cut them in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Grind the fish and mix with the rest of the ingredients.

Stuff the cucumber halves with the fish mixture. Wrap them in cling film and place in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours. Before serving, cut the cucumbers into rounds about 1.5 cm wide.

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Ingredients

900 g cream cheese;
450 g grated cheddar;
200 g chopped pecans or walnuts;
60 ml of concentrated or baked milk;
120 g olives;
2 cloves of garlic;
½ teaspoon salt;
½ bunch of parsley;
a few tablespoons of paprika.

Preparation

Mix cream cheese and cheddar. Add 150 g of nuts, milk, chopped olives, chopped garlic and salt. Mix well, divide into three parts and form each part into a ball.

Gently roll one ball in chopped parsley, another in the remaining nuts, pressing lightly to set them in the cheese, and the third in paprika. Place the balls in the refrigerator.

You need to take them out 15 minutes before serving. This snack goes perfectly with crackers.

tasteofhome.com

Ingredients

8 slices bacon;
1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar;
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon;
¾ cup chopped ready-made;
¼ cup chopped dried pear;
2 teaspoons butter;
¼ teaspoon salt;
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper;
80 ml pear juice;
30 tartlets;
60 g blue cheese(better - gorgonzola).

Preparation

Fry the bacon slices until crispy on both sides. Mix sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over bacon and cook for another minute. Then transfer it to a paper towel.

While the bacon is cooling, place the chicken, dried pear slices, jam, butter, salt and pepper in a clean frying pan and pour over pear juice. Bring to a boil and cook for another 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens.

Place about one teaspoon of filling into the tartlets, sprinkle with chopped bacon and small pieces of cheese. Place in an oven preheated to 180°C for 5–7 minutes. Serve warm.

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Ingredients

12 quail eggs;
300 g minced pork;
salt - to taste;
ground black pepper - to taste;
2 sprigs of thyme;
1 large chicken egg;
100 g breadcrumbs;
vegetable oil for deep frying.

Preparation

Lower quail eggs into boiling water for 2 minutes. Then transfer them to cold water and peel them gently when cool.

Mix the minced meat with salt, pepper and thyme leaves. Divide the mixture into 12 equal parts and coat the eggs with it, forming even balls. Dip the balls into the beaten egg and roll in breadcrumbs.

Pour 5 cm of vegetable oil into a deep saucepan and heat it. Place the balls in batches into the oil and cook for 1-2 minutes until lightly browned.

Then use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a paper towel to drain off any excess oil. Place Scotch eggs in a baking dish and place in an oven preheated to 180°C for 5 minutes.

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Ingredients

18 large olives;
250 g cream cheese;
18 small olives;
1 carrot.

Preparation

Make a longitudinal cut on each large olive and fill it. Cut the carrots into 0.5 cm wide circles and cut a small triangle off each circle to form the legs of the penguins. Insert the cut pieces of carrot into small olives.

Place the olives stuffed with cheese on the carrot slices. Place the “heads” - small olives - on top and secure with skewers.Ingredients

120 g flour;
1 pinch of salt;
1 large egg;
1 tablespoon olive oil;
250 ml milk;
1 small piece of butter;
50 ml sour cream;
150 g smoked salmon;
several sprigs of dill.

Preparation

Mix flour and salt. Make a small well in the middle, pour in the egg and olive oil and stir. Without ceasing to stir, slowly pour in the milk. Give the dough a uniform consistency.

Melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the pancakes for a minute on each side. They should take on a golden hue.

Spread a little sour cream on each pancake, a few small slices of salmon and garnish with dill.

12. Christmas tree made from Chelsea buns

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Ingredients

For the buns:

800 g flour;
1 tablespoon salt;
15 g fast acting yeast;
400 ml milk;
60 g butter;
2 eggs.

For filling:

400 g of a mixture of chopped dried fruits, nuts and sugar;
1 apple;
1 pear;
75 g chopped pistachios;
100 g candied fruits;
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon;
25 g butter.

For the glaze:

3 tablespoons apricot jam;
200 g powdered sugar;
grated zest of one orange;
40 g candied fruits;
25 g chopped pistachios.

Preparation

Add salt and yeast to the flour. Add butter to milk and heat the mixture. When the butter is melted, pour the mixture into the flour. Add eggs and stir.

Turn the mixture out onto a floured surface and knead for about five minutes until the dough becomes elastic. Place it in a bowl greased with vegetable oil, cover with a towel and leave for an hour to rise.

Meanwhile, mix a mixture of dried fruits, nuts and sugar, peeled and chopped apple and pear, orange zest, pistachios, candied fruits and cinnamon.

Then, on a floured surface, roll out the dough into a layer measuring 50 x 45 cm. Brush it with melted butter. Then spread over the dough sweet filling, leaving 2 cm at the edges.

Carefully roll the roll and trim the edges. Using a sharp knife, cut the roll into 15 pieces. Place the buns on a parchment-lined baking sheet to form a Christmas tree. There should be some space between the buns, but only a little, so that when they rise, they touch each other. Use the remaining dough to form a tree trunk.

Cover the Christmas tree with a clean towel and leave for another 30–45 minutes. Then remove the towel and place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 190°C for 20-25 minutes until the buns are golden brown. If you notice that they are turning brown too quickly during baking, cover them with foil.

Melt in a saucepan apricot jam by adding a little water. Brush the slightly cooled buns with it and leave to cool completely.

Mix powdered sugar, orange zest and 2 tablespoons of water until smooth. Place in a plastic bag, cut off the tip and draw garlands on the Christmas tree with icing. Sprinkle with candied fruits and pistachios.