Diet snacks (5 recipes)

Snack “Tenderness”

This light, tasty, versatile dish can be prepared as a canapé or snack pie. If you are preparing it for a festive table, it is better to choose a canape format - this way it looks more attractive and it is more convenient for guests to eat it. The soft consistency and airy appearance fully justify the name of the snack.

Ingredients:

Cakes “Napoleon” – 3 pcs.
Canned saury – 1 can.
Hard cheese – 300 g.
Boiled eggs – 3 pcs.
Mayonnaise – 0.5 packs.
Olives for decoration.

Cooking process:

We take a large dish, put one Napoleon cake in it and grease it with mayonnaise. Consider the time you have to soak the cake. If the appetizer will be served on the same day, more mayonnaise should be added. And if the preparation is made in advance, and the cakes stand overnight in the refrigerator, you need less mayonnaise.
Chop the canned food with a fork. If you come across large seeds, remove them. Cover the crust with canned food, using the entire contents of the jar.
Grease the second cake with mayonnaise on both sides and place it on top of the first.
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater and sprinkle it on the second cake layer.
We also grease the third cake with mayonnaise on both sides, place it on the second and sprinkle with grated cheese.
We peel the eggs, grate them or put them through an egg slicer. Place the eggs on the third cake layer.
Place the resulting pie in the refrigerator for several hours. The longer it sits, the more tender the snack will be.
Before serving, cut the pie into squares and insert a skewer with a piece of olive into each.

Herring forshmak

Forshmak is an easy-to-prepare dish and an excellent replacement for regular herring, especially when you need to diversify your holiday table. An important point in preparing this dish is the presentation. Served on a beautiful tray, mincemeat richly decorated with herbs will look decent compared to its more expensive and complex “neighbors.”

Ingredients:

Salted herring (any type to your taste) – 1 pc.
Onions - 1-2 onions.
Sweet and sour apple - one.
Peeled loaf - 2-3 slices.
Softened butter – 1 tbsp.
3% vinegar – 1 tsp.
Citric acid and granulated sugar - a pinch each.
Green onion feathers.
Parsley and dill.
Ground black pepper to taste.

Cooking process:

Remove bones and skin from the herring and rinse thoroughly.
Chop the herring pulp into pieces.
Peel and core the apple and cut into cubes.
Peel and chop the onion.
Soak the loaf in a small amount of boiled water.
Pass the herring, soaked loaf, apple and onion through a meat grinder and mix.
Add oil, citric acid, and a pinch of sugar to the resulting mass. Pepper everything and mix.
Place the mincemeat on a plate, giving it any shape - fish, semicircle, star, heart, etc. Decorate with sprigs of herbs and onions. You can also sprinkle mincemeat with grated egg white, garnish with olives, pieces of fresh or boiled vegetables.

Forshmak is an excellent addition to a side dish of potatoes, as well as a favorite addition to bread and toast.

Hot appetizer of carrots and cabbage

Prepare a brine from 1 liter of water and 1 tbsp. salt. Cut the stalk from a head of cabbage. Place the cabbage in boiling water and leave for a few minutes. Disassemble the cooled cabbage into leaves, cut off their convex veins. Peel, wash, and grate carrots (5 pcs.) on a fine grater. Finely chop the garlic (2 cloves). Combine carrots and garlic, add chopped herbs (use dill, parsley, celery). Mix everything. Stuff cabbage leaves with carrots, roll them into rolls, place them in a saucepan and pour boiling brine over them. Simmer the dish until done.

Appetizer with salmon and rice in the form of a roll

Unusual rolls with salmon and rice in a carrot coat are one of the versions of everyone’s favorite roll. The optimal combination of sweet, salty and neutral-tasting ingredients, as well as an elegant, bright appearance, give this dish the right to become a worthy decoration for the holiday table.

