Cold and hot snacks are light dishes that are served before a meal to enhance appetite or for an aperitif. These are sandwiches, tartlets, various mini rolls, pates… A lot depends on their presentation: an original and appetising snack prepares guests for what the feast will be like. Homemade snacks and buffet snacks are usually fresh, cooked or pickled vegetables, mushrooms, meat, fish, sausages, canned meat and fish, eggs or cheese. Festive snacks are especially popular, especially festive snacks for the New Year.
The role of these treats should not be underestimated – served to the table on time, they complement the main dishes; at the same time, despite the simplicity of execution, they can surprise with taste qualities and a bright presentation. Among the variety of possible options, you can find dishes that also relate to snacks, but for the preparation of which you will need free time and knowledge of certain tricks.
Suitable snack recipes are chosen based on compatibility with the main menu and availability of opportunities – this applies to both time and a set of products. You can prepare an appetizing treat from a minimal set of ingredients – there are economy options that will look advantageous at any festive table. At the same time, do not forget about savory delicacies, such as salted red fish, and about exquisite and original dishes, such as dried salmon meat or shrimp in bacon.
Of course, in an office environment, a snack can adequately replace the main course. This is what happens most often. Then the preparation of a delicious snack can be made more refined or vice versa — simpler. You can choose several feeding options: cold and warm. For example, tacos (corn tortillas) with fish and grapefruit sauce, grilled vegetables at home, pickled eggs, mussels in white wine sauce, celery caviar and parmesan lollipops. Hot and cold snacks are perfect for a house party, banquet or picnic in nature. Many dishes are prepared in 15 minutes.
Additionally, you can use tartlets, putting salads or any other filling in them. If you are expecting guests, then snacks are prepared without fail and served with drinks. Then the cook will have to think over the combination of all the snacks served and their number on the table, take care of how to prepare a snack at home. Whatever the reason, we offer you the best snacks, recipe ideas that will help you out even in the most seemingly unpredictable situations.
Very tasty and hearty salad, easy to prepare, an excellent side dish for grilled meat. This preparation of potato salad is considered a Swabian specialty.
Delicious and healthy red rice perfectly fits into a vegetable salad! If you have not tried this rice yet, I recommend that you do not postpone the tasting!
Juicy vegetable salad with chickpeas – it is both healthy, and satisfying, and delicious! Legumes just need to be included in your diet, so I suggest that you supplement your menu with such a salad in the post and not only!
I suggest you try a delicious appetizer – a meze of baked eggplant in tandem with sweet and juicy cherry tomatoes and juicy pomegranate seeds. Very tasty salad.
This salad is ideal to prepare in the season of fragrant ground vegetables. The combination of meat, fresh and baked vegetables makes the salad quite satisfying: it can easily become a light country dinner. I advise you to try it!
We offer you a broccoli salad. Cook quickly and on the table a delicious salad addition to dinner and as an independent dish. The salad is crispy and flavorful.
Last year, for the first time, I salted green tomatoes myself and was very pleased with both the taste and the wide range of applications. This year I did it again… I bring to Your attention a very simple but colorful and delicious salad made with fresh and pickled tomatoes.