Experts attribute cod liver to the number of products containing a huge amount of substances useful to the human body. Especially valuable is the abundance of fish oil rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Despite the fact that the caloric content of the cod liver is quite high, nutritionists strongly recommend including it in the diet of patients during the recovery period after prolonged treatment and people experiencing great physical and mental stress.
Most often, this product is used to prepare all kinds of snack salads, but the most advantageous is its use as one of the components of sandwiches. Interesting sandwiches with canned cod liver will decorate any holiday feast. Its delicate pulp goes well with other products, which allows you to cook a wide variety of snack options. In our article, we will talk about how to make sandwiches with cod liver and cucumber.
Useful Product Selection Tips
Connoisseurs do not recommend rushing into the purchase of the first jar of canned cod liver oil that caught my eye in the store. First, shake it slightly to see if its contents are loose inside. If this is so, then the manufacturer cheated: the weight of the jar is provided mainly not by the presence of pieces of liver in it, but by excess fat, which is not needed for making sandwiches. With a total mass of canned food, comprising 230–240 grams, the direct weight of the liver should fluctuate between 60-120 grams. If this figure is below 40-50% of the mass of canned food, experts recommend that you refrain from such a purchase. You need to buy only natural liver. Products such as Murmansk Cod Liver and Cod Liver and Caviar are not suitable for making sandwiches, since the contents of the jar in these cans are mainly butter.
If a jar of liver and red fish caviar catches your eye - you need to take it, despite the relatively high cost. Such canned goods will make remarkably tasty sandwiches, which, despite the simplicity of preparation, will look great on the festive table.
Tips for Making Delicious Cod Liver Sandwiches
Cod liver is an unusually tasty product. Among its shortcomings, experts call too high a calorie level (in 100 grams of the product - 613 kcal). But if pieces of the liver are put in a sieve and the oil drains, the fat content of the dish will decrease significantly. The high level of nutritional value of canned food can be reduced by using round slices of cucumber instead of the bread base of the sandwich.
The paste for the filling of sandwiches with cod liver (a recipe with a photo can be chosen to your liking in this article) is prepared in advance and aged for some time in the refrigerator. To make out, on the contrary, it should be just before the serving, otherwise the appetizer can be “windy”, which will make it lose its appetizing appearance.
Canned cod liver liver goes well with cucumber, both salted and fresh, eggs, tomatoes, butter (cream), cheese, onions and a wide variety of herbs. Fans of original combinations can create sandwiches with cod liver, cucumber and kiwi (or avocado). It is better to chop the cucumber into cubes (if it is rubbed on a grater, a large amount of juice will be released, and the liver filling will turn out to be excessively liquid).
Onion lovers can safely add this healthy vegetable (chopped) to the filling for sandwiches with cod liver and cucumber. Onions (both fresh and pickled) go well with a wide variety of ingredients. Green and onions mutually complement or replace each other. Replace onions with chopped parsley or dill. It should be noted that the excess of dill can kill the taste of the main product.
Sandwiches with cod liver and cucumber will add piquancy to the addition of chopped garlic cloves. But more than 1 clove should not be used, since it can also overshadow other products with its sharp aroma and taste.
Mayonnaise in sandwiches with cod liver and cucumber can be replaced with olive oil or unsweetened yogurt - this makes the taste of the snack more original light. You can add 100 grams of cheese (hard) to the filling, which is crushed on a grater (medium) and mixed with the rest of the ingredients. This filling is more nutritious tenderness. Interesting sandwiches with cod liver are obtained with cottage cheese, chopped apple, baked bell pepper (they are peeled and cut into thin strips, then placed on top of the filling), sliced avocado slices.
The appetizer is prepared from both white and rye bread, which is recommended to dry slightly in a toaster or oven (so it will not absorb oil much). Some chefs use slightly stale bread, which is previously simply left to lie for a while in the air. It is recommended to hold closed sandwiches before serving under a press, making them compact and more convenient for consumers. It is not recommended to create sandwiches long before serving, but it is better to prepare the mass for spreading on bread in advance, put it in a glass jar, cover it and put it in the refrigerator.
How to decorate sandwiches with cod liver and cucumber?
Toasts can be decorated with chopped radish slices, olives and olives, capers, thin lemon slices, tomato slices. Before laying out the sandwiches on the dish, you can put on them lettuce, which will give the appetizer a more festive and elegant look. To decorate sandwiches for the New Year or holiday table, use red caviar, shrimp or red fish (thinly sliced).
