It's no secret that, in accordance with the traditions of the Russian feast, before serving hot guests are usually treated to a variety of snacks. Beautiful and quick snacks on the festive table can be prepared from a wide variety of products: from mushrooms, meat, fish, vegetables, fruits and other things. Serve treats in the form of all kinds of sandwiches, salads, pickles, slices, marinades, etc.
By the ability to create and effectively serve fast and tasty snacks to the festive table, they judge the culinary skills and hospitality of the hostess. A huge variety of recipes are known for preparing these beloved dishes. Mistresses willingly prepare quick snacks and salads for the festive table due to the unusual simplicity and ease of technology of their recipe.
It happens that these treats become a real lifesaver - especially in the days when guests suddenly arrived. After all, regardless of the recipe chosen, quick snacks on the festive table are prepared with minimal time costs (which is why they are fast). And gastronomic pleasure guests with their help can deliver a lot. We bring to your attention a small selection of interesting recipes for quick snacks on the festive table - with a photo and a detailed description of the cooking process.
"Mushroom glade"
For the preparation of "Mushroom Glade" - one of the simplest and quickest appetizers on the festive table (the number of ingredients used hereinafter - at the discretion of the hostess) you will need simple products. It:
- champignons (pickled);
- fresh cucumber;
- hard cheese;
- eggs
- mayonnaise;
- olives or olives (pitted);
- pepper;
- salt;
- lettuce leaves.
How to cook a treat?
Like all recipes for quick snacks on the festive table, this method of cooking treats involves performing simple steps: cheese is rubbed on a grater, eggs are boiled, cooled and also rubbed on a grater, the cheese (grated) is mixed with eggs. Mayonnaise, pepper and salt are added. Cut the cucumber into circles, decorate the plate with lettuce leaves, chopped cucumber on top of them, spread the filling on top of it. Half of the olives and pickled champignon are pricked on plastic skewers, they are pierced with impromptu skewer filling with cucumber so that visually every sandwich becomes like a fungus on the leg. The dish can be served to guests.
Chips "Spicy"
Cooking chips - one of the really fast snacks on the festive table - does not require any special skills. In addition, the process takes a minimum of time. To prepare a treat you will need the following ingredients:
- potato chips;
- tomato (fresh);
- hard cheese);
- mayonnaise;
- garlic;
- olives;
- lettuce;
- dill greens;
- cucumber (fresh);
- salt;
- lemon.
About the cooking method
This treat is rightly classified as the fastest and cheapest appetizer, and any hostess will consider it an honor to serve it on the festive table. How to cook it? Dill is finely chopped, tomato is cut into small cubes, cheese is rubbed on a grater (shallow). In a bowl, mix tomato, dill, cheese and mayonnaise, and salt to taste. Next, lettuce leaves are spread on a plate. On top of the chips, distribute the filling and place them on a plate decorated with salad. In the center of the plate are several olives and small pieces of lemon, tomato and cucumber. Tip: the filling should be laid out just before serving, otherwise the chips may become damp.
Peacock Tail
This option is different from other fast food recipes. It is customary to serve bright, appetizing refreshments at the festive table, and the food we offer does not contradict this rule. Moreover, it is of genuine interest due to the unexpected combination of ingredients (cheese fillings and eggplant), as well as a very appetizing and beautiful serving.
To prepare the dish you will need:
- eggplant;
- fresh cucumber;
- hard cheese;
- garlic;
- bell pepper;
- olives or olives (pitted);
- vegetable oil - for frying;
- salt;
- flour;
- mayonnaise.
Cooking
The cooking method is as follows: medium-sized eggplants are cut into circles, heat the pan over medium heat and add oil (vegetable). Flour is poured into a plate, salt is added to it. Next, each circle of eggplant is dipped in flour with salt and fried until tender. Eggplant (fried) is laid out on a plate so that visually they resemble the open tail of a peacock. Cheese grated (fine). Cheese (grated), mayonnaise and garlic are mixed in a separate container. Stuffing is mixed well and let it brew for 5-10 minutes, after which it is spread on fried eggplant (cooled down). Next, fresh cucumber is cut in circles, bell pepper in the form of feathers, and olives or olives are cut in half.
