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Not a single table, whether casual or festive, is complete without cold appetizers and dishes. They are not only its decoration, but also necessary for better digestion of food and stimulation of appetite, since they contain fresh and pickled vegetables, sauces and seasonings. So, what cold appetizers to prepare for the holiday table with photos and recipes - below.

This is interesting! Snacks can be pre-prepared and canned - sauerkraut, pickled vegetables, as well as smoked meat and fish. But also those made from different ingredients, for example, sandwiches.

meat;
vegetable;
seafood;
fish;
mushroom.
When mixing different ingredients, it is advisable to know which products go best together.

Meat snacks include:

boiled meat;
sausage;
ham;
brisket;
loin;
pate;
jelly;
aspic.

For fish appetizers, fish and seafood of various processing are taken:

smoked,
salty,
dried,
aspic,
boiled,
fried,
canned.

You can add to vegetable snacks: rice, beans, boiled eggs.

Seafood purchased ready-made or boiled and crushed. Mushrooms are used marinated, salted or fried with onions.

Typically, cold appetizers on the holiday table (you will find photos and recipes below) are decorated; as a rule, the same products that are included in the appetizer are used, and greens are added to them. Vegetables should be beautifully chopped; you can use a figured knife. Flowers, leaves, stars, roses are formed from them.

Interesting! Can be cut into geometric shapes: in the form of circles, bars and straws. The following are considered excellent decorations: green peas, olives, eggs, both chicken and quail, cut into slices and flowers.

Snacks for a birthday party table

On your birthday, you really want to prepare new dishes and surprise your guests with a variety of snacks on the table, but at the same time not spend a lot of time so that they are not too expensive and look impressive. There are many requests, but are there dishes that meet all of them? Of course have!

Stuffed eggs with cod liver

This appetizer is always in great demand and is easy to prepare, especially if you prepare all the ingredients in advance. The basis of the dish is eggs and canned cod liver; it can be replaced with sprat pate, which costs much less. How ?

Ingredients:

chicken eggs – 8 pcs.;
canned cod liver – 1 can;
onions – 1 pc.;
olives - 1 jar;
butter – 1 tbsp. l;
mayonnaise – 2 tbsp. l;
dill or parsley - 1 bunch.

Preparation:

Boiled chicken eggs must be cut crosswise. Then you need to remove the yolks from them;
Fry onions in sunflower oil;
Open canned cod liver. Grind with a fork, add yolks and butter;
Grind until smooth. Add fried onions and finely chopped herbs to the resulting mass;
You need to fill the egg halves with this mixture;
Spread mayonnaise on top, garnish with olives, cut into rings, and garnish with parsley sprigs.

Meatloaf with mushrooms

An original snack option for a birthday party (the recipe with photos is presented below) will be a cold dish - meatloaf with mushrooms. Great ways.

Ingredients:

pork tenderloin – 500g;
beef – 500g;
chicken egg – 1 pc.;
hard cheese – 100g;
champignons – 200g;
butter – 1 tbsp. l;
onions – 1 pc.;
ground pepper – 1 pinch;
vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l;
greens - 1 bunch.

Preparation:

You need to make minced meat from the meat by mixing pork with beef. Beat a raw egg into it, add salt and a pinch of pepper;
Then start preparing the filling. Boil the champignons for about 5 minutes and fry in a frying pan in butter and sunflower oil, adding onion and garlic. Pass the cheese through a grater and mix the filling;
Spread foil on a baking sheet, grease it with vegetable oil. Spread the minced meat on it, but so that you get a pancake 1 cm thick;
Place the filling on it and wrap it with a roll, helping with foil. Then you need to wrap it in it and put it in the oven for 60 minutes;
After an hour, open the foil slightly so that the roll is browned, put it back in the oven for another 15 minutes;
Cut the chilled roll into slices about 1 cm thick.

Original snacks for the holiday table

Many housewives want to surprise their guests with unusual and original dishes. We bring to your attention recipes with photos of original appetizers for the festive table that will definitely surprise your guests.

Crab meat Christmas trees

This appetizer is easy to prepare and looks original. Although it is more suitable for the New Year's table, it can please guests on any other holiday.

Ingredients:

crab meat - 1 package;
chicken eggs – 2 pcs.;
processed cheese – 1 pc.;
garlic – 1 clove;
mayonnaise – 3 - 4 tbsp. l;
cracker cookies – 100 gr.;
dill – 1 bunch;
lettuce leaves;
pomegranate – 1 pc.

Preparation:

Crab meat, cheese, eggs are passed through a fine grater. Add 1 clove of garlic, passed through a garlic press. Everything is mixed well;

Take a flat plate and place lettuce leaves on it. From the resulting mass you need to roll small balls. For each Christmas tree you will need 3 balls. First, a cracker is placed on the lettuce leaves. Then flatten one ball and place it on top, make the second one a little smaller in diameter, and form a cone from the third one, stack everything on top of each other in the form of a pyramid, you get the shape of a Christmas tree;

There should be such Christmas trees according to the number of guests. The top of each tree is thickly sprinkled with dill so that it turns green, as if with needles, and is decorated with pomegranate seeds.

Snack in tartlets

Ingredients:

ready-made tartlets – 10 pcs.;
chicken eggs – 5 pcs.;
canned shrimp – 1 can;
avocado – 1 pc.;
butter – 20 g;
lemon – 1 pc.;
parsley – 1 bunch;
mayonnaise 3 tbsp. l;
chili pepper – 1 pc.

Preparation:

Hard-boiled chicken eggs are cut crosswise in the shape of flowers using a serrated knife;
The yolks are transferred to a separate plate; finely chop the shrimp, add mayonnaise, mix well and fill the egg whites with this mixture. You can sprinkle herbs on top;
Then take the avocado, cut it into cubes, add the remaining yolks, parsley, squeeze the juice from the lemon, butter, and chili pepper. The whole mass is placed in a blender and whipped;
The resulting mass is filled into tartlets, and a stuffed egg is placed on top.

Light snacks for the holiday table

Sometimes even light snacks that do not require much time to prepare are a wonderful table decoration.