Ingredients:

Salted salmon (1 package) – 150-200 g.
Large carrots – 1 pc.
Fresh medium-sized cucumber – 1 pc.
Rice (preferably for sushi) – 100 g.
Soy sauce – 2 tbsp.
Instant gelatin – 1 tsp.
Black pepper and salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Peel the carrots and boil them in lightly salted water. If you need the carrots to cook faster, you can pre-cut them into pieces.
Cool the finished carrots and mash them to a puree consistency.
Soak the gelatin in water, you don’t need a lot of it. Heat over low heat, making sure the water does not boil.
Scoop out the dissolved gelatin and combine with carrot puree.
Spread cling film on the work surface. Place the carrot-gelatin mixture on it, giving it the shape of a rectangle.
Boil the rice, rinse and cool. Salt either the water in which the rice is cooked or the finished rice. Place it on the carrot layer.
Finely chop the salmon and place it on the rice, distributing it evenly around the entire perimeter.
Pour soy sauce over the entire multi-layer mass.
Cut the cucumber into long, very thin slices and place on the fish.
Sprinkle everything with black pepper and wrap it in a roll using cling film.
Wrap the roll tightly in another layer of film and place in the refrigerator for 5 hours.
Cut the finished roll into not very thin slices, garnish with slices of cucumber or herbs, and sprinkle with soy sauce.

Dietary dishes - light snack recipes

As you know, appetizers are cold dishes designed to satisfy the first hunger and served before a hot meal. Ordinary cuisine offers all kinds of sandwiches and salads in this capacity - with meat, sausage, ham, fish, caviar, pate, etc. But, if you adhere to the principles of a healthy diet and do not want to gain weight, you are unlikely to like such snacks.

Diet snacks look much nicer on the table of a slender girl - light, but still tasty.

The main rules of dietary snacks:
1. For their preparation, low-fat products containing few calories are used.
2. It’s good if the main component of snacks is vegetables.
3. Kefir, yogurt or low-fat sour cream are used as a sauce or dressing. Sometimes mayonnaise is allowed, but not more than 5% fat.
4. The best cold appetizer is a vegetable salad!

We offer several recipes for light snacks:

Bogatyrsky boats

From boiled eggs, cut in half lengthwise, remove the yolk, chop it and mix with finely chopped onions, herbs, grated raw carrots and tomato juice. Proportions depend on taste. Fill the egg halves with this minced meat, then pour in low-fat mayonnaise.

Tomato salad

Arrange in layers on a plate: fresh tomatoes cut into slices, onion sliced into rings (separate each ring), layers can be repeated. Mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil with the same amount of mustard and wine vinegar (can be replaced with lemon juice), add two chopped garlic cloves and salt, mix and season the salad. You can sprinkle finely chopped mint on top.

Stuffed chicken breasts

Make a “pocket” in each breast and fill it with a mixture of grated cheese, yogurt, pepper and salt. You can add a little chopped lean ham to the minced meat. Brush the top of the meat with olive oil and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. This dish is delicious both hot and cold - you can prepare it for future use, place it in the refrigerator and have slices of sliced breasts for breakfast.

Oat bar

Mix 3.5 cups of rolled oatmeal with 1.5 cups of dry milk (low-fat) and a tablespoon of cinnamon. Separately, beat 2 egg whites, a glass of rosehip syrup, ¼ glass of orange juice and vanilla. Combine all ingredients, mix. Place the finished dough on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, cut into individual bars (10-12 pieces) and bake until they turn brown. Carry a couple of bars with you in your bag for a great snack!

Egg Pie

Dissolve 1 teaspoon of soda in 3 teaspoons of skim milk, combine with 200 g of low-fat salted cottage cheese or grated cheese. Add 6 eggs, beaten until foamy, and 100 g of oatmeal. Mix thoroughly, place the dough in a pan greased with olive oil, bake for 25 minutes at 180 degrees.

Try these low-calorie snack recipes and you won't crave greasy sandwiches anymore!

Author Olga Moiseeva for Women's magazine "Prelest"

Cucumber sailboats

A simple light vegetable snack made from cucumbers will become a favorite of guests - both adults and children. Crispy juicy cucumbers combined with corn, crab sticks and sweet peppers are used as an addition to a hearty dish and as a separate appetizer. If you decorate the dish in the shape of sailboats, it will add dynamics and brightness to the festive table.