Cooking snacks with cucumber
Based on the general principles of creating a popular snack, you can make sandwiches with cod liver and fresh cucumber. Options are presented in a wide assortment. Sandwiches with cod liver and pickles are enjoyed by gourmets no less. Some recipes combine both vegetables - they provide for the use of fresh and pickled cucumbers. We offer you to get acquainted with the most interesting ways to create snacks.
How to make a sandwich for a festive feast?
In preparation for the holiday, the housewives are trying to create refreshments that, in addition to gastronomic pleasure, would bring guests an aesthetic pleasure. Sandwiches with cucumber (fresh) and cod liver presented in this section will have to tinker a bit, but the result will certainly please. Use:
- uncut square-shaped bread (white or rye);
- one can of canned cod liver;
- 50 grams of hard cheese;
- 1 cucumber;
- four eggs;
- some breadcrumbs;
- mayonnaise;
- 100 grams of butter;
- pepper.
Description of the method of preparation
Act as follows:
- Eggs are boiled, yolks are rubbed on a fine grater, proteins are chopped into cubes. The liver is freed from excess oil and knead. No need to pour oil.
2. Bread brick is cut into two equal parts. One of them is immediately divided into identical pieces, the crumb is selected from the other.
3. The third part of the crumb is placed in a jar where the butter is. After a while, they take it out, add the mashed liver, crushed proteins and yolks to it, slightly pepper, add salt if desired and mix.
4. Half without the crumb start with the cooked pasta, set on a plate and sent to the refrigerator, where it should harden for half an hour - forty minutes. Then they take it out, cut it (it is better to use a warm knife for this).
5. Pieces of bread, sliced from the first half, spread with butter. They are laid out in pieces with filling. Sandwiches laid out on a plate should lie with the filling up.
6. The surface of the sandwiches is smeared with mayonnaise and decorated with sandwich circles of fresh cucumber and crumbled yolks. The edges of the circles can be cut, turning them into cute, impromptu leaves.
Pickle Option
These sandwiches are the perfect holiday appetizer. The option presented in this section is considered one of the simplest and most delicious. Since the recipe provides for the use of pickles, an appetizer can be prepared for Christmas, New Year, or any other winter holiday. Use:
- 170 grams of cod liver (canned);
- one egg;
- 50 grams of cheese (hard);
- one or two pickles;
- 10-14 slices of white bread;
- greens (any) - for decoration.
How to cook a treat?
It will take about 15 minutes to cook. The energy value of 100 grams of the product is 341 kcal. Act as follows:
- Open a tin can and spread the liver in a bowl. Do not drain the oil, otherwise the filling will be dry. Add the boiled egg and cheese, crushed with a grater. Knead and mix everything with a fork to get a homogeneous mass.
- White bread is cut into thin slices and dried in the oven or in a pan (dry). Each of the pieces is smeared with the prepared mixture, spread a circle of cucumber (salted) on top and decorate with a sprig of any greenery.
The recipe for puff sandwiches with fresh and pickled cucumbers and cod liver
You will need:
- 700 grams of rye bread (round loaf).
- 0.23 kg of cod liver (canned).
- Five chicken eggs.
- 150 grams of fresh cucumbers.
- 150 grams of pickled cucumbers.
- 50 grams of olives stuffed with lemon, olives or anchovies.
- 100 grams of hard cheese.
- One lemon.
- 50 grams of breadcrumbs.
About the cooking method
Act as follows:
- A crust is cut from bread. The crumb is cut in the shape of a 6-gon or an 8-gon. Cut it into 3 layers.
- Peel the cucumbers (fresh), chop, put in a separate plate.
- Pickled cucumbers are chopped in the form of small cubes, put in another plate.
- Hard boiled eggs, peeled, finely chopped with a knife. Divided into 2 parts. One is added to the pickled, and the other to fresh cucumbers.
- The cod liver is divided into 2 parts (equal). Crush them with a fork and mix separately with the contents of both plates.
- Cheese is rubbed on a grater (fine), mixed with a small amount of breadcrumbs.
- The olives are cut into rings.
- One of the layers of bread is spread with a paste of pickled cucumbers and canned cod liver. From above it is covered with a second layer. Spread it with a composition of fresh cucumbers and cod liver and cover with the rest of the bread.
- Press the sandwiches with a plate and send them to the refrigerator for half an hour. After this time, the bread is cut into 6-8 parts, like a cake.
- The edges of the sandwiches are sprinkled with a mixture of cheese and crackers. The top layer is sprayed with oil from a can. Lemon is cut into thin semicircles and laid out on the surface of sandwiches. Decorate products with olives.
Puff cod liver sandwiches, created according to this recipe, look very much like a cake, they can decorate the table on a holiday. It can be offered for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The dish will certainly appeal to both adults and children.