Every housewife should be able to cook hors d'oeuvres. You can’t do without them at any gala dinner or celebration. Such light meals will allow guests to satisfy their hunger a bit and tune in to continue the evening. Often, novice chefs are faced with the fact that they can not remember many such recipes. However, snacks can be made quickly, and at the same time they turn out to be attractive and satisfying.
Mushrooms with ham
You can whip up snacks not only at the beginning of some important celebration, but also when guests just gathered to sit for a pleasant conversation with a glass of wine or a glass of beer. Such a pastime does not imply a large number of dishes, but snacks should be light and pleasant. They will definitely decorate your evening.
For example, you can cook mushrooms with ham. This is a delicious and original whip up recipe. The following ingredients are needed:
- 150 g of mushrooms;
- 1 teaspoon of olive oil;
- 50 g of bacon;
- 50 ml of sherry;
- a bunch of parsley.
Of mushrooms, champignons are best suited. They need to be washed and gently wiped with paper towels so that the aroma remains as long as possible. Finely chop the mushrooms and put in a pan with warmed olive oil. It is recommended to take high-grade oil so that it does not give an unpleasant odor, which can affect the overall impression of the dish. Fry ham or slices of bacon.
Reduce the heat, pour in the sherry and add the mushrooms to the pan. Mushrooms need to be fried in just a few minutes. Other forest mushrooms can cook significantly longer. You can spice up this appetizer with pepper or parsley.
Spicy shrimp
An exclusive and piquant whip up snack guaranteed to appeal to all guests is spicy shrimp with garlic and lemon. To prepare them, you will need the following ingredients:
- 500 g of shrimp;
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil;
- a teaspoon of red ground pepper;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- 2 teaspoons of dried spices;
- 1 lemon
- salt, parsley and dill to taste.
In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Spread pre-peeled shrimp, as well as pepper and minced garlic. Add spices and salt to taste.
According to this recipe, shrimp whip up snacks must be fried for three minutes, so that they turn slightly pink. Then put them on a beautiful dish. If desired, you can sprinkle them with lemon juice, and sprinkle with chopped herbs.
Fast pizza
If you had a lot of children as guests, you can treat them to pizza, which almost all kids love. To do this, it is not necessary to cook it in the oven, you can do it in a pan. Moreover, the dish will turn out lean, so that it will be useful even for the smallest. As you can see in the photo, a simple whip up appetizer turns out to be rosy and mouth-watering.
For pizza, we need the following components:
- 400 g flour;
- 15 g of yeast;
- 230 ml of water;
- 2 tablespoons of oil;
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste;
- 500 g of tomatoes;
- 300 g of hard cheese;
- 1 tablespoon dry oregano;
- 1 tablespoon of basil;
- teaspoon of salt.
So, we are preparing a quick appetizer on the table. For the test, you need to mix water, flour, yeast and salt in a container. Knead the dough - it should come out quite tight, but not very steep. Take it for a while to a warm place so that it is well infused.
Rinse the tomatoes thoroughly under running water and cut into small circles, and grate hard cheese. The dough in a warm place will increase about twice, usually this happens quite quickly. Divide it into several parts and roll each lump into a thin layer the size of a pan. In it we will cook pizza.
Pour olive oil into a heated frying pan, spread a layer of dough and fry on both sides for about one and a half minutes. Then grease with tomato paste and sprinkle with herbs. Put the tomatoes on top, sprinkle with grated cheese and let it sit on the fire for a few more minutes. Immediately after that, such a quick whip up snack can be served.
Canapes with Salmon
Very popular recipes for quick snacks based on gourmet foods. These include salmon. To prepare these canapes, take:
- 50 g of fish;
- 200 g of olives;
- 70 g of hard cheese;
- 1 lemon.
This amount of ingredients should be enough for about 10 servings. Dice the cheese, as well as small pieces of fish and lemon. Canapes are formed in several layers. First they put cheese, then fish, then lemon. The final touch will be the olive. Such original sandwiches will be appreciated even by gourmet gourmets.
Cheese roll
Quick cheese snacks include cheese roll, which includes tuna. To prepare it, you need these components:
- 100 g of any cheese;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 50 g pickled cucumbers;
- 70 g of tuna.
This amount of food is enough for a few sandwiches. Cheese must be grated, and then melt in a microwave. This can also be done in the oven or in a water bath.
We already spread the melted cheese on a plastic wrap and carefully level it. We lay pickled cucumbers on top, ideally you need to take small gherkins, as well as pieces of tuna. We wrap our appetizer in a quick roll in the shape of a roll. A photo of this dish will help you cook it quickly and without errors.
Before serving, it is recommended to put the roll in the refrigerator for a while. The dish is served in a chopped form.
Caprese Sandwich
This is another interesting whip up recipe. The photo shows that, despite the simple appearance, such a sandwich can decorate any table. The snack is very nutritious and nutritious. In addition, the caprese sandwich is very unusual and tasty. Especially everyone in it conquers the original combination of cherry tomatoes, salted cheese and basil.
To prepare it, it will be necessary to have in the kitchen:
- 2 slices of bread;
- 3 cherry tomatoes;
- 50 g mozzarella cheese;
- sprigs of basil - to taste.
Keep in mind that so many ingredients are enough for one sandwich. If you need to treat more people, then increase the number of ingredients accordingly.
