How to serve vegetables on the festive table

New Year buffets are full of delicious, but often very hardcore. Excessive absorption of such food makes the next day not the most pleasant in terms of health. A great way out is to slightly dilute the New Year menu with vegetables.

Edible "earth" Vegetables can be served in the form of a small bed. Minimalist presentation is especially appreciated by children, and adults will freeze from such a cute picture. Edible "earth" in cooking It was “invented” by Heston Blumenthal, one of the most famous chefs of modern times.





About that, How to make an edible "earth" From the olives, we will tell you a little bit below.

The ingredients

• small vegetables (cherry tomatoes, carrots, radishes)
• 1 tbsp flax or sunflower seeds
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 150g sour cream
• 1 tbsp shit
• 250g seedless olives
• greenery
• pepper
• salt

Preparation

1. The most important element of this salad is the edible “earth”. In order to prepare it, lay out olives without a pit on the bowl. Preliminarily cover the batter with parchment.
   
   
   
   
2. Dry the olives for about an hour at a temperature of 110 degrees. Dry olives are finely cut or ground in a blender. Then send them to the oven for another hour.
   
   
   
   
3. What vegetables can be used for a festive “bed”? It can be any miniature vegetables. Best suited small beets, carrots, inflorescences of cauliflower and broccoli, as well as asparagus. Brussels sprouts will look just fine on your little “bed”.
   
   
   
   
4. Cook the vegetables separately from each other. You can use a steamer, then they will retain their original appearance. Leave the tomatoes and radishes raw.
   
   
   
   
5. Salad sauce is very simple to prepare. Mix sour cream, lemon juice, salt, pepper and table horseradish. Add some greens. Parsley and dill will do just fine.
   
   
   
   
6. It is desirable to serve the dish in a dark container. A deep rectangular soup will look especially good.
   
   
   
   
7. At the bottom, lay out the sauce, over which pour dried olives and sunflower seeds.
   
   
   
   
8. Planting time for vegetables! Then cut the bottom of the root so that they are more stable. Put all the vegetables in neat rows. Bon appetit!
   
   
   
   

Be sure to ask your children to help prepare such a bed. They will definitely enjoy this fun activity!