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.
Sauce of young zucchini and cucumbers on sour cream and cottage cheese. Suitable for young boiled potatoes, cutlets, and meat… and just spread the bread.
Flounder is a fish with an interesting taste, which is why many people do not like it. I was lucky enough to “meet” her on o. Sakhalin, where it was caught in the sea of Okhotsk, themselves, respectively, the taste was divinely fresh. Since I just did not cook it, recently discovered a novelty-hot smoked flounder. This is already a delicious and independent snack, but its boneless fillet can serve as an excellent basis for other dishes -for example, cream pate.
Tender pate with two types of mushrooms – with fresh mushrooms and dry porcini mushrooms. Spicy, with an interesting taste, quickly prepared and eaten even faster – try it?
Who himself salts-marinates fish look at the recipe. Spicy, aromatic, a little Asian. So you can pickle and herring. In the original recipe, sliced tomatoes are immediately put in the marinade. In my opinion, it will be tastier if you put them in a ready-made dish.
I suggest to prepare for Breakfast tender zucchini pancakes with added cheese and corn. They are delicious both warm and cold with or without sour cream.