Ingredients:

1 kg fresh medium-sized cucumbers.
200 g crab sticks.
1 can of canned corn.
1 sweet bell pepper.
100 g mayonnaise.
Salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Cooking process:

For this recipe, you should take smooth, medium-sized cucumbers. Leave one cucumber for decoration. Wash the vegetables, carefully cut them lengthwise into two parts, exactly in the middle. Remove the seeds and some of the pulp, leaving the walls about a centimeter thick. The pulp can be used for salad or sauce.
Chop the crab sticks finely.
Drain the corn in a colander and rinse with water.
Combine corn with crab sticks, season with mayonnaise, add a little salt and pepper if desired. You can also add chopped herbs.
Wash the pepper, remove seeds and cut triangles out of it to decorate the sailboats. The pepper triangles will serve as flags in the sailboat.
Cut the cucumber left for decoration into very thin longitudinal plates - they will be used to create sails.
Fill the cucumber halves with the corn-crab mixture.
Using skewers, make sails from cucumbers and insert them into cucumber boats. Place a piece of pepper on top of the skewer.

Stuffed champignons

Stuffed champignons are a simple and profitable appetizer that will look delicious on the holiday table. It will help satisfy guests' appetites before serving hot food. In addition to champignons, this dish contains sausage and cream cheese, which increases the calorie content. It's very easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

Medium-sized champignons – 500 g.
Hunting sausages – 200 g.
Cream cheese - 200 g.
Garlic - one small head.
Any hard cheese - 100 g.
Breadcrumbs - 10 g.
Greenery - for decoration.
Spices - to taste.

Cooking process:

The champignons must be thoroughly rinsed under running water and cleaned. Separate the heads from the legs. Mushroom legs should be finely chopped, fried in vegetable oil and added to the filling.
To create the filling, mix grated hard cheese and finely chopped sausages. Garlic, passed through a press, is added to the resulting mass. Cream cheese is also added to the filling to create a thick mixture.
By this time, the mushroom caps should be thoroughly dried with paper towels. Each mushroom cap is generously filled with the resulting mixture and sprinkled with a small amount of breadcrumbs on top.
The resulting snack preparations are placed on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and placed in the oven for 30 minutes at a temperature of 160 degrees.
The appetizer is placed on a beautiful serving dish and decorated with finely chopped fresh herbs.

This snack remains delicious both hot and cold. Bon appetit.

Recommendations from an experienced housewife

Firstly , it is important to clearly define the ingredients. Then it will be easier to understand what to cook.
Secondly , when choosing foods, it is recommended to find out the calories they contain. Having such information, you can easily connect the “heavier” ones with the “lighter ones”.
Thirdly , instead of the usual dressings, such as mayonnaise sauces, it is better to use a variety of juices, low-fat broths, natural yoghurts, sour cream and a small amount of natural vegetable oil.
Fourthly , when baking low-calorie snacks, it is better to use silicone or Teflon molds, which do not have to be greased. In general, it is recommended to prepare such dishes in the container in which they will subsequently be served.
Fifthly , if meat or fish is used for dietary snacks, you should give preference to lean fillets, cutting off and removing fatty layers.

Crab sticks in batter

Crab sticks, on their own, without special preparation, can be a successful snack for beer. But separately on the holiday table they look somehow uncertain. If you prepare a semi-finished product in batter, you can really surprise your guests with it. The advantage of this purchasing option is that it can be prepared easily and quickly; simple ingredients are required to create the batter.

Ingredients:

Crab sticks – 250 g.
Wheat flour - 4 tbsp.
Non-alcoholic beer - 40 ml.
Chicken egg - 1 pc.
Lemon - 50 g.
Vegetable oil – 25 ml.
Any spices - to taste.

