TOP 4 recipes for making snacks with red caviar for a festive table. Tips on how to choose high quality red caviar? Video recipes.
Red caviar snacks are considered a festive dish. Not a single, even insignificant, holiday is complete without her! Caviar is not cheap, from which it is automatically classified as a delicacy dish, and thanks to its bright color, it can decorate any festive table! Moreover, this product is appreciated not only for its amazing taste, but also for its useful properties. It contains a lot of protein, which is completely absorbed by the body, which is a rarity for animal proteins. It contains many useful vitamins (A, C, D, folic acid), amino acids and minerals. Therefore, in our country it is impossible to find a single family that did not have various snacks with red caviar on the table. However, before preparing appetizers with caviar, the product must first be chosen correctly.
How to choose red caviar
- The can of caviar should be rolled up tightly, and not deformed and swollen.
- On the lid of the tin can there must be the date of manufacture (ie salting, not rolling), the assortment mark "CAVIAR", the index of the fishing industry "P", the number of the manufacturer and the shift.
- According to GOST (State Standard), caviar after salting must be rolled into jars within a month. This will ensure that the roe is rolled up by the plant near the harvest area.
- The product contains salt (4, 0-6, 0%), vegetable oil and no more than 0.1% of additives. E239 (urotropin), E200 (sorbic acid) and E400 (glycerin so that the caviar does not dry out) may be present as additives. They are needed to keep the caviar longer. All other additives present do not meet the requirements of GOST.
- The manufacturer must indicate from which fish of the salmon family the caviar is made.
- Frozen caviar is cheaper and not as tasty as "live" caviar.
- If there is an opportunity to try and look at caviar, pay attention to the appearance. Eggs must be whole, uniform, clean and uniform in color. The consistency is firm, with a dry or slightly damp surface. The taste should not be acidic and rancid, and the smell should not contain an unpleasant, sharp fishy aroma.
Recipes for appetizers with red caviar
Most often, red caviar is served on slices of bread and butter, although this sumptuous delicacy can be served beautifully. Feel new flavor combinations and prepare red caviar snacks for the festive table in new combinations. We have selected easy recipes that turn out to be delicious and elegant.
Stuffed eggs
Stuffed eggs are a classic cold appetizer on the festive table. Filling them with red caviar, the dish will immediately become more interesting, more elegant and tastier.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 149 kcal.
- Servings - 4
- Cooking time - 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- Eggs - 2 pcs. (hard boiled)
- Salt to taste
- Red caviar - 4 tablespoons
- Cream cheese - 30 g
- Dijon mustard - 0.5 tsp
- Ground black pepper - to taste
Cooking stuffed eggs with red caviar:
- Grind the cream cheese with mustard until smooth. Salt and pepper the mass.
- Peel and cut the eggs in half lengthwise. Remove the yolk, add it to the butter and stir.
- Fill the egg whites with the cheese filling and top with the red caviar.
Canapes
Canapes are a real decoration of a festive feast. It is prepared simply and quickly, it turns out to be unusually tasty, but it looks elegant and festive.
Ingredients:
- Toast bread - 3 slices
- Cream cheese - 30 g
- Red caviar - 12 tsp
- Cucumbers - 3 rings (3-4 mm thick)
- Parsley - a few twigs
- Lemon - a few slices
Making canapes with red caviar:
- Squeeze 4 circles out of slices of bread with a glass or any other notch and brush them with cream cheese.
- Put cucumber rings on top, and put red caviar on them.
- Stick skewers into the canapes, garnish with parsley and lemon slices.
Sandwiches
Sandwiches are the lightest appetizer that can become a central dish on a festive table if prepared with red caviar and salmon.
Ingredients:
- Baguette - 6 slices 1 cm each
- Butter - 30 g
- Red caviar - 150 g
- Lightly salted salmon - 200 g
- Fresh dill - 2-3 branches
- Lemon - a couple of slices
Cooking sandwiches with red caviar and salmon:
- Cut the baguette into neat equal slices and apply a thin layer of soft butter.
- Divide the bread into two parts visually.
- Sprinkle one part with chopped dill and put a thin slice of red fish on top.
- On the other part, apply a thin layer of red caviar and garnish with a slice of lemon.
Tartlets
A festive tasty dish - tartlets with red caviar and soft cheese. The appetizer looks appetizing and unusual.
Ingredients:
- Red caviar - 100 g
- Soft cream cheese - 100 g
- Butter - 30 g
- Dill - a few twigs
Making tartlets with red caviar and soft cheese:
- Beat soft cheese and butter at room temperature with a mixer until smooth.
- Add a little chopped dill to the resulting mass and mix.
- Fill the tartlets 2/3 with the cheese mass and smooth it out.
- Spread a layer of red caviar evenly on top so that there are no gaps.
- Decorate the tartlets with dill sprigs.
Video recipes:
Canapes with red caviar
Sandwiches with red caviar