Canapes with curd cheese

This canape is prepared very quickly; you don’t need a lot of ingredients.

Ingredients:

pieces of rye bread - according to the number of guests;
cottage cheese;
dill greens;
salt – 1 pinch;
fresh medium-sized cucumber – 1 pc.

Preparation:

First you need to chop the dill and mix it with curd cheese, add a little salt, you should get a homogeneous mass;

It is better to pass the cucumbers through a special slicer, as they should be in the form of thin ovals;

Start forming sandwiches. Place a mound of curd cheese and herbs on the bread. The cucumber is then pierced with a skewer in the shape of a sail and strung into the middle of the canapé. Makes cute little boats. Sandwiches should be laid out on a flat plate and decorated with herbs.

Champignons stuffed with chicken breast

Another option for a light snack for the holiday table (recipe and photo are offered below) is champignons with chicken breast, which will especially appeal to mushroom lovers.

Ingredients:

chicken breast – 500 g;
champignons - 300 g;
onions – 1 pc.;
vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.;
mayonnaise – 1 tbsp. l;
greens – 1 bunch;
hard cheese – 50 g.

Preparation:

Chicken and onions are cut into small cubes, champignon legs and a little salt to taste are added. All ingredients are stewed in vegetable oil until cooked, cooled;
Sour cream is added to them and everything is mixed. Then a cooled mass is laid out on each mushroom cap and baked in the oven for 15 minutes, then taken out and sprinkled with grated hard cheese on top;
Then place everything back in the oven until the cheese is melted, another 3-5 minutes. The mushrooms are cooled and served, decorated with herbs.

Sandwich with canned fish

It's easy to prepare, delicious, and stimulating to the appetite.

Ingredients:

pieces of white or rye bread, loaf;
canned fish in oil (saury, sardine);
pickles;
garlic;
mayonnaise;
vegetable oil.

Preparation:

First, pieces of bread or loaf are fried in vegetable oil;
Then take 1 clove of garlic, which is passed through a garlic press and mixed with mayonnaise;
Then the pickled cucumber is cut with a sharp or serrated oval-shaped knife. Now everything is ready, you can form the sandwich;
A fried piece of bread is smeared with prepared garlic-mayonnaise sauce. A cucumber is placed on one side of the bread, and pieces of canned fish next to it;
You can sprinkle herbs on top of the fish or carefully place a small sprig of dill or parsley.
The holiday sandwich is ready.

Snacks for the holiday table in a hurry

Very often there is a situation when guests have already arrived and you need to quickly set the table. In this case, it is important to know several options for quick snacks for the holiday table (you will find recipes with photos below).

Delicious lavash roll

Ingredients:

lavash – 1 piece;
salmon – 200 g;
fresh cucumbers – 1 pc.;
processed cheese "Hochland" - 1 tray.

Preparation:

The finished pita bread is greased with melted cheese, placing salmon in one row, with thin slices of cucumber on top;
Everything is rolled up into a roll and cut crosswise into small portions. Place on a flat plate.

Lavash roll with ham

Ingredients:

lavash – 1 piece;
Korean carrots – 1 package;
ham – 100 gr.

Preparation:

Lavash should be greased with mayonnaise, Korean carrots should be placed on top in a thin layer, and thinly sliced ham should be placed on it;
Roll everything into a roll and cut crosswise.

Cheese and nut balls

These balls cook quickly, are very tasty and nutritious. Original hot appetizer - .

Ingredients:

hard cheese – 200 g;
walnuts – 50 g;
butter – 100g;
olives – 50 g;
lettuce leaves;
dill.

Preparation:

First you need to grate the cheese on the finest grater;
Chop the nuts or pass them through a grater, add slightly heated butter, finely chopped olives, mix everything with a spoon;
Roll small balls from the resulting mass;
Place lettuce leaves on a plate, roll each ball in chopped dill and place on lettuce leaves.

Buns with caviar

Ingredients:

sliced loaf;
butter – 100 g;
salmon caviar – 1 jar.

Preparation:

Each slice of loaf must be cut in half and greased with butter;
Carefully place salmon roe on top;
All sandwiches are laid out on a flat plate.

Beetroot balls with nuts and sesame seeds

Ingredients:

boiled beets – 2 pcs.;
walnuts – 4 tbsp. l;
sesame – 4 tbsp. l;
prunes – 5 - 6 pcs.;
mayonnaise – 2 tbsp. l;
greens - 1 bunch.

Preparation:

The beets must be chopped on a fine grater, add walnuts finely chopped with a knife, mayonnaise, add a little salt and pepper;
Soak prunes in boiling water, then chop them finely with a knife and add to the rest of the products;
Mix everything and make small balls;
Sesame seeds must be fried in a frying pan. You need to roll these balls in it. Place on a platter and sprinkle with herbs.

Prunes with cheese

Ingredients:

prunes – 20 pcs.;
hard cheese – 200 g;
bacon - 50 g;
lettuce leaves;
garlic – 1 clove;
mayonnaise – 3 tbsp. l.

Preparation:

Large pitted prunes need to be steamed to make them softer;
Place lettuce leaves on a platter. Grate hard cheese and garlic and season with mayonnaise;
Each plum must be filled with this filling. Cut the bacon into thin strips, about 1 cm wide;
Wrap it around each prune and secure with a skewer. Place everything beautifully on lettuce leaves.

So, you can see for yourself how huge the variety of cold appetizers is on the holiday table (photos and recipes are offered in the article). Preparing such snacks is not difficult, but they will perfectly complement and decorate the table. Here, every housewife can show her own imagination; she just needs to know and take into account which products are combined with each other. For dessert it’s delicious and easy.

Discussion (1)

Cut the bacon slices in half, wrap the shrimp in them and secure with skewers. Then sprinkle the shrimp with cayenne pepper.

Place them on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake in an oven preheated to 230°C for 10–15 minutes.

bbc.co.uk

Ingredients

8 slices of raw smoked bacon;
8 teaspoons soft goat cheese;
salt - to taste;
1 bunch of arugula;
8 small gherkins.

