A snack with garlic is always tasty, even for those who do not “bite” in the truest sense of the word.
The garlic appetizers are so varied that even a single listing of names would take a whole day. Each hostess, on the basis of old recipes, constantly composes her own.
Snacks with garlic - the basic principles of cooking
Most often, tomatoes are used in garlic appetizers. Tomatoes should always be peeled. To do this, boil water, wash the tomatoes and pour boiling water over them. Leave the vegetables in this position for about ten minutes. Take out the tomatoes and give them time to cool.
At this time, you can deal with garlic. There is a quick way to clean garlic. Cutting its edges, you need to press the flat side of the knife on the fruit, and the whole husk will easily fall off. It remains only to wash the garlic, and he is ready for further manipulation.
After that you can peel the tomatoes. In the stem, pick up the rind with a knife and pull it back a little, then the cleansing will take place quickly and with almost one movement.
Since many recipes for snacks with garlic are liquid, prepare a beautiful deep dish or a clean sterilized jar in advance.
Garlic is always added to the dish at the end to preserve its flavor.
Tomatoes with garlic
Ingredients:
• 6-7 small round tomatoes;
• 5 cloves of garlic;
• 200 grams of Parmesan cheese;
• 2 eggs;
• 5 tablespoons of mayonnaise.
Method of preparation
To prepare such a dish, you need to cook the eggs before full readiness, let them cool and clean them. We have already mentioned tomatoes, in this recipe to get rid of the rind is not necessary. Peel the garlic, as indicated in the general principles of making snacks with garlic.
Grate Parmesan on a fine grater. It would be better to shift it to a deep pot. Through the press, skip all the garlic and add it to the cheese. Chicken eggs should be grated on the same grater as cheese, and add to the total weight. Then mix the mixture with mayonnaise and set aside for 10 minutes. Tomatoes need to be cut into slices 0.5 cm thick, do not try to make them thin, otherwise the dish will not succeed. Remove unwanted parts of tomatoes, and put the circles on a plate. It is best to take a round wide plate.
A teaspoon to lay out the cheese mixture on the formed circles. Only one teaspoon. If you put less - there will not be the right taste effect, more - the snack will turn out shapeless and incongruous.
You can decorate the dish with strips of cucumber, pepper, or add a few sprigs of fresh greens.
Horseradish Snack with Garlic for the Winter
Ingredients:
• 2 kg of horseradish root;
• 2 kg of garlic;
• 15 Art. spoons of salt;
• 20 Art. spoons of sugar.
Method of preparation
Do not be confused by such significant proportions, this recipe is designed for preservation for the winter.
Peel two kilograms of garlic. Then it is better to rub, but you can also skip through the press. The appetizer should be spicy, so try using garlic.
Horseradish must be minced. Gruel is formed with excess liquid, it is not necessary to drain it.
Connect horseradish and garlic. Add salt and sugar. Mix. The snack is ready, now it is worth spreading it in jars. Do not forget to sterilize them, how to make it better read the secrets of cooking.
Horseradish Snack with Tomatoes and Garlic
Ingredients:
• 4 large horseradish roots;
• 4 large pink tomatoes;
• 2 heads of garlic;
• 1 tbsp. spoon of salt.
Method of preparation
In order for the dish to succeed, check all the proportions again. If you do not want to make it too hot, reduce the amount of garlic.
Peel the tomatoes, cut them into cubes and wait for the formation of juice, drain the unwanted liquid.
Horseradish root grate and mix with tomatoes. Garlic also grate, but on a fine grater. It remains only to add one tablespoon of salt and let the snack stand for a day in the refrigerator.
Serve with garlic can be a separate dish. It is suitable as a sauce for meat or sandwich dressings.
Horseradish snack with tomatoes and garlic
Ingredients:
• One kilogram of tomatoes;
• 400 grams of horseradish;
• 300 grams of garlic;
• Half a teaspoon of ground black pepper;
• Fat sour cream 200 grams.
Method of preparation
Using a blender, chop the garlic and horseradish root. When all the pieces are broken, add sour cream, sliced tomatoes and peppers.
Blend to a smooth mass at high speed blender.
Spicy mixture is best kept in the refrigerator. You can serve this snack with meat, as a substitute for traditional mayonnaise or as a sandwich topping.
Eggplant Appetizer with Garlic
Ingredients:
• Eggplant;
• Garlic;
• Ground pepper;
• Cilantro;
• Hard cheese;
• Parsley;
• Dill;
• Salad leaves;
• Salt;
• Vegetable oil.
Method of preparation
Eggplants do not need to be cleaned. Wash them, cut them in long slices. Thickness should be about 0.5 cm. You need to put the vegetables in a deep bowl and cover with salt, let it cover each bite. Stir the eggplants and leave for 20 minutes. So you need to do so that they no longer taste bitter and do not absorb oil during frying.
In a separate bowl, mix mayonnaise with ground pepper. There also grate all the garlic on a fine grater.
In another plate - finely chop the parsley, dill and cilantro, for spice and flavor you can add a few sprigs of green onions. Stir the mixture and let it stand. Ten minutes to add to the mayonnaise. Mix well again.