The dish, which many consider one of the most original and quick appetizers on the festive table, is decorated in accordance with the author’s imagination and served cold.
Ham and Cheese Rolls
Creating fast cold appetizers on the festive table is an integral part of preparing for any celebration. Mistresses cook them very willingly, and usually guests are offered a fairly large selection of such delicacies. One of the interesting types of snacks on a quick hand to the festive table is ham roll with cheese.
Ingredients:
- white bread;
- butter;
- Red caviar;
- ham;
- hard cheese;
- pigtail cheese;
- greens;
- garlic;
- mayonnaise;
How to cook?
Cut the bread into slices, spread with butter (creamy) and then put red caviar on them.
Cheese is rubbed on a grater (shallow), mayonnaise and garlic are added. Ham is cut into thin slices. In each of them spread the filling from the cheese, after which the circles are wrapped in a tube. The filling should slightly protrude beyond its edges.
The finished tube is tied with pigtail cheese, trying to make a beautiful bow. Grind the greens, which is then sprinkled with a tube at both ends. Rolls are laid out on a plate, which is decorated at the edges with sandwiches with caviar.
Garlic and Cheese Tomatoes
One of the interesting and quick snacks on the festive table is stuffed tomatoes. As a delicious filling for them, the housewives recommend using cheese and garlic. For cooking use:
- tomatoes (fresh, dense, not watery varieties;
- garlic;
- mayonnaise;
- hard cheese
- one egg;
- greens.
Description of preparation
Tomatoes are washed, dried with a towel and cut into circles with a thickness of about 1-1.5 cm. Cheese tinder on a grater (shallow). Chicken eggs are boiled, peeled, cooled, grated and added to cheese. Mayonnaise and garlic (crushed) are added to the grated products, and the tomatoes (chopped) are laid out on a plate. The filling is evenly distributed over their surface. Alternatively, you can take small tomatoes (cherry will do), carefully remove the pulp with a spoon and place the filling inside (as in the photo above). The dish is decorated with greens and served on the table.
Creamy salmon rolls
This dish is extremely simple. Mistresses assure that the preparation of this treat is on the shoulder even for novice cooks. The most discerning guests are usually satisfied with his taste.
Structure
To prepare one of the fastest and cheapest appetizers on the festive table - salmon rolls - you will need simple products. It:
- lettuce;
- salmon fillet (slightly salted);
- cheese (soft creamy) or cottage cheese (fatty)
- dill;
- caviar (red) - to decorate the dish.
Cooking features
Dill is thoroughly washed and finely chopped. Cream cheese and chopped dill are mixed in a blender (if the cheese had to be replaced with fat cottage cheese, it is initially ground in a blender and only after that dill is added and, if desired, for a spice - a clove of garlic). Salmon is cut into thin and long layers, a filling is laid out on each of the pieces of salmon, all the pieces are wrapped with a roll. A large plate is decorated with lettuce, on which rolls are laid. On top of each of them put a small amount of red caviar. The appetizer can be served on the table.
Raffaello
Another one of the fast and inexpensive snacks on the holiday table. This dish is quite simple and at the same time very original. Preparing a treat is pretty straightforward. You will need:
- lettuce;
- crab sticks;
- hard cheese);
- mayonnaise;
- garlic;
- Walnut;
- olives.
Cooking method
One of the very quick snacks for the festive table is prepared as follows: first, lettuce leaves are thoroughly washed and dried (using paper towels), then they are laid out in a single layer on a plate. Crab sticks (not thawed) and cheese are grated (fine) in different containers. Walnuts are dried in the oven and grated or ground in a blender. Cheese (grated), crushed garlic and walnuts are mixed with mayonnaise. Balls are formed from the resulting mass, the diameter of which should be about 4-5 cm. Each ball is dipped into shavings of crab sticks. Then they are laid out on a plate with salad leaves and decorated with olives.