Preparation

Place a teaspoon of goat cheese on the edge of each bacon slice. Salt and pepper to taste. Place arugula on top of the cheese so that the leaves extend beyond the edges of the bacon on both sides. Cut the cucumbers lengthwise into four pieces and place them on top of the arugula.

Wrap the rolls tightly, cut each one down the middle, and place cut side down on a serving platter.

bettycrocker.com

Ingredients

180 g flour;
2 teaspoons baking powder;
½ teaspoon salt;
2 tablespoons melted butter;
900 g pork sausages;
450 g grated cheddar cheese;
1 onion;
1 clove of garlic;
2 stalks of celery.

Preparation

Mix flour, baking powder, salt and butter. Add chopped sausages, grated cheese, chopped onion, garlic and celery to the resulting mixture. Mix well and form this minced meat into balls with a diameter of 2.5 cm.

Place them on a baking sheet lined with foil at a short distance from each other. Bake in an oven preheated to 190°C for 15 minutes until the balls are browned. Pierce them with skewers before serving.

dinneratthezoo.com

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil;
18 shrimp;
½ teaspoon chili powder;
¾ cup guacamole sauce;
18 crispy chips with natural or salt flavor;
a few sprigs of cilantro.

Preparation

Place a frying pan over high heat and heat the oil in it. Place it there, add chili powder and fry for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. The shrimp should turn pink and become opaque.

Place 1-2 teaspoons of guacamole on the chips and one shrimp on top. Before serving, sprinkle with chopped cilantro leaves.

allrecipes.com

Ingredients

220 g cream cheese;
170 g crab meat or crab sticks;
2 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan;
60 g grated cheddar;
a few green onions;
1 teaspoon soy sauce;
20 tartlets;
1 pinch of paprika.

Preparation

Mix cream cheese, chopped crab meat, mayonnaise, grated cheese, chopped onion and soy sauce. Distribute the mixture among the tartlets, sprinkle with paprika and place in an oven preheated to 190°C for 5–7 minutes. Serve warm.

6. Cucumber baskets with smoked salmon

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Ingredients

2 cucumbers;
120 g smoked salmon;
2 tablespoons lemon juice;
1 tablespoon chopped onion;
1 tablespoon capers;
several sprigs of parsley;
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard;
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper.

Preparation

Peel the cucumbers, cut them in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Grind the fish and mix with the rest of the ingredients.

Stuff the cucumber halves with the fish mixture. Wrap them in cling film and put them in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours. Before serving, cut the cucumbers into rounds about 1.5 cm wide.

bettycrocker.com

Ingredients

900 g cream cheese;
450 g grated cheddar;
200 g chopped pecans or walnuts;
60 ml of concentrated or baked milk;
120 g olives;
2 cloves of garlic;
½ teaspoon salt;
½ bunch of parsley;
a few tablespoons of paprika.

Preparation

Mix cream cheese and cheddar. Add 150 g of nuts, milk, chopped olives, chopped garlic and salt. Mix well, divide into three parts and form each part into a ball.

Gently roll one ball in chopped parsley, another in the remaining nuts, pressing lightly to set them in the cheese, and the third in paprika. Place the balls in the refrigerator.

You need to take them out 15 minutes before serving. This snack goes perfectly with crackers.

tasteofhome.com

Ingredients

8 slices bacon;
1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar;
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon;
¾ cup chopped ready-made;
¼ cup chopped dried pear;
2 teaspoons butter;
¼ teaspoon salt;
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper;
80 ml pear juice;
30 tartlets;
60 g blue cheese (preferably gorgonzola).

Preparation

Fry the bacon slices until crispy on both sides. Mix sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over bacon and cook for another minute. Then transfer it to a paper towel.

While the bacon is cooling, place the chicken, dried pear slices, jam, butter, salt and pepper in a clean frying pan and cover with pear juice. Bring to a boil and cook for another 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens.

Place about one teaspoon of filling into the tartlets, sprinkle with chopped bacon and small pieces of cheese. Place in an oven preheated to 180°C for 5–7 minutes. Serve warm.

dartagnan.com

Ingredients

12 quail eggs;
300 g minced pork;
salt - to taste;
ground black pepper - to taste;
2 sprigs of thyme;
1 large chicken egg;
100 g breadcrumbs;
vegetable oil for deep frying.

Preparation

Place quail eggs in boiling water for 2 minutes. Then transfer them to cold water and gently peel them when they have cooled.

Mix the minced meat with salt, pepper and thyme leaves. Divide the mixture into 12 equal parts and coat the eggs with it, forming even balls. Dip the balls into the beaten egg and roll in breadcrumbs.

Pour 5 cm of vegetable oil into a deep saucepan and heat it. Place the balls in batches into the oil and cook for 1-2 minutes until lightly browned.

Then use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a paper towel to drain off any excess oil. Place Scotch eggs in a baking dish and place in an oven preheated to 180°C for 5 minutes.

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Ingredients

18 large olives;
250 g cream cheese;
18 small olives;
1 carrot.

Preparation

Make a longitudinal cut on each large olive and fill it. Cut the carrots into 0.5 cm wide circles and cut a small triangle off each circle to form the legs of the penguins. Insert the cut pieces of carrot into small olives.

Place the olives stuffed with cheese on the carrot slices. Place the “heads” - small olives - on top and secure with skewers.Ingredients

120 g flour;
1 pinch of salt;
1 large egg;
1 tablespoon olive oil;
250 ml milk;
1 small piece of butter;
50 ml sour cream;
150 g smoked salmon;
several sprigs of dill.

Preparation

Mix flour and salt. Make a small well in the middle, pour in the egg and olive oil and stir. Without ceasing to stir, slowly pour in the milk. Give the dough a uniform consistency.

Melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the pancakes for a minute on each side. They should take on a golden hue.

Spread a little sour cream on each pancake, a few small slices of salmon and garnish with dill.

12. Christmas tree made from Chelsea buns

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Ingredients

For the buns:

800 g flour;
1 tablespoon salt;
15 g fast acting yeast;
400 ml milk;
60 g butter;
2 eggs.

For filling:

400 g of a mixture of chopped dried fruits, nuts and sugar;
1 apple;
1 pear;
75 g chopped pistachios;
100 g candied fruits;
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon;
25 g butter.

