Salted herring is very popular not only for its juicy pulp. Herring caviar can also serve as a good base for many dishes. Pates, pasta for sandwiches are made from it, and also added to salads. Including from it you can prepare a very simple and tasty appetizer that can decorate the festive table.
Ingredients for herring caviar appetizer to the festive table
- herring caviar - 200 g;
- quail eggs - 3 pcs.;
- sour cream with a fat content of 25% - 200 g;
- butter - 30 g;
- white toaster bread or loaf - 3 slices;
- pickled chili peppers - 0.5 pcs.;
- small green apple - 0, 5 pcs.;
- green onions - 0.5 bunch;
- dill - 0.5 bunch;
- frying pan, ladle.
Step-by-step cooking recipe
Take a frying pan and place it on the stove. When it's warmed up, add a lump of butter and let it melt. In the meantime, prepare slices of white bread or loaf, then place them in a skillet and fry on both sides until they are browned. It is best to fry them at the maximum temperature so that the crust turns out to be golden brown, and the inner part remains soft. When the toast is done, transfer it from the skillet to paper towels or napkins to drain off the excess oil.
While the toast is cooling, you can boil the quail eggs. Dip them in a ladle of cold water and cook for 3 minutes until they become "in a bag". Eggs can be boiled longer, hard-boiled, but it is in the bag that they turn out to be as tasty as possible. When the cooking time is over, cool the eggs in cold running water, then peel them and divide them in half lengthwise.
Now let's prepare the rest of the ingredients for our snack. Crush herring caviar with a fork and peel off the film so that it becomes crumbly. Rinse green onions under running water and chop. Chop the pickled chili peppers into thin rings. At the same time, the piquancy of the finished dish can be adjusted to your liking - if you like pungency, then use seeds. Otherwise, it is better to discard the seeds.
When all the ingredients are ready, you can start assembling the holiday snack. Cut the toasted and cooled toast diagonally to make six triangular pieces. Transfer them to a festive dish where you will serve a snack to the table. Put a spoonful of sour cream and a spoonful of herring caviar on each slice. Sprinkle the caviar with chopped green onions, add quail egg wedges and a couple of pickled chili rings each. Cut half a green apple into thin slices and stick them into toasters. Finish the assembly by garnishing each serving with a sprig of dill.
Such a beautiful and tasty appetizer will certainly be a great addition to the festive table, including the New Year one. In addition, due to its taste properties, as well as beneficial trace elements and vitamins, salted herring caviar can be a good alternative to expensive black caviar.