Cooking process:

To create such a dish, you need to prepare all the ingredients in advance. Place crab sticks in a separate bowl. It's better if they are chilled. The frozen product must first be defrosted and removed from excess moisture. To do this, wrap each crab stick well with paper towels.
Despite the fact that crab sticks are a ready-made product, they must first be marinated before cooking in batter. To do this, sprinkle them with pepper and salt, and also sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon. The preparations are left for 15-20 minutes.
There is no need to waste time preparing the marinade. During this period you need to have time to prepare the batter. To do this, you need to take a deep bowl and crack one chicken egg into it. Beat it with a whisk until a thick foam is obtained, and then add beer and add flour. The mass must be thoroughly mixed until smooth, in order for the dish to be tasty, the formation of flour lumps must be avoided.
Each crab stick is dipped in batter and fried in a preheated frying pan with vegetable oil. You need to fry the appetizer until golden brown.

The resulting dish is served both cold and hot. Bon appetit.

Appetizer “Tangerines”

Tangerines have long been associated with the New Year. So why not decorate it as a light snack dish in the form of bright orange balls? It will be a wonderful decoration for the holiday table!

Photo source: youtube.com (channel Chef Maxim Grigoriev)

Ingredients:

• 3-4 carrots; • 2 eggs; • 2 cloves of garlic; • 200 g chicken breast; • 3-4 tbsp. natural yogurt; • 120 g cheese; • salt to taste; • herbs or spices for decoration.

Preparation

Grate boiled carrots, cheese and boiled eggs. Squeeze the garlic through a press. Mix cheese, eggs and garlic, then add salt and top with yogurt. Finely chop the boiled chicken breast, add salt and season with yogurt. Form the shredded chicken into 7 small balls. Then form 7 pancakes from the cheese and egg mixture on cling film. Place chicken balls in the center of these “pancakes” and wrap them up. Using the same principle, wrap in a layer of carrots. Decorate the resulting “tangerines” with herbs or spices.

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Appetizer of Armenian lavash with crab sticks, Korean carrots and seaweed

This option for preparing a snack in the form of pita bread is not the most common, but it also has a chance to be present on the holiday table. Making this roll is very simple. To create it you will need the Armenian lavash itself and other simple ingredients. The cooking process will take no more than 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

Armenian lavash – 2 sheets.
Mayonnaise - 400 g.
Korean carrots – 100 g.
Sea kale – 100 g.
Crab sticks – 150 g.
Fresh parsley - 1 large bunch.
Fresh dill - 1 large bunch.

Cooking process:

Parsley and dill should be thoroughly washed under running water. The greens need to be dried and removed from excess moisture. After complete drying, chop the greens very finely.
Chop Korean carrots and seaweed using a knife. The smaller the pieces of carrots and cabbage are, the more convenient it will be to eat the snack.
Remove crab sticks from packaging and cut into small cubes. At this stage, the preparation process is complete. You can start creating the roll.
Spread the first sheet of lavash on a flat surface and coat well with mayonnaise. Mayonnaise should be well distributed using a knife or spatula so that it covers the entire pita bread in a thin layer. It is necessary to take into account that you need to work quickly, because pita bread softens quickly and can crack when slicing. This condition will ruin the appearance of the dish, but will not affect the taste.
Finely chopped greens are placed on the first layer of lavash, sprinkled with mayonnaise.
Place the second pita bread on top of the first layer, coat it with the remaining mayonnaise, distributing it evenly, as is the case with the first layer.
A mixture of Korean carrots and seaweed is placed on top of the mayonnaise. Sprinkle the layer with chopped crab sticks.
The roll is carefully rolled along its width, trying not to damage the pita bread itself.
Cut the dish into portions with a sharp knife. The finished rolls are sent to the refrigerator for 1-2 hours, after which the appetizer can be served on the festive table.

