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.
The salad is not new, but we must not forget about it 🙂 And although it’s not the season for cucumbers and tomatoes, you can add a little bit of them for a light aroma and smell. The combination of vegetable oil infused with crushed garlic turned out to be very successful. From personal experience, it turned out that it is better either not to use peas at all, or to use just a little and freshly frozen, since canned is not very suitable. Corn is also not a mandatory ingredient, but with it, the salad looks more fun.
These are not pies or cheesecakes, but lovers of buckwheat and all cottage cheese will like it! Especially if you dip it in sour cream. And they are also good for a snack in the heat.
One of the most popular dishes in the world is the Greek salad. In Greece itself, it is called a “Rustic” salad. And indeed, the set of products for him is elementary and will be found in every housewife living in those parts. Now this salad is generally a symbol of Mediterranean cuisine and is found all over the world, both in cheap eateries and in elite restaurants. There are a huge number of versions and legends about its origin, but I will not retell them, if you want, you will find it yourself, in the end))) My version of the Greek salad is a little different from the classic serving, but I wanted to make it more interesting than just coarsely chopped ingredients in a bowl. The most important thing in this dish is the quality of the products, only then you will get exactly the taste that is needed – tomatoes should be sweet, cucumbers crispy, olive oil fragrant and, of course, the most important ingredient is cheese! It is then that you will get an incomparable taste pleasure and will cook this delicious (and healthy!) salad again and again.
If you like seasonal vegetable dishes, then this recipe for mini casseroles with zucchini will appeal to you. There is everything here: juicy vegetables, delicate texture, individual serving. Try it. You will like it!)
The thirst for travel, new emotions, impressions pulls us forward, forcing us to leave our comfort zone, find new countries and routes. We are Far Easterners, we are more inclined to travel around Asia on vacation or to work, since it is not far from us. And when you are inquisitive and have a penchant for cooking, then from each trip you bring ingredients for dishes, new tastes and recipes that you will repeat at home in Russia. So the piggy banks of recipes of each hostess are replenished. Today we will cook Hot dogs – a popular street food of South Korea. I invite you to a virtual trip to Korea!
Simple, delicious, spicy, sunny, everything is in its place here, an excellent combination of vegetables, nuts, spices – after all, this is why we love the cuisine of Georgia. I recommend it.
