Cold snacks can safely be called an integral part of the festive table. They not only play a significant role in serving, but also set the mood. We have prepared for you 5 recipes for cold appetizers for the festive table. Photos, cooking secrets are waiting for you in this material!
Potato pancakes with salmon
It's no secret that the most delicious dishes are usually at the junction of sophistication and simplicity, as in this recipe. Potato pancakes, seemingly ordinary at first glance, turn into a great appetizer, you just need to add red fish to them. For cooking you will need:
- potatoes - about 500 grams;
- onions - 2 pcs. (it is better to take both red and white onions);
- flour - 3-4 tablespoons;
- smoked salmon - 200 grams (it can be replaced with slightly salted fish);
- low-fat sour cream - 200 grams;
- a little vegetable oil - for frying pancakes;
- pepper and salt.
Cooking method
The cold snack recipe is simple:
- The potatoes need to be washed and peeled, then grated on a coarse grater. Grated vegetable should be squeezed out thoroughly, mix and squeeze again. The white onion (you can take ordinary onions instead) must be peeled, finely chopped and added to the potato.
- Beat the egg slightly, combine with potatoes and onions. Make flour, pepper and salt immediately.
- The next step is frying the pancakes in vegetable oil in a pan until golden brown. We recommend spreading the potato dough in small portions - this will turn out to be a beautiful appetizer.
- Ready pancakes need to be put on a paper towel or napkins - so you can get rid of excess oil.
Finished and cooled pancakes must be smeared with sour cream, top with red onion, sliced in rings or half rings, and pieces of salmon. Enjoy your meal!
Quail eggs with salmon
Another recipe for a cold appetizer (in the photo below you can see how it will look ready), worthy of attention, are stuffed eggs with salmon. For cooking you will need:
- quail eggs - 10 pieces;
- cream cheese - a couple of tablespoons (instead of cream cheese, cottage cheese is also great);
- salted salmon (you can replace it with trout) - about 50 grams;
- a mixture of peppers;
- several branches of dill or basil;
- salt.
How to cook
Start cooking this cold appetizer with a prescription in order to boil quail eggs. After they boil for 5 minutes, they need to be immersed in cold water, cool and clean. Each egg must be cut in half, remove the yolk. After that, you need to cut the salmon - best in small cubes. Grind should be greens. Yolks need to be mashed with a fork, add fish, dill and cheese to them. Then everything needs to be mixed - a viscous mass should be obtained. Spices should be added to the composition - to taste, mix well again. Halves of eggs must be carefully stuffed, paired and fastened with skewers. We recommend serving this appetizer on a table with lettuce.
Avocado Mousse with Fish
A cold appetizer recipe that combines smoked fish, cream and avocado will surely surprise your guests. To cook it, you will need the following products:
- avocado - 2 pcs.;
- lime (instead of it you can take a lemon) - 1 pc.;
- cream - 100 ml (we recommend taking cream with a fat content of at least 35%);
- smoked salmon - 100 grams;
- gelatin - 1 sheet;
- pepper and salt.
Detailed recipe
The fish must be cut into cubes, sprinkled with citrus juice, add a little zest and pepper. Then you need to mix the salmon and put it in the refrigerator for a while. While the fish is pickling, you need to cook the mousse. To do this, soak the gelatin in cold water. Then you should whip 70 ml of cream into a thick and strong foam, the remaining cream must be heated in a saucepan. In warm cream, you need to dissolve the gelatin sheet. After this, knead the avocado with a fork, add zest, pepper, salt to the pulp and pour warm cream. Then you need to carefully add whipped cream. This should be done so that the foam does not fall. Ready mousse should be laid out in beautiful small glasses, put thin pieces of fish on top. You need to cool the snack in the refrigerator.
Cheese and Shrimp Cherry
Looking for a cold holiday snack recipe that will delight both your stomach and eyes? Cherry tomatoes with shrimp and delicate cream cheese - this is what you need! For cooking, you need such products:
- Cherry - 20 pcs.;
- shrimp - 20 pcs.;
- cream cheese - enough 200 grams;
- some coarse sea salt.
Step by step recipe
The first thing to do is rinse the tomatoes, cut off their tops and remove the flesh. Inside the cherry need to be slightly salted and then turned over so that the excess juice can drain. It is best to place the tomatoes on a disposable paper towel.
The second stage is the preparation of shrimp. It is best to take boiled frozen shrimp, their preparation will take very little time. They need to be boiled, cleaned, remove heads and ponytails. Fill the cherry with cheese (it is most convenient to do this with a pastry bag). In the cheese you need to insert the shrimp - tail up. Done!
Ham rolls with cheese
Delicious ham rolls and cheese rolls will also decorate the table. To prepare a festive cold appetizer (pictured) according to the recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
- thin slices of ham - 12 pcs.;
- cheese - curd or cream - 170-200 grams;
- half a glass of arugula and fig jam;
- olive oil and lemon juice - a couple of tablespoons;
- lemon zest - two teaspoons without a slide are enough;
- garlic can be added to this appetizer if desired.
Recipe
First, in a shallow bowl you need to mix oil, lemon juice, zest. Leave on for 5-10 minutes. In another cup, you need to mix the cheese with garlic. A thin layer of cheese must be greased with each slice of ham, on top of the cheese must be greased with jam. The next layer is arugula, sprinkled with a mixture of oil and lemon and seasoned with pepper. A slice of ham must be carefully rolled into a roll and put on a dish. The appetizer is ready!
Chicken and Mushroom Tartlets
The recipe for a cold appetizer of mushrooms and chicken is so simple that even a child can cope with it. In addition, it is ideal for both a festive table and a picnic. For snacks you need to take:
- chicken fillet - 0.5 kg;
- champignons - 0.4 kg;
- any cheese - 0.3 kg;
- onions - one or two pieces;
- nonfat cream - one glass;
- finished tartlets - 15 pcs.;
- some sea salt.
Appetizer Recipe
You should start with the onion: it needs to be peeled, lightly chopped, fried in oil until a pleasant golden hue appears. Then, finely chopped fillet must be added to the onion. Fry for 10 minutes, then add mushrooms (also chopped) and fry for another 5 minutes. At this time, it is necessary to place ready tartlets on a baking sheet, lay out necessarily in each filling with a slide. Top should be filled with cream filling and sprinkle with cheese. Bake a snack in the oven for no more than 15 minutes. The optimum temperature is 200 degrees. Serve baskets to the table chilled.
Hot Tomatoes
What recipe for cold appetizers on the table occupies a special place in the list of the most delicious? Spicy tomatoes with cottage cheese and herbs! For them you will need:
- tomatoes - five pieces;
- cottage cheese - 250-300 grams (the amount depends on the size of the tomatoes);
- garlic - 5 cloves;
- olive oil - 3-4 tablespoons;
- half a chili pepper;
- spices and salt to taste (we recommend taking red and black pepper, caraway seeds);
- greens - cilantro, onion, arrows of garlic.
Spicy recipe
Squeeze the garlic, add the peeled and chopped chilli to it. Cottage cheese must be mixed with oil, herbs, garlic pepper mass, spices. Remove the pulp from the tomatoes, then put the filling in the vegetables and decorate with greens. Enjoy your meal!