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.
A simple and healthy salad of red beans, green apple and red onion. This salad uses ingredients that not only go well with each other, but are also useful. Red beans are rich in B vitamins, which we need to strengthen the nervous system and immunity, which is especially important in spring.
Green apples and red onions have the same properties.
These dishes are from different cuisines of the world, but all of them thanks to chickpeas are nutritious and healthy, because chickpeas are an excellent source of vegetable protein.
Very tasty, light and nutritious salad with arugula, fried chickpeas and feta. In my family, salad with chickpeas, arugula and cherry is the most favorite. I usually serve this salad with baked potatoes and meat.
Dear cooks, I suggest you cook a hearty and delicious custard pie with chicken meat, rice and broccoli. Tender dough that is prepared without eggs, juicy pieces of chicken fillet, broccoli, some favorite spices and cheese-cream filling. What could be better?! To the festive table! In addition, the pie can be prepared in advance and stored for 1-2 days, tightly wrapped in parchment paper, in the refrigerator, and preheated in a microwave oven before serving.
An unusual salad with Lima beans is fresh and hearty. Play with colors and flavors, mix red with green and yellow, sweet with salty and fresh, try Thai cuisine. The original salad according to this recipe is a whole rainbow of impressions.
The recipe for a similar dish can be found on the website pages. But mine is a little different, so I decided to post it. Very easy to prepare. Any novice cook can handle it. This is a great option for breakfast or dinner.
Dear cooks, I suggest cooking a very simple, tasty and healthy casserole. It is prepared elementary, the result is very good! A light, tender and pleasant dish that will saturate without extra calories.
A very favorite salad with cabbage and red onion with pomegranate sauce, we do it very often. I saw a similar version of salad in a magazine, only with lentils and a small addition. I decided to cook, especially since I hadn’t tried lentils before. And the result pleasantly surprised me, unusual, piquant and very combined. I think this recipe is suitable for fasting people, and as a snack for a while.
Insanely simple and delicious salad, suitable for both a regular dinner and a festive table, salad in 5 minutes! The taste of the salad becomes more saturated if you add chopped herbs, parsley.