For the glaze:

3 tablespoons apricot jam;
200 g powdered sugar;
grated zest of one orange;
40 g candied fruits;
25 g chopped pistachios.

Preparation

Add salt and yeast to the flour. Add butter to milk and heat the mixture. When the butter is melted, pour the mixture into the flour. Add eggs and stir.

Turn the mixture out onto a floured surface and knead for about five minutes until the dough becomes elastic. Place it in a bowl greased with vegetable oil, cover with a towel and leave for an hour to rise.

Meanwhile, mix a mixture of dried fruits, nuts and sugar, peeled and chopped apple and pear, orange zest, pistachios, candied fruits and cinnamon.

Then, on a floured surface, roll out the dough into a layer measuring 50 x 45 cm. Brush it with melted butter. Then spread the sweet filling over the dough, leaving 2 cm around the edges.

Carefully roll the roll and trim the edges. Using a sharp knife, cut the roll into 15 pieces. Place the buns on a parchment-lined baking sheet to form a Christmas tree. There should be some space between the buns, but only a little, so that when they rise, they touch each other. Use the remaining dough to form a tree trunk.

Cover the Christmas tree with a clean towel and leave for another 30–45 minutes. Then remove the towel and place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 190°C for 20-25 minutes until the buns are golden brown. If you notice that they are turning brown too quickly during baking, cover them with foil.

Melt the apricot jam in a saucepan by adding a little water. Brush the slightly cooled buns with it and leave to cool completely.

Mix powdered sugar, orange zest and 2 tablespoons water until smooth. Place in a plastic bag, cut off the tip and draw garlands on the Christmas tree with icing. Sprinkle with candied fruits and pistachios.

We offer you a balanced snack menu for every taste! The best 9 simple and delicious recipes with photos of appetizers for the holiday table. Agree that in the pre-holiday bustle there is always not enough time. Therefore, without further ado, I offer my favorite snacks for the holiday table, recipes with photos.

There are a lot of vegetables, meat, fish, mushrooms, a meat plate of homemade delicacies, cheese and other snacks. What else do you need to warm up your guests? Everything looks very beautiful and appetizing on the table. The dishes are really tasty, which has been proven at more than one feast.

And one more nuance. Whatever one may say, we can’t do without mayonnaise. Therefore, I advise you to prepare it at home. It will be more useful. See here how to make mayonnaise quickly and easily.

Now you can return to the dishes. Look, read, choose - snacks for the festive table, recipes with photos at your service! I am sure that you will have to share recipes.

Toasts are a hit at any feast. I start with them because they are served and eaten first. The number of products is conditional. You will be able to determine the number of guests on site.

What do we need

One loaf
Boiled eggs – 2 – 3 pcs.
Mayonnaise – 4 – 5 tbsp.
Garlic - 2 cloves
Vegetable oil - 150 gr.
Green onions - a small bunch
A little green dill
Salt, ground pepper.

Preparation

The loaf is cut into slices. Don’t cut too thin – they will turn out dry.
The slices are fried until golden brown on both sides in well-heated oil. Excess fat will be removed by placing the croutons on a paper towel.
Place mayonnaise in a bowl, add crushed garlic, finely chopped dill, add salt and pepper. Stir the mass
Spread each crouton with mayonnaise mixture
Peel the eggs and grate them
Chop green onions into small pieces
Crush the crouton first with eggs, then with onions.

Ready! You can serve it to the table!

Snack "Callies"

An amazingly tasty snack that goes with a bang! In addition, it perfectly decorates the table.

We will need

Cheese for sandwiches 2 packs.
Smoked chicken leg one
Hard-boiled eggs - three pcs.
Fresh cucumber – 1 pc. medium size
Boiled carrots – 1 small piece.
Green onion feathers
Mayonnaise 3-4 tbsp. l.
A little dill

Some wishes

Buy good quality cheese. When working it should be at room temperature
The core can also be made from raw carrots, if you don’t have cooked ones
You can first cover the dish with lettuce leaves, and then place flowers on them. It will look beautiful and be convenient to take calla lilies.

Herring in Korean

Herring is a classic of the table genre. And if she also speaks Korean, then there are no words at all. Both the fish itself and the pickled onion are excellent here. Moderately spicy. With cold vodka it’s just the thing to be modest about.

What do we need

Herring – 1 kg (fresh frozen)
Vegetable oil - 100 gr.
Tomato paste – 1 tbsp.
Vinegar – 100 gr.
Salt – 1 tbsp.
Red and black peppers – 1 tsp each. (ground)
Onions - at least 5 pieces, more possible
Allspice peas – 1 tsp.

Step-by-step preparation

The herring must be infused for at least 4 hours. But the ideal option is to make the dish overnight. The fillet will be salted in moderation and soaked in the sauce.

Feel free to make 2 servings. You can't drag guests away by the ears. And onions, more onions!

Chicken breast pastrami “Forget the sausage”

A godsend for homemade cold cuts! Fast, inexpensive and tasty! The meat is so juicy that it melts in your mouth. And what’s important is that it cuts well – it will look beautiful on a plate.

We need to prepare

Chicken fillet - two pieces. 250 gr.
Spices to taste - salt, garlic, ground coriander, a mixture of peppers, hops - suneli. Take 2-3 cloves of garlic
Vegetable oil – gr. 20

How to cook a delicacy

Mix all the spices in a bowl, including the garlic passed through a press.
Send vegetable oil here, stir
Wash the fillet, dry it with a paper towel, coat with seasonings on all sides
Set aside for at least 30 minutes. But you can leave it for a longer time - it will soak in better and taste better.
Preheat the oven to maximum, 250 degrees
Make a kind of boat from foil with low sides. Size – to fit two fillets. Place the boat in turn on a baking sheet
When the temperature reaches its maximum, place the pan in the oven.
Note the time - the meat should be baked at high temperature for 12 minutes
After which you need to get the meat out. While still hot, carefully wrap in foil. You can even use several layers. The meat will still cook a little longer in the foil and will become tasty and juicy.

