When organizing a festive evening, the success of your meeting boils down to three things: good friends, lots of drinks and great food. But what makes an appetizer appropriate for your event? For most housewives, this means that the dishes should be hearty and beautiful. But why not make an unusual holiday table?
For example, you can serve any dishes in portions for one bite, whether it is boiled potatoes or sandwiches. This is very convenient, since you can hold the snack with your fingers while holding a glass with a drink in your other hand. This is especially true for receptions and children's parties.
What is the difference between unusual tables for parties and holidays? As already noted, the size of the appetizers definitely matters. In addition, the ease with which you can prepare and serve the dish is important, especially when the guests are already gathered. If the holiday is planned for the whole day or evening, you will inevitably have to update the contents of the table at least twice. Therefore, if it takes too much time to collect or bring the appetizer to the desired temperature, this may not look too hospitable. However, this problem is solvable. You can always think of unusual dishes on the table, which can be served as soon as possible. One such option is stuffed potatoes. Billets in the form of halves or “boats” from boiled root crops can be prepared in advance, and then heated before serving. Moreover, they can be the basis for a myriad of toppings - from grated cheese and sauce to complex salads. Some unusual tables can be made up of one or two blanks with a variety of fillers.
What is important for the holiday table
When planning a menu for a party or a festive evening, it is worth thinking about the aesthetic component. Each of us loves a beautiful sight, therefore, how the appetizer looks and how it is served is as important as its taste. Therefore, decorations in the form of multi-colored skewers and umbrellas, as well as original cuts, also matter.
So, what unusual dishes for the festive table can you come up with? First of all, try playing with color. Make sandwiches by covering the bread with bright ingredients, such as green peas, pesto sauce and purple fried onions. Baked pumpkin with pink slices of ham looks beautiful.
If you want to cook traditional meatballs or meatballs, turn on the fantasy. For example, make their size small, and replace the usual combination of beef and pork with something more unusual, adding fresh herbs, pasta or even exotic ingredients (such as orange zest and fresh ginger).
Even roasted nuts can decorate the festive table if served in individual portions in miniature decorated dishes. What else can include unusual holiday tables?
Stuffed eggs
These small snacks are beautiful and very easy to make. Despite the fact that the basis of the dish is made up of halves of ordinary boiled eggs, it can be tasty and attractive. An appetizer will look good with any set of ingredients, but a caviar slide is considered a classic.
Baked Chicken Meatballs
This is a simple and delicious chicken recipe. When served, a wonderful aroma is guaranteed. Meatballs are good for serving on their own, or as an ingredient for sandwiches with any sauces and vegetables. To serve them nicely on the table, use thin skewers.
Puff pastry mini cakes
These products often decorate unusual tables for the holiday. To cook such an appetizer quickly, you can buy ready-made puff pastry and use any toppings. You can also cook this dish from scratch, but only if you know how to make magnificent dough.
Sandwiches or bagels
These festive snacks are delicious and easy to prepare. Buy ready-made hamburger buns or unsweetened bagels and cut them in half along. Fill with beef steaks or come up with some unique combination of products. For example, bagels will look great with tomato filling in a pesto sauce with spinach, bacon and fresh mozzarella. This is not only a delicious dish, but also an unusual table setting.
Chicken wings
Many people like these parts of the chicken carcass. You can make the recipe unique and serve both sweet and spicy chicken wings with red pepper sauce. This combination will certainly be appreciated by your guests.
Orzo Caprese Salad Baskets
This unique and refreshing appetizer for a party is served in a “basket” of half a tomato. To make these pieces, you need solid, large tomatoes. Cut them in half and remove the middle. Fruits must not be fully ripe so that they keep their shape.
Caesar salad"
Unusual salads on the festive table can also appeal to all guests. You can take such a classic as Caesar and conduct your own experiments with its composition and form of presentation. Instead of chicken, you can add shrimp or ham and so on. You can also serve it not only on a dish, but also on crackers, in tartlets or on slices of vegetables. The option with potato "boats" and boiled eggs is suitable.
Crab salad
This salad is light and familiar to everyone, but it can also be made unusual. Instead of crab sticks, you can add real crab or shrimp meat. You can put any fresh vegetables, in addition to the usual Beijing cabbage and corn. If you wish, you can even add wasabi if your guests love spicy food.
Watermelon Appetizer
This is a summer treat, but if desired, it can be found in winter. Cold sweet watermelon goes well with salty feta cheese and spicy herbs. For example, with basil leaves a wonderful aroma is guaranteed.
Cucumber boats
Making such an appetizer takes just a few minutes. This is perfect for a buffet or buffet, as well as for a children's party. This appetizer will help keep your hands clean and workpieces can be made in advance. Just cut the cucumbers along, remove all the seeds and season them with any cold topping. Crab salad or smoked salmon with cream cheese will look great, and the taste will be rated at the highest score.
Stuffed olives
Unusual snacks on the festive table (with photos posted in the article, you can take other ideas) are also complemented by bright rolls and olives. These salty treats are a great option if you are serving a refreshing drink. Choose very large olives or olives to stuff with cream cheese and wrap slices of ham. Such rolls are fixed with skewers or toothpicks. If you plan to invite guests who don't like olives, use slices of melon and goat cheese with ham.
Ham and Cheese Mini Pies
These delicious pies are easy to make from scratch, but you can also use the convenience foods available on the market. Buy any finished dough and cut it into even circles or squares while it is still frozen. This will allow you to get even edges that rise evenly during baking. The size of the snack can be any, but it is best to make miniature shapes. A figured cookie cutter is well suited - this will make it not only tasty, but also a beautiful dish.
Seafood
These are great snacks for the festive table, which are perfect for everyone. For example, you can take scallops, wrap them in bacon and soak in delicious orange sauce. In addition, mussels in shells are not only very tasty, but also surprisingly beautiful. Just bake them in the oven with your favorite sauce or with grated cheese. When serving, lay out a large dish with lettuce, spread the mussels in the halves of the shells and garnish with lemon slices.
You can also serve Japanese-style seafood by making sashimi. To do this, put thin slices of different varieties of sea fish and seafood, a grated daikon and fresh cucumbers, as well as pickled ginger on a large dish. If desired, the dish can be sprinkled with soy sauce.