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Healthy snacks to enjoy at Christmas
If you are still in search of the best food to celebrate this Christmas, I bring you a series of healthy snacks to enjoy in the company of your loved ones.
Although the Christmas holidays are characterized by being synonymous with excesses at the culinary level, this time, I bring you some recipes that will make you enjoy delicious appetizers without any remorse.
These sandwiches can be prepared in a thousand and one ways, the intention is that you always direct them to the choice of vegetables, so that your Christmas menus are balanced.
I do not take any more time and I leave you the details of these healthy options that I bring for you. Let's get started.
Poached eggs
For this appetizer you must apply a special technique, if you do not have the necessary tools. If this is your case, take a cup and cover the inside with transparent paper and have some kitchen string on hand.
Bring water to a boil in a pot, large enough to handle inside without burning yourself. Apply a little oil on the plastic wrap and add the egg with a little salt or spices. Close and tie with the kitchen string.
Then, bring to the boiling water and count 4 minutes. While the time is up, prepare a bowl with cold water, preferably with ice.
When the time is up, take out and place the cold water. You can prepare several at the same time trying to place them all at the same time.
When they are warm, remove the plastic wrap and place them on a toast of bread. Before placing them you can add a tablespoon of crushed avocado, cauliflower cream or the one you like the most to complement.
Octopus saam with breadcrumbs and kimchi mayonnaise
This is a proposal from Korean culture. It comes in the form of tobacco, for which you should have lettuce, octopus parboiled and then cooked on the grill, kimchi sauce, mayonnaise, breadcrumbs, pickles and coriander.
The first thing is to clean all the ingredients. Then, prepare the sauce, to do this, join the mayonnaise with the kimchi sauce and save to continue with the preparation. Now prepare the octopus, remember to cook it double.
As the octopus is done, prepare the breadcrumbs. If you have not bought it in that presentation you can take the bread, toast it and then grate it.
With all the ingredients ready, it's time to assemble. Then place the lettuce leaf.
Then, add a layer of the kimchi mayonnaise that you prepared, a little breadcrumb, the octopus, onion, carrot, cucumber or the vegetable you have pickled, a little coriander preferably chopped, add a little salt and pepper and roll like a tobacco.
You can make yourself from a tall toothpick to keep it in shape. This preparation can be eaten warm or cold according to your taste and as you can see it is super simple.
Herb and cheese croissants
For this you will need a sheet of puff pastry, in which you will chop to obtain about nine triangles, then you will fill each one with cream cheese and a little herb. You can keep a little coriander, parsley, and a little garlic on hand.
Now roll them up to shape. Prepare a tray and go placing the croissants. Heat the oven to 200 °C.
When you have completed the tray, beat the egg and with the help of a brush apply a little on top.
Bake for 10 minutes or so And that's it! Some delicious croissants to enjoy as a family, I recommend that you place the fine dough, love the one that is more crunchy.
Beetroot hummus
For this beet hummus, you must cook the beets until they are cooked through.
Remember to add salt to the water to make the beets taste like. This cooking can take 1 hour or a little longer depending on the size of the beet and the quantity.
Take to the blender, rectify the salt and Greek the spices of your presence. You can add sesame now to supplement. Then serve with crackers or un-toasted bread for the hummus to do the trick.
You can even make a vinaigrette with a little mustard or mayonnaise and add a little before serving.
Finally, remember that the intention of these dishes is to prepare something healthy, so they are a great option to add vegetables to the menu. However, the fillings can vary depending on your tastes.
You can incorporate all kinds of meats and complement with creams and sauces. So go ahead and create these delicious recipes that are also very easy and fast to prepare.