You can go another way. After turning off the oven, do not remove the meat, but leave it until the oven has cooled completely. But I prefer the option with foil.

Of course, you won’t forget about the sausage, but you will start preparing such an appetizer often. Good luck!

Tartlets with mushrooms and chicken

A good appetizer – filling and tastes great! Guests will be licking their fingers. And it's convenient to eat.

Products

Mushrooms – 200 gr. (champignons, oyster mushrooms)
Hard cheese – 150 gr.
Chicken breast – 200 – 250 gr.
Carrots, onions - 1 medium piece each.
Mayonnaise - 2 - 3 tbsp.
Salt, ground black pepper to taste
Sunflower oil – 30 gr.
Ready tartlets
Any greenery for decoration

Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots and cheese, cut the mushrooms and brisket into small pieces
Lightly fry the onion and carrots in hot oil
Add the brisket, salt and pepper, fry everything together for min. 3
Add mushrooms, stir. Fry until the liquid evaporates. By time – min. 5-8
Add mayonnaise, mix
Fill the tartlets with filling, sprinkle grated cheese on top
Place the tartlets on a baking sheet lined with parchment and place in a preheated oven (180 degrees)
Readiness is determined by the golden brown crust of the cheese.

Tartlets decorated with greens will be the highlight of the feast. By the way, they can be served both hot and cold. And mayonnaise can be replaced with sour cream.

Meat salad for tartlets

Agree that at least one mayonnaise salad is simply necessary. I offer a very tasty meat option. The salad is very good, I definitely recommend making it. Its highlight is mushrooms fried with onions.

Now it has become fashionable to serve salads in tartlets. Well, this is very convenient. And such a salad will be an excellent filling.

Ingredients

Medium size boiled potatoes in their jackets - 4 pcs.
Boiled eggs – 4 pcs.
Pickled cucumbers – 4 pcs.
Boiled chicken leg
Oyster mushrooms - 500 gr.
Two small onions
Mayonnaise - gr. 50
Vegetable oil - gr.30
Salt, ground pepper to taste
Green dill for decoration.

Preparing the salad

Cut onions and mushrooms into small cubes
Fry in oil, don’t forget to add salt and pepper
Cut potatoes, eggs, chicken legs and cucumbers into small cubes
Mix all products, season with mayonnaise. Taste for salt and acid. If necessary, trim another cucumber or another.
Fill tartlets with salad and garnish with finely chopped dill.

Guests will be full and satisfied, rest assured!

Eggplant appetizer “Peacock tail”

Not a dish, but a real bomb on the festive table! What a design, what a taste!

Preparing food

Eggplants – 2 pcs.
Processed cheese – 2 pcs.
Boiled eggs – 2 pcs.
Garlic – 3-4 cloves
Medium cucumber – 1 pc.
Mayonnaise – 3 tbsp.
Red bell pepper – 1 pc.
Vegetable oil – 70 gr.
Black pitted olives – 12 pcs.
Salt, pepper to taste
Green salad leaves.

Cooking a masterpiece

Don't forget to take a photo in front of this piece of culinary art!

Meatloaf

Who doesn't love deli meats! I prepare them for every holiday. If guests come to me, they know that I will treat them to excellent rolls.

To prepare the delicacy, you need to purchase pork flank. If I can't buy it, I'll take it
thin lard with a meat layer. It works out well too.

You will also need spices - salt, ground pepper, mustard. For filling – prunes, dried apricots, boiled eggs

Cooking process

I divide the flank so that the rolls are not very thick
I wash it, dry it with a napkin, salt, pepper, grease it with a little mustard (mayonnaise is possible)
I put it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to marinate.
Wash prunes and dried apricots and, if necessary, steam them in hot water
I lay the flank on the surface, place the filling on the edge, roll it up. You can brush a little more mustard on top - it will be softer
I tie it with threads. Remember, you need to tie well, with frequent circular turns. In this case, the roll will look more attractive
I wrap the roll in foil, place it on a baking sheet, and put it in a hot oven (180 degrees) for an hour and a half. Pour a little water into the bottom of the pan, add more as it evaporates
I take the finished product out of the oven, let it cool and only then unwind the threads.

The flank can be stuffed with garlic and nuts can be added to the filling. Here you can fantasize as much as you like. In any case it will be delicious.

Egg rolls with liver pate

What can you say about a fluffy egg roll dish? Only that it needs to be cooked. And beef liver pate is not inferior in taste. Finally, it's very beautiful!

For the egg roll you need to prepare

Eggs – 5 pcs.
Mayonnaise – 80 gr.

For the pate

Beef liver – 500 gr.
Lard – lard – 10 gr.
Butter 100 gr.
Carrots – 2 pcs.
Bulb
Salt pepper.

First of all, let's prepare the pate

Fry finely chopped onions and carrots in lard
Add liver, cut into slices. Fry until done, add salt and pepper
Grind the mixture twice in a meat grinder. The pate should have a delicate structure
Add softened butter, stir well, put in the refrigerator

Preparing the roll

Crack the eggs, add salt, beat with a mixer
Add mayonnaise, beat again
Preheat the oven (180), place an empty baking sheet lined with foil (it needs to be greased with oil)
Pour the egg mixture onto a thoroughly heated baking sheet and bake for 10 – 15 minutes. at 180 degrees
When ready, remove from foil
Apply a layer of pate, wrap with a roll
After cooling, cut into portion rolls.

Place the beauty on a plate and decorate with herbs.

All! You don't have to worry and wait for guests. Have a nice feast with friends and family!

The approaching holiday excites us and makes us look forward to it. Now it’s already close, we figure out what we’ll have for main course, buy a bottle of wine... But neither one nor the other will decorate the table or give it the same sophistication as cold appetizers. There is truly room for creativity here for any housewife.

Cold appetizers and salads decorate the table; they are usually the ones that people try to decorate with figurines of vegetables or just herbs; they are the ones that catch the eye of a guest approaching the table; they are the ones that are designed to impress all gourmets.

What cold appetizers should you prepare for the holiday table?

Let's start with the classics - aspic .

In Ancient Rus', this dish was always prepared on and. It was believed that pork was supposed to be cooked on this holiday because the pig, the only farm animal, did not come to congratulate the newborn Jesus.