Appetizer in lettuce leaves

Ingredients

Boiled chicken breast	300 g
Tomato	2 pcs.
Chicken eggs (hard-boiled)	4 things.
Green onions	1 bunch
Mayonnaise	2 tbsp. l.
Ground black pepper	taste
Lettuce leaves	1 bunch

Step-by-step preparation

First you need to prepare all the necessary ingredients for the filling. Cut hard-boiled eggs into small cubes.
Next, cut 2 small tomatoes into 4 parts and remove the middle with the seeds. After this, cut the tomato pulp into small cubes.
Chop the green onions very finely.
We cut the boiled chicken fillet not very large, but not small either.
Place the chopped fillet in a deep bowl, and then add tomatoes, eggs and green onions to it. Salt and pepper to taste. Next add 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.
Wash the lettuce leaves and dry them. Next, cut off the bottom part.
On the work surface, unroll the cling film and place the prepared lettuce leaves on it, overlapping each other. Lightly press the top with your hands.
Place the prepared filling on the leaves and distribute evenly.
Next, carefully roll up the leaves with the filling. Try to roll as tightly as possible. Wrap the roll in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Cut the finished roll into portions and serve. Bon appetit.

Festive snack “Fly agarics”

Fly agaric is a complete salad presented in the form of a snack. The dish includes cucumbers, boiled eggs, ham and cherry tomatoes. The dish looks delicious. Lettuce leaves are placed on a serving plate, and beautiful fly agarics are placed on top. The snack will appeal to both children and adults.

Ingredients:

Boiled sausage or ham - 100 g.
Cheese - 100 g.
Boiled eggs - 2-3 pcs.
Large cucumber - 1 pc.
Cherry tomatoes - 10 pcs.
Mayonnaise – 20 g.
Fresh herbs - 1 bunch.
Lettuce leaves - several pieces.
Garlic - 2-3 cloves.
Salt - to taste.
Pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Using a sharp knife, cut the ham into a deep bowl. You need to cut as small as possible. Grind eggs and grated hard cheese are added to the same vessel. Season the mixture with mayonnaise and mix well. Add garlic passed through a press.
The resulting mass must be tasted. The taste will depend on the quality of the cheese and ham. If there is not enough salt and pepper, they need to be added. The resulting mixture is set aside or sent to the refrigerator.
A large cucumber is washed under running water and dried with a towel. The vegetable is cut into small circles.
Place lettuce leaves on a serving dish and arrange cucumber slices. Using a spoon or a special mold, place mushroom stems onto the cucumbers. The blank for the clearing is left aside.
They begin to prepare the hats of future fly agarics. To do this, cherry tomatoes are cut into two halves, excess juice is removed and placed on the stems. Using any suitable stick, make dots on the caps.

The dish is served to the table immediately after preparation. It should be taken into account that this elegant and beautiful snack is suitable for consumption only within 5 hours after preparation. Next, tomatoes and cucumbers will start to leak, ruining its appearance and taste. Bon appetit.

Snack recipes for company

On the eve of the holidays, housewives spend a lot of time and effort searching for unusual recipes. It’s already difficult to surprise with exotic dishes, but healthy ones will interest everyone.

Options for dietary snacks for the holiday table are in this section.

Low calorie egg snack

A delicious recipe made from familiar ingredients will fit perfectly into the menu of a loud feast.

Components:

broccoli - 100 g;
carrots - 100 g;
chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
milk - 50 ml.

Step-by-step preparation:

Boil the vegetables and cut into medium pieces.
Beat eggs with milk, add a little salt.
Pour the mixture into a frying pan and fry, covered, over low heat on one side.
When the omelette is ready, wrap the vegetables in it.

The omelette must be folded while it is hot, otherwise it will tear.

Dietary lavash recipe

Lavash snack remains the most delicious and convenient to prepare. The filling can be selected as desired. Today we will cook from vegetables and chicken fillet.

Components:

thin pita bread - 1 pc.;
boiled chicken fillet - 250 g;
tomato - 2 pcs.;
greens - optional;
curd cheese - 200 g;
flour - 1.5 tsp.