On a small nozzle grater rub cheese. Mix it, mayonnaise and greens in the same bowl.
Start frying eggplants. To do this, wash the vegetables from salt and dry.
To fry them should be with 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil over low heat.
Now all the ingredients are ready to form a complete snack.
Spread each roll with cheese mixture and twist. If the eggplant begins to unfold, then use toothpicks or green onions, as a kind of belt.
Eggplant Snack with Tomatoes and Garlic
Ingredients:
• Eggplant;
• Tomatoes;
• Garlic;
• Greenery.
Method of preparation
For the preparation of such snacks you will need to make tomato sauce. To do this, remove the peel from the tomatoes and chop them in a blender. The resulting mass must be salted.
Now slice the eggplant. Do not make the bars too thin or thick, about 0.5 cm. Roll blue in flour and fry well.
You need to skip the garlic through the press.
Chop the greens finely. This can be parsley, cilantro, arugula - any option will do.
Start preparing snacks for serving. Put greens and fried eggplants on a beautiful flat dish. Pour on one teaspoon of tomato sauce, a pinch of garlic on top. Sprinkle dill over the appetizer and serve the dish.
Snowman
Ingredients:
• 5 processed cheese;
• 100 grams of hard cheese;
• One carrot;
• 4 chicken eggs;
• 4 cloves of garlic;
• 100 grams of mayonnaise;
• 6 grains of canned peas or corn;
• Parsley sprigs;
• Allspice black pepper.
Method of preparation
Cook 4 chicken eggs. If you prefer raw boiled carrots, also boil it.
In a separate plate to rub the melted cheese. Skip the garlic through a press or grate. Add it to melted curds. Grind hard cheese there.
After boiling the water in which the eggs are boiled, hold them for 3 minutes, so they will be better rubbed on a grater. Cool, peel the shell.
Grind eggs on a fine grater. Add to the cheese mass. Pour mayonnaise into the mixture. Mix the ingredients thoroughly, add salt if necessary, but do not sprinkle the pepper, it will spoil the dish.
Proceed to making snacks with garlic. From the curd need to form three balls. The first to lay out the biggest ball, then the average in size. The snowman's head should be the smallest. From carrots cut “bucket” - a headdress and a nose. In place of the buttons, identify peas or corn. Make a snowman's hand out of parsley or cilantro twigs. Allspice use for eyes. Insert the nose, put on the bucket.
The snowman is ready to surprise your guests. Especially such a presentation will be delighted children.
Garlic carrot
Ingredients:
• 1 kilogram of carrots;
• 1 head of garlic;
• 100 grams of mayonnaise;
• Salt;
• Black bread;
• White baguette;
• Milk;
• Pepper.
Method of preparation
Preparing a snack with garlic quickly, and at the exit you get an incredibly tasty dish.
Grate the carrots on a fine grater, also do with garlic. Mix two ingredients, add salt, pepper and whole mayonnaise. Mix well again. Carrot paste is ready.
White baguette to cut into circles. Moisten in milk and a little salt. Send the bread to the preheated pan. Let it fry until golden crust. Black bread just cut into slices. Make the pieces not thick or thin. Come on sandwich bread.
Put black and white baguettes on plates, cover them with a snack with garlic. You can add greens to such stuffed toasts.
Potato balls
Ingredients:
• Four large potatoes;
• Garlic head;
• 50 grams of mayonnaise;
• 50 grams of sour cream
• 200 grams of hard cheese;
• Salt.
Method of preparation
Boil the potatoes in their skins. While it is not cold, peel it, stretch it. Add to the potatoes peeled and chopped garlic.
Gradually drive in mayonnaise, salt and sour cream.
Grate the cheese on a fine grater and sprinkle with olive oil. Stir to distribute the oil evenly.
To form small balls of potato paste, roll them in cheese chips.
Put on a dish and decorate with greens.
Vegetarian sandwich
Ingredients:
• Two long cucumbers;
• Two small tomatoes;
• Garlic;
• Two bunches of greens; • Salad leaves;
• Vegetable oil, preferably olive.
Cooking Method:
Tomatoes and cucumbers are good to wash and cut into slices. Tomatoes should make whole circles, cucumbers oblong ribbons.
Chop greens and lettuce leaves in a blender, then add garlic and 2 tablespoons of oil to them.
Put cucumbers on the dish. Fluff them with the resulting green paste, then cover with tomatoes.
There are a lot of such sandwiches and everyone will like them.
Garlic Appetizer - Secrets and Tips
- To prevent the smell of garlic from staying on your hands after preparing snacks, use gloves in the process or, at the end of culinary exploits, wash your hands with running water and soap and rub a piece of lemon peel. With the same purpose, you can rub mint leaves, currants, lemongrass in your palms.
- It doesn’t matter that you cook with garlic, it will be an excellent restorative dish.
- Garlic is spicy food, so people with a sore stomach do not eat garlic snacks.
- Those who are on a diet and trying to lose weight snacks with garlic should be used very carefully, because they whet your appetite.