Pork knuckle;
pork legs - a couple;
beef broth - about a kilogram;
salt, peppercorns, bay leaf;
garlic – 3-4 medium heads;
carrot.

Rinse the meat thoroughly, cut out anything you don’t like. Chop or chop the bones and wash again. Peel the carrots. Place in cold water and cook on the lowest heat for quite a long time. If you cook in a pressure cooker, it will be much faster, but the broth will not be as clear!

The purpose of the carrot is to add a nice color to the broth, so that when everything is cooked, you can remove it. She is no longer needed here.

Strain the broth very carefully, not even through a strainer, but through a strainer with gauze: otherwise, small bones may get into the finished dish. Don’t pour the bottom into jellied meat at all, give it to the dog. The animal will be delighted, but he won’t care about bones! We pour two spoonfuls of the broth into a saucer and put it in the refrigerator: this is a test to see if it will harden. Let's go sort out the meat ourselves.

The main thing here is not to miss the bones, on the one hand, and not to overfeed the dog, on the other. And then here she sits, showing with all her doomed appearance that it will be difficult for her to help her deal with the contents of the pan, but the dog is man’s friend because he is ready to take risks...

The meat is disassembled and chopped (you can put it through a meat grinder), finely chop the garlic, you can put it through a press; put in hot broth. You shouldn't boil garlic; it doesn't like too high a temperature.

We check whether our broth has frozen in the refrigerator. If yes, great, if not, add a little gelatin, it will help the jellied meat harden. You won’t find any kind of gelatin these days! We read the instructions and act according to them.

If you want, you can somehow decorate the jellied meat. If you are against such excesses, put the meat in molds and fill with broth. Let it harden in the refrigerator.

Before serving, depending on your plan and the appearance of the molds, you can remove the jellied meat by carefully turning the molds over onto a plate. Or you can submit it directly in the form, especially if the form is beautiful and the holiday is “for your own people.” The most delicious jellied meat always comes from. Don't forget to serve good horseradish!

Another traditional cold appetizer - snack bar "Napoleon" .

Ready-made puff pastries;
mayonnaise in a significant amount;
hard-boiled eggs – 5 pcs;
ham – about 300 g;
cheese – 500 grams;
pickled honey mushrooms - half a jar.

This dish is prepared very quickly and looks very impressive.

We literally grease the cakes a little with mayonnaise, cover with film and set aside. They need to soften a little.

Three eggs on a coarse grater, add finely grated cheese and mayonnaise - enough so that it is not too hard. The mass should be smeared, not molded. Mix and set aside this bowl for now.

You can choose another filling. For example, champignons with onions (lightly fried) and cheese; chicken boiled with cheese and champignons, lightly salted or canned fish, vegetables (eggplant, sweet peppers, herbs) finely chopped and stewed with vegetable oil.

Cut the ham into neat strips and put it in another bowl. We look through the pickled mushrooms and leave the most beautiful ones for decoration of “Napoleon”.

Let's start assembling. Generously grease the first cake layer with the egg-cheese mixture. We put a little honey mushrooms on top.

We put the second one and press it. We grease this one only lightly, then add the ham and smooth it out.

Place the third cake layer and press down again. Not him - leftover cheese and egg. Decorate with honey mushrooms. Our cake is ready, but it is advisable to keep it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Prepare this cake in .

Let's cook some more rollopgs and that's it with the classics.

Rollmops were invented by the Germans and are adored by the Poles, Swedes, and Estonians. And we’ll try to serve them for the holiday as a snack with vodka, especially for the patriotic ones who don’t drink wine.

There are more than a dozen recipes for rollomps. Let's try an assortment of two types.

At its core, a rollmops is a herring roll with a small amount of filling. Rollmops should be lightly marinated.

So, herring - 10 fillets;
carrots – 2 pcs;
onion – 3 heads;
garlic – 2-3 cloves;
capers - to taste;
pickled cucumbers – 2 pcs (large);
wine vinegar – 500 ml;
sunflower oil – 100 ml;
honey - a tablespoon;
mustard - tablespoon;

Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, chop the garlic, mix them and add salt. Heat the oil to a boil, pour a tablespoon of vinegar into it. Pour in the carrots and let them stand until they cool down (or longer).

Let's fillet the herring. We take out all the bones (you can use a magnifying glass and tweezers). Cut the cucumbers into cubes, capers, if they are large, into quarters or less. Chop the onion and lightly sauté. Spread the fillets with mustard, and half of them with honey.

Serve, naturally, with potatoes and as a snack with vodka.

We wrap pieces of cucumber and caper in one fillet (without honey). Others (with honey) include spicy carrots and sautéed onions.

We secure all the rollomps with toothpicks or skewers, put them in a bowl and pour in the marinade: wine vinegar, peppercorns, brought to a boil and cooled to room temperature. Cover with onion rings and leave to marinate for about a day in the refrigerator.

If you decide to have a buffet, regular appetizers won't do. Let's try to cook baskets or vol-au-vents with salad .

You can buy baskets in the store: fiddling with them before the holiday, when there is already a lot to do, is irrational.

It doesn’t take long to make vol-au-vents yourself. To do this, lightly roll out a layer of puff pastry, cut out several larger circles from it, and then cut out small circles from half with a glass to make “bagels.” Lightly brush large circles with egg, place a “bagel” on top and bake for 7-10 minutes.

During baking, the dough will rise and you will get dough cups that can be filled with salad.

You can use any salad for filling (look), but it’s better not “raw”: from crab sticks, from avocado, from boiled beets. You can also fill them with caviar, herring, chopped and mixed with butter, and so on. Surprise your parents by preparing valovany.

Snack cakes are perfect for decorating a buffet table.

Crackers

Butter;
soft processed cheese like “Viola”: creamy and with herbs;
maybe a few slices of cold smoked salmon;
tomato paste;
parsley for decoration.

Add a spoonful of tomato to the processed cheese and herbs and mix thoroughly. If you don't like the color, add a little more tomato.

Seal the crackers together in pairs, layering them with butter.