How to cook:

Cut the fillet into small cubes. Carefully chop the tomatoes in the same way. Chop the greens.
Cut the pita bread along the fold line to make 4 sheets.
Grease the first layer with cheese and sprinkle with herbs. Then lay out the fillet and tomatoes. Place the second layer on top and repeat everything. You should get 3 layers.
We coat the last sheet with cheese on the back side and cover the pita bread with it.
We squeeze everything well. The pita bread can be rolled and refrigerated for several hours or left to soak (without twisting).

Cut the finished dietary snack into rolls or serve unwrapped.

The dish goes well with sparkling wine.

Broccoli dish

Cabbage dishes are always light, and now even tasty. This healthy recipe will definitely not add extra pounds.

You will need:

broccoli cabbage - 300 g;
zucchini or zucchini - 300 g;
carrots - 1 small;
Parmesan cheese - 40 g;
cheddar cheese - 40 g;
breadcrumbs - 30 g;
egg - 1 pc.;
garlic - 4 cloves, chopped;
olive oil - 1 tbsp. l.;
spices - optional.

How to cook:

Finely chop the broccoli. Three zucchini or zucchini on a large grater. Grate the carrots and place everything in a bowl. Add salt to the vegetables and leave under cling film for 20 minutes until the juice appears.
Then squeeze the mixture well in a towel to get rid of unnecessary moisture. Transfer the dry vegetables back to the bowl.
Break the egg here, add all the cheese, crackers and garlic. Add oil and spices. Mix everything thoroughly.
We form dense balls from the vegetable mass and place them on a baking sheet greased with olive oil.
Place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Can be used as an appetizer with light wine.

The finished dish is served with sour cream or yogurt sauce.

Diet eggplant rolls

This delicious recipe is suitable for both lunch with friends and a fun evening in a noisy company.

Components:

eggplant - 1 pc.;
cherry tomato - 2 pcs.;
small cucumber - 2 pcs.;
curd cheese - 100 g;
garlic - 2 cloves;
greens - to taste.

Preparation:

Peel the eggplant from the roots, cut it lengthwise and add salt.
Beat the egg, add a little flour. Dip the eggplant in the egg mixture and fry in a frying pan without oil.
Cut tomatoes and cucumbers into small pieces.
Grease the plates with curd cheese and place a cucumber and a sprig of herbs on top. Then we roll it up. We prepare the next roll with tomato and herbs, etc.
The rolls are served on a plate lined with lettuce leaves.

If you fry eggplants in oil, after cooking you should blot them with a napkin to remove excess.

Delicious mushroom appetizer

A dietary dish of champignons will please everyone who is watching their weight. The recipe is really low in calories, because it is allowed even in the Dukan method.

So, the ingredients:

large champignons - 1 kg;
processed cheese 0.2% fat - 100 g;
herbs and spices - to taste.

How to cook:

We wash and clean the mushrooms: remove the stem and remove the skin. Lightly salt the finished mushroom “plates” and bake in the oven at 180 degrees for half an hour.
Finely chop the greens and mix them with cheese.
Cool the finished mushrooms and stuff them with cheese filling.

Low-calorie dish with cottage cheese

Curd snack is the basis of proper, healthy and dietary nutrition. A weight loss menu is incomplete without it.

Recipe:

cottage cheese 1-5% fat - 200 g;
garlic - 2 cloves;
yogurt 1-2% fat - 50 ml;
spices - optional;
lettuce leaves.

Cooking steps:

Combine cottage cheese and yogurt. Squeeze the garlic here. Add spices to taste and mix everything thoroughly.
Place 1 spoon of curd filling into a clean lettuce leaf and carefully roll it towards the stem. We do the same with the remaining mass.

The cottage cheese snack will perfectly complement the dietary holiday table.

Zucchini baked with cottage cheese

For this dish you will need young fresh zucchini. You can also use zucchini.

Recipe:

crumbly cottage cheese 5% - 350 g;
greens - to taste;
egg - 2 pcs.;
zucchini - 2 pcs.;
garlic - 3-5 cloves;
hard cheese.