We cut the bread into neat slices, it is preferable to take black bread for this sandwich. Lay the cheese on top, then the tomato, and finally the basil.
Be sure to put another piece of cheese on the basil and cover it with a second slice of bread. In a pan, dry the sandwich on both sides. Please note that you do not need to use oil at all, it will only make the dish too fat. We dry the sandwich until the bread acquires a characteristic appetizing brownish-golden color.
That's all - the sandwich is ready, it can be served hot on the table. This is a very tasty and satisfying quick food snack made from simple products.
Tartlets with caviar
If you go back to the topic of gourmet ingredients, then almost no celebration is complete without caviar. You can not just make ordinary sandwiches with caviar and butter, but implement an original recipe.
For example, serve tartlets with halibut caviar in a cream cheese cream. To prepare this snack you will need:
- 70 g of fish caviar;
- 150 g of cream cheese;
- 200 ml cream;
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice;
- 1 lemon
- 6 tartlets;
- sprigs of parsley and dill - for decoration.
It is worth noting that halibut caviar is a relatively inexpensive black caviar, which was appreciated by many chefs. It is more accessible than black caviar of other fish species. It can often be found both on sandwiches, and as part of the filling for tartlets. These sandwiches in cheese cream can conquer any, even the most fastidious guest. But get ready: friends will immediately begin to find out from you their recipe.
First you need to mix “amber” cheese and freshly squeezed lemon juice in a blender until smooth. Next, with a mixer, whip the cream and gradually introduce the caviar into them. We mix both mixtures at minimum speed.
After this, we apply a teaspoon to the resulting mass in each tartlet. Before serving, decorate the dish with herbs and a slice of lemon. True, this can not be done, since black eggs will give the appetizers an attractive and, moreover, an elegant look. Alternatively, tartlets can be replaced with small buns that are cut and put the stuffing inside.
Wine appetizer
As a rule, some kind of light, pleasant and delicious snack is needed for wine. Like many wines, it comes from Greece. According to this recipe, it turns out not only very tasty, but also a healthy snack. It will suit almost any wine - white, red, semisweet and dry. So when friends come to visit you, be sure to prepare it to spend time with pleasure.
For five servings of such a snack you will need:
- 5 cherry tomatoes;
- 30 g of shrimp;
- 100 g of olives;
- 50 g mayonnaise;
- a few peas of pepper.
Original recipe
For this snack, be sure to take small cherry tomatoes: they have a pleasant sweetness that will give the dish a special zest. In addition, they will look very attractive. But the big fruits do not fit.
Each tomato needs to be washed thoroughly, and then cut into small circles. We spread it on a small dish, on which we will serve a snack on the table. Please note that all pieces must lie separately from each other. Squeeze a little olive mayonnaise on a piece of tomato, and put a green olive on top, from which you need to remove the stone in advance. Around the olives, neatly and beautifully spread the shrimp. Sprinkle it all abundantly with allspice.
By the way, if you don’t boil the shrimp and fry it, then the taste of this dish will change dramatically. Before serving, each such sandwich can be chopped onto a skewer to make it more convenient for guests to take it.
Crab roll
Be sure that you can literally completely defeat the guests if you treat them with a roll of crab. To do this, take:
- 400 g of crab sticks;
- 200 ml of tomato paste;
- 100 g of hard cheese;
- 1 thin pita bread.
Crab sticks must be chopped in a blender, and grate the cheese on a fine grater. We mix cheese with crab sticks and sauce. Mix thoroughly. We spread the crab mixture that we have obtained on pita bread and roll the pita bread in the form of a roll. Before serving, cut the snack into small pieces about 3 cm thick.
Beef tartare
Another hearty snack, in addition to a sandwich, is beef tartare. Raw meat lovers will appreciate it. The housewives will also like the recipe, because you do not need to spend a lot of time at all. Juicy and tasty meat with a large number of tastes and aromas will be cooked in just a few minutes.
To do this, take the following components:
- 150 g of beef fillet;
- 8 ml of sesame oil;
- 5 ml of soy sauce;
- 5 g hazelnuts;
- 15 g lime;
- 5 g of green cilantro;
- 5 g of ginger;
- 5 g of chili peppers;
- salt and black pepper to taste.
Chop the meat finely, add black pepper, salt and soy sauce to it. Rub ginger on a fine grater. Cut the chilli and add to the meat, mix everything thoroughly.
We dig in cilantro directly with our hands and pour sesame oil on it. Marinate the meat in this mixture for about five minutes. After that, we beautifully serve and serve a snack to the table.
Avocado appetizer
You can also prepare an original snack on the festive table from such an exotic plant as avocado. It turns out she is very light, pleasant and unobtrusive taste.
To prepare it, take:
- 1 avocado;
- 4 chicken eggs;
- 4 tomatoes;
- 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- ground black pepper and salt to taste.
Gently chop the tomato and grate the egg. Add avocados to this mixture, as well as mayonnaise and garlic. We spread the whole mass on bread and tomatoes and serve the appetizer, cooked in haste, to the table.
It is worth noting that this is a very simple recipe that will not take you more than ten minutes. It is important that the avocado be ripe and warm up easily with a fork. If the store comes across a solid avocado, you will have to wait a few days until it becomes softer.
Conclusion
Quick snacks can be prepared from both delicacies and conventional ingredients. Having mastered a few recipes, you definitely won’t be in vain if guests unexpectedly visit you. And they will know for sure: they are always welcome here.