Place a small piece of fish on one of the cakes, and squeeze out beautiful cream cheese on top using a pastry syringe. On others - tomato cheese, garnish with a parsley leaf.

And as a light snack - stuffed Chinese cabbage .

There are a lot of recipes for stuffed Chinese cabbage. We'll do the simplest one.

Chinese cabbage (we need the inner, softer leaves);
cottage cheese;
red bell pepper;
greenery.

Finely chop the pepper, mix with cottage cheese and chopped herbs.

We'll wrap it in Chinese cabbage leaves the way you like: either in envelopes or rolls.

And now a few more simple recipes that will delight both children and adults.

Vegetable sticks with sauce

Young celery stalks;
young carrots;
cucumbers;
soft processed cheese;
Greek natural yogurt;
garlic;
mayonnaise;
dill;
radish.

Wash the petioles thoroughly and clean them of coarse elements. Cut the cucumber lengthwise into 4-8 “sticks”, depending on the thickness of the cucumber. Wash and peel the carrots; if they are thick, we will also cut them lengthwise, and if they are thin, we will leave them that way.

Let's make the sauces:

Mix the processed cheese with mayonnaise, chop the dill and add it there. Let's pass the garlic through a press and also add it to the sauce. Let's mix.
Add finely grated radish to Greek yogurt. If it is very liquid, you can add a spoon or two of hard cheese grated on the finest grater.

We dip the “sticks” into the sauce and eat them with pleasure. The tasty sauce can be spread on bread or potatoes instead of celery.

Tiny sandwiches - canapés - can be made with anything. It’s better to make 5-10 different pieces.

Crackers spread with cream cheese and a pitted olive.
The same, but sprinkled with a mixture of herbs.
Pieces of white bread, smeared with mustard, cucumber and smoked meat.
The same, but spread with melted cheese and a slice of tomato on top.
A piece of black bread, smeared with horseradish, and boiled pork on it.
A piece of black bread, toasted in a toaster, lightly rubbed with garlic, and sprat.
A piece of grain bread, dried in a toaster, and finely chopped, stewed eggplant, sweet pepper and tomato (cool first!).

You can find recipes for holiday sandwiches.

boats

Children really like this dish.

Cucumbers;
crab sticks;
corn from a can;
a little mayonnaise;
red bell pepper.

Wash the cucumbers, cut them in half lengthwise, and scoop out the insides with a spoon.

You won't need it, you can cut it somewhere in .

Finely chop the crab sticks, mix with corn and lightly season with mayonnaise and salt.

Wash the pepper and remove the seeds.

Let's cut sharp triangles out of it - these are the sails of our “boats”.

We insert a wooden skewer into each boat and pin a “sail” on it.

The boats are ready to sail for the children's party.

And finally cheese balls .

Hard or semi-hard cheese – 500 g;
mayonnaise;
quiche-mish;
almond;
hard-boiled eggs – 3 pcs;
sesame;
frozen crab sticks;
cherry

Grate the cheese on the finest grater and mix thoroughly with mayonnaise. Peel the eggs and grate them on a fine grater. We also grate the crab sticks without defrosting.

Divide the cheese mass into three parts. We take a little mass in the palm of our hand, make a “cake”, put an almond kernel on it, form it into a ball and wrap it in sesame seeds.

The last four dishes are ideal for a children's party.

From the second part of the mass we will make balls filled with quiche, wrapped in crab sticks, and from the third - filled with cherry tomatoes, wrapped in egg and salt.

Place the balls mixed on a plate and garnish with lettuce leaves.

Bon appetit!

Cherry tomatoes with cucumber and cheese filling

Ingredients:

Cherry tomatoes - 24 pcs.
Cream cheese - 100 g
Mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. l.
Medium cucumber - ½ pc.
Finely chopped green onions - 1 tbsp. l.
Finely chopped fresh dill - 2 tsp.

Cooking original snacks for the table, recipes with photos, simple and tasty:

1. Peel the cucumber and cut into very small cubes.
2. Cut off the top of the tomatoes and carefully remove the pulp. Place on a paper towel, bottom up, to drain excess juice.
3. In a bowl, mix mayonnaise and cream cheese until smooth, stir in cucumber, dill and green onions.
4. Stuff the tomatoes with the filling and put the dish in the refrigerator for a few minutes: this appetizer is tastier when eaten chilled.

Appetizer with cucumber and smoked turkey

Ingredients:

Medium cucumber - 3 pcs.
Pesto sauce - ¼ cup
Slices of processed cheese - 6 pcs.
Smoked turkey or chicken - 170 g
Sweet pepper - 1 pc.
Spinach leaves - ½ cup
Salt, pepper - to taste

Preparing holiday snacks:

1. Cut the cucumbers into slices (thin flat slices) 2 mm thick. Blot the slices with a paper towel to remove excess juice.
2. Cut the cheese slices into strips about 2 cm wide.
3. Cut the turkey into small cubes, pepper into strips, finely chop the spinach.
4. Spread the cucumber slice evenly with pesto sauce (1 tsp per piece is enough), place turkey, bell peppers and spinach on top. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Roll the roll and secure it in the middle with a toothpick. We serve appetizer recipes to the holiday table right away.

Salmon rolls with curd filling

Ingredients:

Lightly salted salmon or any salmon fish - 120 g
Low-fat cottage cheese - 50 g
Cucumbers (optional) - 100 g
Garlic - 1 clove
French mustard - 10 g
Salt, pepper - to taste

Preparing appetizers for the table:

1. Place the cottage cheese in a bowl, knead it with a spoon and mix it with mustard.
2. Finely chop the cucumber, crush the garlic with the flat side of the knife and add to the curd mass. Salt, pepper and mix thoroughly.
3. Place a little filling on the edge of a salmon slice, roll it into a roll and pin it with a toothpick. You can eat it right away, or you can put it in the refrigerator for a while. You get very tasty snacks for the holiday table, recipes with photos.

Bruschetta with sardines and cream cheese

Ingredients:

Fresh baguette - 1 pc.
Can of canned sardines (it is best to take boneless fillets) - 1 pc.
Mozzarella - 300 g
Olive oil - 3 tbsp. l.
Fresh herbs - 1 tbsp. l.

