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.
Baskets of eggs with herring pate. Prepare this snack easily and quickly. Very colorful, it will look great on a festive table. Guests will be surprised not only by the appearance, but also by the taste.
In autumn, I often cook mashed potatoes from available vegetables. Today potatoes + zucchini and spices will be seasoned with soy sauce TM Kikkoman, very tasty. It’s so simple, it’s difficult to type step-by-step photos, but nevertheless, it’s so delicious that cooking is simply necessary.
Well, how can you not love this pumpkin, at least for its sunny color? Even ordinary potatoes can be made brighter! I understand that, most likely, this dish is too simple and modest, but it can create a “Bright mood”!
Friends, of course, it’s no wonder that you can’t love potatoes! You can feed your family well and offer a delicious dinner, or you can have breakfast and lunch, there are simply no obstacles in this!
This snack is specific, suitable only for big fans of blue cheese with mold, as they say, “not for the masses.” And if you consider yourself such, then help yourself to health!
Undoubtedly, stuffed eggs are a universal snack. She helps out the hostess in the situation of “guests on the doorstep”, and with some shortage of food, and with little culinary experience. Boil, slice, stuff, lightly decorate – what could be easier? And so delicious! Try a light and fresh filling.
This snack recipe is designed for men who host the kitchen on March 8 and are extremely puzzled about what to treat their beloved. It was with such a simple and delicious snack that my beloved husband congratulated me on Women’s Day a year ago. Now it’s one of our favorite dishes. As a snack, it is suitable for white wines. Dear men, please your loved ones!
I think I will not be mistaken if I say that stuffed eggs are a world snack!!! It is popular on any table. And at high receptions, quail eggs with caviar are served, and on the most modest table of the most ordinary Russian family we will meet stuffed eggs – canned fish, ham, cheese, herring… and much more than that. As they say, what is enough imagination. My fantasy today suggested this option. A “fun” bright snack of proteins stuffed with beetroot, herring and caviar mousse. Why are they green??? See – the answer is in the recipe!!
Stuffed eggs do not happen a lot! The New Year is coming soon, and what New Year without a “Herring under a fur coat”? I offer you a recipe based on “herring under a fur coat” with a very soft filling, but you don’t have to mess with herring!