Champagne is a refined, noble drink that can really be called delicious. You can enjoy it in its pure form, but it is best to stretch the pleasure with an appetizer, which also can favorably emphasize the taste of the drink. Champagne snacks are very different, and the choice, as a rule, depends on its variety. Well, now it’s worth talking about the best and most popular.
Brut and dry grades
These drinks have a rich aroma, rich bouquet and sophisticated taste. They are fresh and light, they drink nicely, and in the morning there is no hangover from them. And here is what kind of champagne snack of these varieties is considered ideal:
- Fresh apples in caramel.
- Goat cheese.
- Canapes with yellow cheese and pineapple.
- Seafood (only without lemon juice).
- Camembert and brie cheeses.
Of the main dishes, grilled seafood and fish, quail meat in honey sauce, green salad with shrimp, veal steak, hot with squid and lamb ribs in cherry marinade are an excellent option.
Also, since these drinks do not have a pronounced sweetness, they are perfect for dessert. And in general, the choice of snack is just determined by the amount of sugar contained in sparkling wine. Chocolate broths, fruit salads and light delicate desserts like panna cotta can also come to brut and dry champagne.
Semi-sweet and semi-dry varieties
The taste of such champagne wines, as a rule, is successfully complemented by the following delights:
- Matured hard cheeses.
- Tender foie gras paste.
- Italian and french blue cheeses.
- Red slightly salted fish.
- Canapes with quail eggs and trout (can be replaced with pink salmon).
- Sandwiches made of white bread with butter and caviar.
- Sushi.
In addition to light snacks, champagne of these varieties is suitable for such dishes:
- Chicken with oranges.
- Poultry fillet rolls.
- Duck and tuna in any form.
- Pizza without adding oregano.
- Cheese, spinach or onion puree soup.
To understand what you want for a particular champagne, you need to remember that semi-dry has a slightly sweet pleasant taste with a slight sourness. Semi-sweet has about the same characteristics. But only his cloyingness is more pronounced.
Sweet and Dessert Varieties
Such champagne, as a rule, is served closer to the end of the celebration or after the main courses. Sparkling wine of this variety has a multi-faceted aroma, high sugar content, sweet enveloping taste and long-lasting bubbles.
Salty and sweet almonds, as well as white porous chocolate, will suit him. Fruit and meat kebabs, chocolate and cheese fondue, as well as chicken rolls fried in a nut breading go well with the drink .
Smoked Salmon Delicacy
Want to try an interesting flavor combination? Then you must definitely make a champagne snack, the photo of which is presented below. These are gourmet canapes on rye bread with smoked salmon, avocado and caviar. For cooking you will need:
- small and thin slices of rye bread - 10 pieces;
- smoked salmon - 00 g;
- avocado - 1 piece;
- red caviar - W tbsp .;
- fresh cilantro - a small bunch;
- pepper and lemon juice.
The filling is cooking fast. The crushed cilantro must be mixed with finely chopped avocado pulp and salmon cut into small cubes. Season lightly with pepper and freshly squeezed lemon juice. The resulting filling should be laid out on bread slices. If you have a toaster, you can lightly brown them with it.
Red fish rolls
A very gourmet champagne snack, which is done in two. Such products will be required:
- quail eggs - 8 pcs.;
- sliced salmon or salmon - 150-200 g;
- fresh cucumber - 1 pc.;
- red caviar - 10 g.
The eggs need to be set to cook, they will be ready in three minutes. At this time, you need to prepare the fish slices and cut into cucumber circles.
When the eggs are boiled, they will need to be cooled - immersed in cold water for 30 seconds. Then peel them and, wrapping each little thing in a fish slice, put on a cucumber slice. Garnish with eggs on top.
Quick dessert
Most delicious sweet dishes require a considerable amount of time to prepare them. Cherry strudel, which is an ideal champagne snack, has an amazing aroma and unearthly tenderness, but it will take a long time. The same goes for panna cotta, tiramisu and other desserts.
Well, you can make sweet canapes. You will need:
- blueberries - 100 g;
- strawberries - 100 g;
- small marshmallows - 100 g;
- skewers.
The dessert is elementary. The structure of the canapes is as follows: first there are three blueberries, then strawberries, and this sweet marshmallow ensemble completes.
Shrimp Delicacy
This is a very tender seafood. Everyone is used to just cooking shrimp, but you can make something more interesting out of them. So, to translate the champagne snacks recipe into reality, you will need:
- peeled shrimp - 200 g;
- champagne - 150 ml;
- onions - 1 head;
- garlic - 3 small cloves;
- hot red pepper pod;
- basil and salt to taste;
- lemon;
- olive oil - 4 tbsp.
There are many ingredients, but the actions are as simple as possible. All of these components must be carefully chopped, except for seafood, and send them to a pan greased with olive oil. Add the shrimps whole and well-dried, and then pour champagne.
Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring regularly. After the time has passed, put everything in a large plate and serve with lemon slices. This amount is enough for two bottles. It will definitely succeed to surprise everyone, because such a delicacy is not often and everywhere served to champagne for a snack.
Chips appetizer
If there is no time and desire to engage in the preparation of the previously listed delicacies, then you can pay attention to this excellent recipe. To prepare a mouth-watering and unusual snack for champagne in haste, you need the following ingredients:
- a large pack of chips. The best option is Lays or Pringles;
- a bunch of fresh herbs;
- hard cheese - 50 g;
- tomato - 1 piece;
- olives; olives;
- mayonnaise - 1 tablespoon
Cooking does not take five minutes. Grate the cheese finely, and chop the tomato into cubes, after peeling it off (to do this, scald it with boiling water). Rinse and chop greens. Mix everything in a separate container, seasoning with mayonnaise. Fill the chips with the filling, put on the dish in the form of a flower and decorate with olives and olives.
You can serve the filling on the table along with the chips sprinkled on a separate plate, on which each guest plastes it himself.
Baked Cod Fillet
Another great champagne snack recipe. You can familiarize yourself with the photo of the dish by paying attention to the image attached below.
Getting ready fast. In a frying pan, slightly poured with olive oil, you need to slightly fry four fillet pieces. The fish should become slightly golden.
When the desired shade can be achieved, you need to send it directly to the oven in the same pan, preheated to 220 ° C. Only previously you need to add another pieces of 8 cherry tomatoes to the fish.
After 10 minutes, the dish can be taken out of the oven. Sprinkle it with balsamic vinegar immediately and sprinkle with fresh chopped basil. After that, a spicy and aromatic dish can be served on the table.
By the way, if there are a lot of guests, then you can simply add more tomatoes, and cut the finished fillet into portions.
So, in conclusion, I would like to say that there are many more recipes for various dishes that can perfectly complement the taste of sparkling wine. All of them are good in their own way, but the above are the most popular.