How to cook:

Chop the greens and add to the cottage cheese.
Finely chop the garlic and add it to the cottage cheese and add salt.
Break the eggs into the mixture and mix everything well.
Divide the zucchini into 2 halves and cut out the core.
Lightly salt the halves and fill them with curd mass, compacting them well.
Place the zucchini on a baking sheet next to each other, sprinkle with grated cheese on top.
Place the appetizer in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees for 45 minutes.

Baked shrimp

The recipe will appeal to all lovers of seafood and dietary cuisine.

Ingredients:

peeled large shrimp - 800 g;
lemon juice - ¼ tbsp.;
olive oil - 2 tbsp. l.;
chopped garlic - 3 cloves;
grated lemon zest - 1 tsp;
chopped greens - 2 tbsp. l.;
ground red pepper - ¼ tsp.

Preparation:

Place the shrimp in one layer in a baking container, pre-coated with olive oil.
Mix lemon juice with garlic, zest and pepper. Pour the mixture over the shrimp.
Place the appetizer in an oven preheated to 250 degrees for 8-10 minutes until cooked.
Sprinkle the dish with herbs and serve.

Shrimp dishes are healthy dietary snacks for the holiday table. They saturate the body with essential minerals and substances.

Low calorie cheese balls

Cheese balls are perfect as a snack with beer or whiskey.

You will need:

hard cheese - 200 g;
feta cheese - 150 g;
garlic - 3 cloves;
low-fat sour cream - 2 tbsp. l.;
olives, almonds, cashews - to taste;
sesame, greens, paprika - for decoration.

Step-by-step preparation:

Knead the cheese in a container, add finely chopped dill to it. Mix everything well.
For the first filling we use olives and almonds - insert the latter into the olives. The resulting surprise must be placed in a cheese ball.
Second option: grate hard cheese on a fine grater, add 1 tbsp. l. sour cream and squeeze out the garlic. Mix everything well.
For the second filling, we use only cashew nuts and form balls using the usual method. You can roll them in sesame seeds.
Third option: roll the finished cheese balls in paprika or another favorite spice.

Place all types of balls on a plate and decorate. We serve an elegant dish to the table.

Peppers with cherry tomatoes

Sweet pepper and tomato delicacy. It can be served either separately for lunch or as a complex.

Components:

sweet pepper - 7 pcs.;
cherry tomatoes - 18 pcs.;
black pitted olives - 1 jar;
feta - 250-300 g;
garlic - 5 cloves;
rosemary, thyme - to taste;
olive oil.

How to cook:

Cut the pepper in half, remove seeds and core. Wash and dry.
Filling: cut large tomatoes in half, leave very small ones as is. Squeeze the garlic, crumble the cheese, add spices and mix everything. Enter 2 tbsp. l. olive oil and stir again.
Fill the peppers with the filling. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, cover the top with foil and place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
Bake for 40 minutes, then remove the foil and leave for another 20 minutes.

Ready peppers can be sprinkled with grated low-fat cheese and spices.

Tender chicken in kefir

In addition to light dishes, there should also be a hearty snack on the table. This is exactly what a chicken is.

Recipe:

chicken fillet - 1 kg;
kefir - 1 l.;
onion - 1 head;
spices - to taste.

How to cook:

Cut the fillet lengthwise and place it in a marinating container. Add finely chopped garlic there. We also chop the onion and add it to the chicken.
Sprinkle with spices and mix well.
Pour kefir over the chicken and mix again. Let the dish marinate for 2-6 hours.
Then place everything on a baking sheet, distributing it evenly.
Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 45 minutes.

Use this recipe for your holiday table or your healthy meal.

Diet holiday menu

Almost no feast is complete without alcohol. New Year, Valentine's Day or Birthday are a great occasion to meet with friends and have fun.

The snacks you found in the article will go well with any drink: champagne, vodka or gin. Dietary dishes will minimize the negative consequences of overeating, so the holiday will be bright and light.

Try making weightless snacks using these recipes. The dishes are tasty, dietary and healthy. You can take low-calorie foods to work or school, serve them at the table, or simply delight yourself with interesting combinations. Eat deliciously and lose weight!

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