Quick and easy gourmet appetizers-proizionidiborsa.it
Some Christmas starters so as not to present the usual canapés and vol au vents or the classic plate with cold cuts and cheeses
Christmas it is the feast of the appetizers par excellence: we always prepare it in industrial quantities, risking being full in no time.
Also because the appetizers that dominate the backsplashes and serving dishes on December 25th have nothing to do with the humble home aperitif.
Christmas appetizers are, in fact, just one of the details that contribute to creating the harmony and elegance of the holiday table. And then you know, this is not a day like any other so green light to the imagination to amaze those we love.
In other words, a good appetizer is a subspecies of gift for the palate of our guests and as such it must excite and surprise.
That’s why these days we are constantly looking for some creative flair to integrate with our most classic workhorses.
Alongside the usual trays of canapés and vola u vent, as well as cold cuts and cheeses, we offer these quick and easy to prepare gourmet appetizers.
Originality takes center stage
In fact, there is nothing wrong with iconic platter covered with cold cuts and cheeses indeed it would be a shame to exclude it from the menu.
However, we could revisit it in the presentation, transforming it into a real garland to be placed at the center of the table to promote conviviality.
All we have to do is create skewers with raw, lettuce, rosemary, cherry tomatoes, olives and bites of scamorza, arranging them in a radial pattern. For the base we can opt for the touch of class of the golden quail egg or for a simpler but equally delicious fried mozzarella.
Or again we can compose a Christmas tree arranging layers of cheeses, cold cuts, salad and dried fruit as if they were festoons.
The extra idea: we shape the foods with the cookie cutters in the shape of a star, a heart or a gingerbread man.
We use cookie cutters-proiezionidiborsa.it
Instead of puff pastry canapés, they will undoubtedly be snapped up parmesan baskets filled with prosciutto and stracciatellapossibly garnished with pine nuts. Modeling the baskets, however, is not at all difficult if we use muffin moulds: prepare them in advance and fill them before serving.
Gourmet appetizers quick and easy to prepare, hot or cold and for all tastes
What about the lentils? Instead of serving them with cotechino, let’s use them to make crunchy ones crepes filled with ricotta, spinach and pomegranate. A recipe that seems to be the result of hours of work: in reality, all you need is a blender in which to process lentils, water and spices.
We use lentils to make crunchy crepes-proiezionidiborsa.it
Likewise, for the filling, simply blanch the spinach with garlic and oil and then blend them with the ricotta, seasoning with salt and pepper.
And since we have already taken out the blender why not take advantage of it to prepare a very soft and fluffy pizza like a cake?
Mix 200 g of 00 flour, 50 g of corn starch, 220 ml of milk or water, and a sachet of instant yeast. We also add 40 g of grated cheese, 150 g of very finely chopped scamorza and 80 g of cooked ham.
Once the dough is obtained, half an hour in the oven is enough, but nothing prevents you from making some pancakes to make in a pan to be faster.