Cooking champignon barbecue
According to this recipe, you can cook another one of the quick and tasty snacks for the holiday table. Use:
- champignons (fresh);
- mayonnaise;
- paprika (ground);
- ground nutmeg;
- salt;
- ground black pepper;
- a mixture of Italian herbs.
Cooking
They prepare an appetizer like this: first you need to wash the mushrooms well, after which they are dried and put in a bowl. Champignons season with mayonnaise, add a mixture of Italian herbs, black pepper, nutmeg, paprika and salt and leave to marinate for 20-30 minutes.
Wooden skewers are soaked in water for half an hour. This must be done so that they do not burn in the oven. Mushrooms string on skewers and spread on a baking sheet.
The oven is heated to 220 degrees and a baking sheet is placed in it (to the lower level). Mushrooms bake for 40 minutes. Treats can be served both hot and cold. Champignon kebab will surely please guests.
Strawberry
Guests will definitely remember the original presentation of this dish and its taste for a long time. For cooking use:
- potatoes;
- slightly salted herring;
- onion;
- parsley greens;
- sesame seed.
Description of the cooking process
In accordance with one of the most interesting recipes for quick snacks on the festive table, the dish is prepared as follows: unpeeled potatoes are boiled, cooled, then peeled, grated. Herring is freed from bones and cut into small cubes, chopped onion.
A small ball is formed from potatoes (mashed) and rolled into a cake between two palms. A small amount of onion and herring is spread on the finished cake. The cake with the filling laid in it is closed on all sides so that the onion and herring are in the middle of the ball. Strawberries are gently formed from the ball with the filling and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Parsley is attached to the top of the “berry”, creating an imitation of the leaves of a real strawberry, and spread the snack on a plate.
Snack "Balls with cod liver"
A very original appetizer with a beautiful presentation. For cooking use:
- cod liver (canned);
- potatoes;
- hard cheese;
- onion;
- eggs
- parsley greens;
- soy sauce;
- sesame seeds.
How to cook a treat?
Boiled potatoes in their skins, cool and peel. Boil eggs, peel, grate (fine). Cheese is rubbed on a grater (shallow). Grate (coarse) potatoes. Finely chop the greens and onions. Cod liver knead with a fork. Combine all the prepared products and mix thoroughly, form balls from the resulting mass. Each ball is dipped alternately first in soy sauce and then in sesame. The finished snack is laid out on a plate and served.
"Mushrooms"
An appetizer with cod liver can also be prepared in the form of mushrooms. To create a dish using the ingredients:
- eggs (about ten pieces);
- cod liver - 1 jar;
- mayonnaise (three teaspoons is enough);
- 1 bunch of parsley;
- tea leaves (strong).
Description of cooking features
Boil the eggs (for about one hour), then cool them in cold water. In no case should the protein be deformed (the appearance of the dish will largely depend on this). The tops are cut from the eggs (about 1/3 of the eggs - the thickest part is taken). Subsequently, mushroom caps will be prepared. Take out the yolks. Thus, the legs of future mushrooms are released from the inside to place the filling in them.
Then they make hats: freshly brewed tea (certainly strong enough) is filtered and poured into a saucepan. The tops of the eggs are placed there (with a slice up). The saucepan is covered with a lid, put on medium or low heat and boiled for 15 minutes. After this, the colored mushroom caps are taken out of the water and cooled.
Then create a filling: the yolk and cod liver are grated (fine). If desired, knead the product with a fork. Connect the components of the filling: cod liver, yolk and mayonnaise. Mix, add if necessary. Then the “mushroom legs” are started: the filling is spread with the help of a coffee spoon into the squirrels, carefully ramming it.