Preparation:

1. Cut the baguette into thin slices, sprinkle with olive oil and lightly fry in a frying pan - half a minute on each side.
2. Preheat the oven (best in “grill” mode) to 180°C.
3. Drain the liquid from the sardines and mash the fish a little with a fork. Cut the mozzarella into thin slices.
4. For each slice of toasted baguette, place a piece of mozzarella and 1-2 tbsp. l. sardines
5. Place the sandwiches on a baking sheet and place in the oven under the grill for 2-3 minutes to melt the cheese.
6. Sprinkle with Provençal herbs or herbs and serve. The appetizer for the holiday table is ready.

Omelet rolls with mushrooms and spinach

Perhaps the most exquisite simple and tasty snacks for the holiday table - recipes with photos will be on your table. Bon appetit.

Ingredients:

Eggs - 2 pcs.
Champignons (canned or pickled) - 100 g
Spinach - 1 handful
Olive oil - 1 tbsp. l.
Balsamic vinegar - 1 tbsp. l.
Salt, pepper - to taste

Preparation:

1. Beat eggs in a bowl.
2. Cut the mushrooms into small cubes, finely chop the spinach and add to the mushrooms. Pour in balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
3. Heat a frying pan with olive oil over high heat. Pour about 2 tbsp into the pan. l. beaten eggs and spread evenly like pancake batter.
4. Fry until done, but only on one side. Fry the omelet pancakes until the eggs run out.
5. Place the mushroom and spinach filling on the pancakes. Roll into rolls, secure with toothpicks if necessary, and serve.

And another selection of 20 recipes for appetizers for the holiday table.

INGREDIENTS:
For the test:
`79; 4 eggs;
● salt;
● 7 tbsp. l. flour;
● 1/3 tsp. soda;
● 200 g sour cream;
● 1 tbsp. l. mayonnaise.
For filling:
● 6 boiled eggs;
● a large bunch of onions;
● salt.
PREPARATION:
Beat eggs with salt. Add sour cream...

Thin Armenian lavash is a surprisingly convenient product for many original recipes. We finally tried out another one, which we had pinned our hopes on for a long time and not in vain. In just 10 minutes, simple ingredients made an excellent, hearty breakfast!
Ingredients:
-Armenian lavash
-Cheese
-Egg
Preparation:
Cut the pita bread into transverse strips. Cut the cheese into slices...

Red caviar 70 gr
Processed cheese 70 gr
Dill 20 gr
Crispbread 100 gr
STEP-BY-STEP PREPARATION
Step 1. Main ingredients.
Step 2. Open the pack of bread. Let's put them on the board.
Step 3. Coat each piece with toaster cheese.
Step 4. Take cling film. Let's put it on the table. To the center...

1. Salmon rolls with cream cheese
Ingredients:
Lightly salted salmon slices - 250 g
Cream cheese - 250 g
Pickled or fresh cucumbers - 1-2 pcs.
Dill sprigs - 3-4 pcs.
Lettuce leaves - for serving
Lemon juice - for serving
Red caviar - for decoration
…

A stuffed lavash roll is a delicious and quick appetizer that can be prepared for a holiday table or a picnic. You can experiment with fillings to suit your taste. This time I made a pita roll with crab sticks and cucumber. It turned out very appetizing and satisfying, and fresh...

I associate this incredibly simple recipe with feasts from my distant childhood. The smell of toast rubbed with garlic and sprats are incomparable. This appetizer, despite its simplicity, will always have a place on your table!
Ingredients:
Bread 4 slices.
Chicken egg 2 pcs (hard-boiled)
Sprats...

For you, dear hostesses! Recipes for original snacks for the holiday table of your choice. Try to cook and surprise your family and guests with delicious snacks!
1. NEW YEAR’S SNACK FROM EGGS “SNOWMAN”
You will need:
6 large eggs (for the body), hard-boiled
6 small eggs (for the head), hard-boiled
Peppercorns
1 carrot
1 …

Insanely delicious!
Ingredients:
-1 egg
-1 glass of milk
-1 cup flour
-300 g suluguni (cottage cheese)
-30 g butter
Preparation:
1. Whisk the egg in a bowl.
2. Pour in the milk and beat everything again.
3. Add flour and beat everything.
4. Grate 300 grams of suluguni.
5. Put the grated...

Unwrap the pita bread (thin), put the filling on it and roll it into rolls or envelopes. Let soak for 30 minutes.
Place on a plate and garnish with herbs. Can be cut into slices.
Toppings for lavash:
1. Chop 1 package of crab sticks. Add parsley and dill, garlic and mayonnaise to taste. The filling should not... We will continue the recipes for appetizers for the holiday table in a separate article.

Filling:
- cottage cheese + herbs + garlic on a fine grater + you can add spices to taste.
Preparation:
1. Wash the leaves of Chinese cabbage, dry them well, cut off the white hard part.
2. Place 1.5-2 tbsp in the middle of a leaf of Chinese cabbage. l. filling and carefully roll up.
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1) CRAB STICKS “CHARMING”
Ingredients:
● crab sticks - 1 package (200 g),
● eggs - 3-4 pcs,
● cheese - 70-100 g,
● garlic - 1-3 cloves,
● mayonnaise,
● dill
Preparing snacks for the holiday:
Boil the eggs. Carefully separate the whites from the yolks and grate into different bowls...

Excellent original snacks for the holiday table from fresh homemade tomatoes!
You will need:
Tomatoes 1 kg
Bell pepper (red) 1 pc.
Onion 180 g
Fresh dill 1 bunch
Garlic 0.5 pcs
Water 1 l
Salt 50 g
Sugar 120 g
Vinegar 9% 100 g
How to cook:
Stage 1.
Tomatoes …

Ingredients:
- 250 g pork
– 50 g mushrooms (champignons)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 onion
- 30 g flour
- breadcrumbs
- vegetable oil
- greenery
- salt
- black pepper (ground)
Preparation:
1. We begin the work of appetizers for the festive table by preparing an omelet. Fry onions and mushrooms. Beat the eggs, add...