Meetings with friends and colleagues at work, sometimes you want to receive guests not just at the festive table or at the banquet, but in a more relaxed atmosphere. This opportunity will provide you with a buffet. You can feel in a relaxed atmosphere. And also enjoy dishes from the buffet table menu and pleasant communication.
What is a buffet
A special type of guest reception, aimed at the possibility of communication. This event usually takes place in the evening. between five and seven hours. Guests do not sit at the table, as at banquets. They move between tables, treating themselves to a variety of snacks, fruits, pastries, drinks of the buffet menu, and communicate with each other in an informal setting. All invitees can easily find pleasant interlocutors.
The very word “buffet” comes from the French language and means “fork” in translation. That is, it is customary to serve dishes that can be eaten with a fork in one bite. At such events, a very varied buffet menu. Recipes with photos of the most interesting of them are given below.
Assorted. Varieties
It is impossible to imagine any banquet buffet menu without cuts. This is perhaps the most traditional dish. But the cuts are also different. They include meat, fish, cheese, vegetable and fruit platter. A set of products on one plate is usually designed for 8-10 people. Any dish from the buffet menu as a whole should look beautiful and appetizing. Let's consider in more detail each of the cuts.
Assorted meat includes a variety of meat gastronomic products. This can be cervelat, salami, boiled pork, balyk, smoked meat or poultry, boiled tongue and much more. Slicing must be served sauce.
Fish assortment includes a variety of varieties of fish, cooked in various ways. Salted, smoked, boiled fish, preserves, balyk and more. Greens and lemon are often used for decoration, as it goes well with fish.
The composition of the vegetable assortment includes, as a rule, seasonal vegetables. They are served both fresh and pickled. Be sure to apply sauces to vegetables, such as creamy garlic or curry.
Assorted fruits can consist of a wide variety of fruits. They are served fresh. Feature is the feed. Fruits are cut beautifully, patterned, made from them bouquets, baskets and simply beautiful compositions.
A cheese plate includes at least five types of cheese. They are laid out in a taste sequence, ranging from delicate to the most spicy and piquant. As decorations use nuts and berries. Cheese is often served with honey.
Pancake rolls
Stuffed pancake rolls are another common buffet menu dish. The recipes for the fillings can be completely different, the base of pancakes will remain common.
Ingredients for making pancakes: 4 eggs, half a liter of milk, 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 250 grams of flour, a pinch of salt. Beat eggs with salt, add milk, add flour. Then mix everything thoroughly. At the end, add vegetable oil and let the dough brew. Pancakes should be fried in a heated pan on both sides. Once they are ready, you can do the filling. Pancakes during this time have time to cool.
Salted fish filling. To do this, you can take trout, salmon, etc. You will also need Bulgarian pepper and cream cheese. Fish should be cut into thin slices. Grind the pepper. We spread soft cheese on the pancake, put the fish on it, sprinkle pepper on top and roll it into a dense roll. Then cut into portions and serve nicely.
Feta and bell pepper stuffing. This pancake filling must be prepared in a separate container. Mix everything thoroughly, smear the resulting mixture on pancakes and tightly roll into rolls. For the filling, pepper must be cut into strips, chop green onions, mash cheese, mix everything.
Canapes
This appetizer is very popular on the buffet menu. Photo can be seen below. In addition, canapes are very easy to prepare. All ingredients for canapes are usually cut into cubes and sequentially put on skewers. Here are some options:
- Cheese, ham and olives.
- Prunes wrapped in strips of fried bacon.
- Several varieties of cheese and olives (can be stuffed).
- Shrimp and mango.
- Grapes and cheese.
- Black olives, cheese, pita bread, sun-dried tomatoes.
- Quail eggs and cherry tomatoes.
- Cheese in ham or bacon.
- Salmon, mango and olives.
- Black bread, lettuce, boiled pork, pickles.
- Banana, strawberries and mint leaves.
This is just a small list of options. Create your own combinations, experiment with tastes. Leave your guests an unforgettable experience about the buffet menu.
Tartlets
This dish is a portioned salad. Spread it in tartlets, shaped like baskets. You can create a lot of options, since the recipes of all salads cannot be counted.
Tartlets with salmon and cheese. Salted fish must be finely chopped. Mix with grated cheese and mayonnaise, put on tartlets. You can decorate with herbs and olives.
Tartlets with crab meat, vegetables and fruits. Cut pepper, cucumber, orange and apple into small pieces. Cut crab meat or sticks into slices. You can combine all the ingredients together. You can make your own combinations for each tartlet. Mayonnaise is used as a dressing. Decorating is recommended by greens.
Tartlets with cheese and chicken filling. Chopped boiled chicken with cheese, bechamel sauce, thyme, salt and pepper. Arrange on tartlets and bake for 10-15 minutes. It can be served both warm and cold.
For a home-style buffet, you can simply cook your favorite salads and put them on tartlets.
Sandwiches
Small sandwiches are also appropriate in the buffet menu. Serving them is not necessary on bread or loaf, cracker can be used as a basis.
For cooking, you will need direct crackers, as well as smoked fish (for example, mackerel, it is more convenient to use fillet right away), butter, lemon (zest), seedless olives, herbs, spices. Mix the oil thoroughly with chopped mackerel and pepper. Using a pastry bag, squeeze the mixture onto cookies, sprinkle with zest. For decoration, use greens and olives chopped into quarters.
For the second recipe, you will need a baguette, salted red fish, lemon, sour cream, cheese, herbs, salt, spices. Mix sour cream, grated cheese, chopped herbs, salt and spices. We spread the pieces of baguette, on top of the pieces of fish and lemon.
Balloons
The original is a snack in the form of balls. There are many filling options. Let's consider some of them.
Meat balls. For cooking, you will need pork and ground beef, a loaf, an egg, cheese, corn flakes, onions, garlic, water, salt and pepper. First you need to soak the loaf in water and mix with minced meat, chopped onions and garlic, egg and spices. Then you should make small balls. Diced cheese must be pressed into the middle. Then you need to sprinkle the balls with chopped cereal, fry in a pan and bake in the oven. The appetizer is ready.
Balls of turkey and mushrooms in sesame seeds. For cooking, you need minced meat from turkey, mushrooms, sesame, onions, egg, water, loaf, greens. First you need to fry finely chopped mushrooms and onions. Then soak the loaf in water, mix with minced meat, egg, mushrooms, salt and herbs. All components must be thoroughly mixed, formed into balls, sprinkled with sesame seeds and deep-fried. The balls are ready. Enjoy your meal!
desserts
As a dessert, small pastries and fruit combinations will be appropriate. Mini-cupcakes - muffins - were widely used. Profiteroles are also popular. They can be with a different cream, regular or chocolate. Dessert fruits are usually served in tartlets or on skewers. An interesting idea is sandwiches for cookies with cream and dried fruits. You can treat visitors with fruit rolls. Serve sweet cream or fruit and berry sauce with them.
The menu of the buffet table at home can also include all the above snacks. Take recipes into service and surprise your guests.