A selection of original snacks for the festive table

Very soon will come beloved by many winter holiday – Christmas. On this day, the whole family gathers at one table in my house, and she is big and friendly.

Every year, on the eve of this special day, I try to think and prepare. dinner-table So he'll admire everyone. And the new 2019 is no exception to that!

However, instead of traditional and familiar to all salads in the form of olives, herring under a fur coat and standard snacks, I decided to prepare dishes that will definitely be remembered by everyone, both in taste and serving. And most of them are served not only during dinner, but also as an aperitif.





DepositPhotos Salads and snacks on the festive table Today edition "Site" prepared 5 simple festive And snacks that will make a real splash and glorify you as a noble mistress!





DepositPhotos Christmas salad of herring, apples and cranberries This salad is a favorite in many northern European countries. He is especially honored in Scandinavia. And all thanks to the savory combination of pickled herring with fresh apples and delicate sour cranberries. What is not an alternative to traditional herring under a fur coat?

This one Christmas salad It will decorate your festive table, and a nice bonus will be the fact that cooking snacks quickly and easily!

The ingredients

• 1 apple
• 1 lemon
• 1 red onion
• 50g dried cranberry
• 250g herring (marinated)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• dill

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Preparation

1. Fill the pickled herring in small slices. Wash the apple, peel it and cut it with a thin straw.
2. Clean the red onion and cut it with half rings. Hold the dried cranberries in boiling water for 10-15 minutes, then drain the liquid and dry on a paper towel.
3. Wash the lemon and cut half in thin slices.
4. Put herring, apples, cranberries and onions on the plate. Spray all the ingredients of the salad with the juice of half a lemon and fields with olive oil.
5. When served, decorate with dill twigs and slices of lemon.

Well, this is a wonderful recipe for cooking an unusual snack of green olives. Can diversify the festive table or suitable, for example, for beer.

Olive ingredients

• 1 can of olives (without seeds)
• 0.5 tbsp crackers
• 0.5 tbsp flour
• 1 chicken egg
• vegetable-oil

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• 50g mayonnaise
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tooth. Garlic

Preparation

1. Open a can of olives and drain the liquid. In two convenient containers add flour and crackers. In a separate bowl, beat an egg.
2. Send the olives into flour, then into egg, crackers and hot butter. Roast the olives in portions for about a minute. After roasting, put the olives on a paper towel and on a plate.
3. In a bowl, whip with a fork mayonnaise, lemon juice and crushed garlic.
4. Finished fragrant olives in clay served with mayonnaise sauce.

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Salad "Caprese" is a simple, but at the same time elegant and delicious dish. It is a symbol of Mediterranean cuisine!

Tomatoes, mozzarella and basil are just three simple ingredients that have conquered the world with their harmony.

The ingredients

• 2 tomatoes
• 1 ball of mozzarella
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• basilica
• salt, pepper to taste

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Preparation

1. Tomatoes washed, dried and cut in mugs, 5 millimeters thick. Mozzarella, also, cut into slices, about 7 millimeters thick. Please note that mozzarella balls are of different sizes! Small balls can be cut in half or put whole.
   
   
2. Wash the basil and dry it. Put on the dish, alternating, mugs of tomato and mozzarella.
3. Salad salti and pepperchi to taste. Don't forget to sprinkle balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Decorate the salad with basil leaves.

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While the main food is not served, guests will be perfectly able to eat exquisite canapes with red fish and appreciate your beautiful taste.

Preparation

1. To prepare such a snack you will need: a leaf of lavash, a piece of slightly salted salmon, olives and any sauce to your taste.
2. As a sauce, sour cream with dill or tartar is good.
3. Put the ingredients in layers, then cut them, fasten them on top with a toothpick with olive.

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Olivier with shrimp and avocado Traditional Olivier will not surprise anyone! Therefore, I offer you an original recipe in which seafood is used instead of meat, and avocado is used instead of potatoes.

The ingredients

• 200g shrimp
• 2 avocados
• 2 cucumbers (fresh)
• 2 carrots
• 2 eggs
• pot
• 1 bulb
• mayonnaise
• salt, pepper to taste

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Preparation

1. Carrots, shrimp and eggs boil and peel.
2. Cut the carrots in small cubes, peel the avocados and cut them in small cubes, like fresh cucumber.
3. Add canned peas and finely chopped onions.
4. Sprinkle, pepper, add mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.

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I also suggest you familiarize yourself with 9 ideal ways to cut and serve fish to the table. Just look at how beautiful, and most importantly, delicious!







DepositPhotos As you can see, well-chosen snacks They will not only decorate the Christmas table, but also support the festive atmosphere in the house.

Be generous, share these wonderful recipes with your friends on social networks, and also tell us in the comments what dishes you prefer to cook for the holiday table.