After that, make an impromptu weed: spread parsley (washed and dried) on a plate on which a snack will be served.
The final touch will be the hoisting of the hats on each of the created mushroom legs. A wonderful, original appetizer is ready!
Lavash rolls with cream cheese and chicken
It usually takes about 1 hour to cook this appetizer. Use:
- two pita breads;
- 0.25 kg of chicken;
- processed cheese;
- three eggs;
- mayonnaise (to taste);
- 1-2 cloves of garlic;
- soy sauce - to taste;
- vegetable oil.
How to cook rolls?
Chicken fillet is washed and fried in vegetable oil (or stewed). Then cool and crush. Hard-boiled eggs, then cool, peel and grate. The cheese is kept for 20 minutes in the freezer, after which it is freed from packaging and grated. Garlic is peeled, washed, finely chopped. Mayonnaise and soy sauce are added to the prepared ingredients, mixed. The resulting mass is evenly applied to the surface of the pita, which is rolled into a roll and sent for an hour to the refrigerator for impregnation. After this time, pita bread is taken out and cut into rolls.
How to cook a crispy appetizer in pita bread?
Ingredients:
- two pita bread (thin);
- two cucumbers (salted, but you can take fresh ones with a delicate skin);
- cabbage - 300 g;
- 1 onion (small);
- 1 carrot (medium);
- vegetable oil (4 tablespoons);
- mayonnaise;
- salt to taste.
Making snacks
Grated cabbage. Peel the carrots and grate them with a special grater for Korean carrots. It is also used for rubbing cucumbers (directly with the skin). Cut the onion. Scald it with boiling water and drain the water exactly after 2-3 minutes - as a result, the bitterness will be removed, and the crunch will be saved. Then carrots, cabbage, onions and cucumbers season with mayonnaise. ½ part of the filling is laid out on the first pita bread, lightly flavored with another mayonnaise and added, after which the second pita bread is put, the rest of the filling is added, rolled up. The finished roll can be simply cut into portions and serve. But it will be much tastier if you fry lavash rolls. To do this, heat the pan with vegetable oil over high heat, put the rolls “seam” down on it. Fry on each side over high heat for 2 minutes. As a result, pita bread acquires an unusually wonderful taste and mouth-watering appearance; vegetables in the filling during this time do not have time to simmer and remain crispy.
Tartlets with caviar (two options)
Ingredients for the first option:
- tartlets (small);
- red caviar (100 g);
- hard cheese (40 g);
- butter (40 g);
- two eggs;
- dill;
- parsley;
- a mixture of peppers.
Ingredients for the second option:
- red caviar (100 g);
- butter (100 g);
- cream cheese (80 g).
Cooking the first version of the snack
Two eggs are boiled. Cheese and eggs are rubbed on a fine grater. Add oil, chopped dill, a mixture of peppers and mix thoroughly. The filling is laid out in a tartlet. Caviar is laid on top of it. Garnish the appetizer with parsley or dill.
Another option
Cheese (processed) is spread in tartlets, and butter (softened) is placed on top of it. Caviar is placed on the surface of the filling and decorated with a parsley leaf.
Tuna tartlets
Ingredients:
- tartlets;
- 1 can of canned tuna;
- two pickles;
- 2-3 eggs;
- 1 processed cheese;
- lettuce;
- dill;
- ½ onion;
- 3 tbsp. tablespoons of mayonnaise.
About cooking
Hard boiled eggs, cool, peel and grate (finely) along with cucumbers (salted) and processed cheese. Knead the tuna thoroughly with a fork (first, excess liquid must be drained from the can). Onions are chopped as finely as possible. To get rid of bitterness, scald with boiling water. All components are mixed, seasoned with mayonnaise. Then lettuce leaves are washed well, allowed to drain water, crushed by hand (torn). Spread in tartlets so that the leaves on the edges peek out slightly. Fill with filling, sprinkle with chopped dill on top. Enjoy your meal!