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People go to parties to have fun and chat with friends, but you should not forget about the treats. Usually at such events, there is a buffet with food and drinks somewhere in the corner, and everyone can satisfy their hunger at any time. And if it is easy to choose drinks, then snacks for the party will require a special flight of imagination, because they should be simple and delicious. So how to quickly and deliciously feed your friends, spending a minimum of time and effort on cooking?
Tartlets — party favorites
Tartlets are often served at receptions and parties, as this is the best way to serve salad for such events. Usually tartlets are eaten with their hands, like sandwiches, without cutlery.
Mix 150 g of cottage cheese with 1 tbsp mayonnaise, half a bunch of finely chopped dill and salt to taste. Fill the tartlets with cottage cheese cream, and decorate them with red caviar on top. Serve this beauty on green lettuce leaves, garnished with olives, lemon slices and fresh herbs.
Very tasty tartlets stuffed with ricotta, mascarpone and smoked salmon — in this case, all the products are taken in equal quantities, salted and gloved to taste. Such tartlets are usually served with green onions.
Other combinations of products for filling are also very interesting — shrimp with cheese, chicken with mushrooms, boiled meat with nuts and oranges, tongue with cream cheese, tuna with tomatoes and corn. In the preparation of tartlets, you can show maximum culinary imagination!
Ham and cheese balls
Delicious and appetizing cheese and meat balls will be the decoration of any party.
Melt 150 g of butter and mix with 200 g of crushed hard cheese. Beat 1 egg into the butter cheese, add a glass of flour, add salt and any spices. Knead a soft dough, form it into balls, and then lightly press them down to make small tortillas.
For the filling, finely chop 150 g of ham, put a small amount on each tortilla and make balls again. The ham should be inside. Place the balls on greased baking paper and bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 180°C. Serve with fresh herbs. This savory snack goes well with salads and meat.
Mushroom caps with cheese filling
Mushroom appetizer with cheese is not only very tasty, but also beautiful.
So, wash 200 g of large mushrooms, remove the legs, and add salt to the caps on both sides. For the filling, fry one onion and diced mushroom legs in butter, and then add 2 beaten eggs. Put a piece of butter in each cap, top with a little filling, and then sprinkle with breadcrumbs and grated cheese. For 200 g of mushrooms, you will need 100 g of butter, 100 g of hard cheese and 1 tbsp of breadcrumbs. Bake the mushrooms in the oven for 10 minutes at 180°C.
This appetizer can be served with fried potatoes or grilled vegetables.
Stuffed eggs
This hearty and beautiful snack is eaten very quickly.
Cook 10 hard-boiled eggs, cool them, peel them, cut them lengthwise into two halves. Remove the yolks, and season the whites with salt and pepper to taste. Grind the yolks on a fine grater, mix with a finely chopped onion (not very pungent) and the pulp of two avocados, which are also better to grate on a grater, so that the filling is homogeneous and tender. For the taste, add a little mayonnaise, mix well and fill the egg “boats” with the mixture, decorate them with toasted bacon and herbs on top. It turns out very effectively!
Fish marinated in kefir
Fish cooked in an original way is the perfect dish for a party, as it is delicious, quick to prepare and very effective. Products for the marinade are given for 1 kg of fish.
Remove the fish’s insides, fins and scales, wash it well, make incisions, and then put it in a ceramic or glass dish.
For the marinade, mix 400 ml of kefir or natural yogurt, add 3 cloves of crushed garlic, 1 tbsp turmeric, chili pepper, salt and fresh mint to taste. Rub a 20 g ginger root on a fine grater and add it to the sauce as well. Put the fish pieces in the marinade, put the dishes in the refrigerator and marinate for 30 minutes. Bake the fish in a deep dish along with the potato slices, filling with the remaining marinade. Cooking time — half an hour at a temperature of 180°C.
Serve spicy and delicious fish with fresh herbs and refreshing “Ochakov” kvass!
Gingerbread smoothie with strawberries on kvass
The name of this drink sounds unusual, but after the first tasting, it will win the hearts of all the guests of the party. A very satisfying and delicious smoothie will easily replace dessert and please the sweet tooth.
Break three chocolate cakes into large pieces, mix with 10 large berries of fresh or frozen strawberries and whisk in a blender until smooth. Next, pour the Ochakovsky kvass into the gingerbread and berry mass-just as much as you want, it all depends on what smoothies you like, thick or liquid. The gingerbread smoothie has a rich chocolate taste with berry hints. Crush 4 tablespoons of ice and add to the drink.
Kvass cocktail with black currant
This cocktail has a very original taste, as black currant adds tart astringent notes to the burning kvass. The refreshing effect of this combination increases.
Mix 20 blackcurrant berries with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 50 ml of maple syrup. Whisk the ingredients in a blender until puree-like, and then dilute the mixture with 800 ml of kvass “Ochakovsky” and rub the cocktail through a sieve, so that there is not the slightest grain left. Pour the drink into glasses, add 1 tbsp of crushed ice to each. Such the cocktail is perfectly combined with desserts and fruits.
When preparing dishes, do not forget about drinks-kvass “Ochakovsky” can be an excellent alternative to juices and lemonades. And it also opens up a wide field for experiments on mixing cocktails, alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Enjoy your vacation and have fun, because summer is so fleeting.