COLD SEAFOOD SNACKS
FISH ASSORTED SALMON OF LOW SALT OIL FISH - 12 pcs.
HERRING WITH RED ONION AND BULGARIAN PEPPER MARINAD - 20 pcs.

ASSORTED FRESH VEGETABLES TOMATOES CUCUMBERS PEPPER BULGARIAN GREEN - 10 pcs.
EGGPLANT ROLLS STUFFED WITH CHEESE, WALNUT AND GARLIC - 25 pcs.
MOZZARELLA WITH TOMATOES AND PESTO SAUCE - 10 pcs.
FOREST SALT MUSHROOMS - 20 pcs.

TRADITIONAL BAKED PIES

MINI PIES WITH MEAT - 50 pcs.

SALADS
"CAESAR" SALAD WITH CHICKEN FILLET - 20 pcs.
SALMON SALAD WITH CHEESE AND QUAIL EGG - 20 pcs.
"GREEK" SALAD - 20 pcs.

HOT DISHES
SALMON STEAK WITH CREAM AND CAVIAR SAUCE - 25 pcs.
TURKEY MEDALLION IN BACON - 25 pcs.

SIDE DISHES

GRILLED VEGETABLES - 25 pcs.

DESSERT
ASSORTED MINI PASTRIES (strawberry, kiwi, mango, velvet potatoes, fruit tartlet, berry tartlet) - 50 pcs.

NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

PRICE OF BANQUET # 1 FOR 50 PERSONS: 3000 rubles / person.

Example of banquet number 2 (4000 rubles / person)

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FRESH TUNA CARPACCIO WITH GREEN SALAD - 10 pcs.
FISH ASSORTED SALT SALT, OIL FISH SMOKED TROUT - 10 pcs.
BARREL HERRING WITH POTATOES, RED ONION, GREENS AND TOUNDS OF BORODINSKY BREAD - 15 pcs.

COLD MEAT AND Poultry snacks
SPICY ROST BEEF MARINATED IN WINE SAUCE - 20 pcs.
MEAT ASSORTED SPICY ROAST BEEF, BURZENINA, SMOKED TURKEY FILLET - 10 pcs.
VITELLO TONATO VEAL WITH TUNA CREAM SAUCE - 10 pcs.
HAM ROLLS WITH SOFT CHEESE - 50 pcs.

VEGETABLE SNACKS, CHEESES AND MARINADS
ASSORTED FRESH VEGETABLES TOMATOES CUCUMBERS PEPPER BULGARIAN GREEN - 6 pcs.
ASSORTED CHEESE BRIE DOR BLUE KING ARTHUR WITH FLOWER HONEY TSUKATI AND GRISSINI - 4 pcs.
EGGPLANT ROLLS STUFFED WITH CHEESE, WALNUT AND GARLIC - 40 pcs.
MOZZARELLA WITH TOMATOES AND PESTO SAUCE - 12 pcs.
MINI PATISSONS MARINATED, CORNISHONS, MARINATED CHERRY. - 20 pcs.

TRADITIONAL BAKED PIES
MINI PIES WITH CABBAGE - 50 pcs.
MINI PIES WITH MEAT - 50 pcs.

SALADS
"TUSCANA" SALAD WITH CHICKEN BREAST AND CHAMPIGNONS - 20 pcs.
CHICKEN SALAD WITH GORGONZOLA, BAKED PEAR AND WALNUT - 20 pcs.
CORN SALAD WITH SEA SCALAPS AND MANGO SAUCE - 20 pcs.

HOT APPETIZERS
SEAFOOD JULIENE IN CREAM SAUCE IN KOKOTNITSA - 25 pcs.
JULIENE WITH CHICKEN IN CREAM SAUCE IN KOKOTNITSA - 25 pcs.

HOT DISHES
BAKED DORADA WITH WASABI SAUCE - 25 pcs.
PORK TENDERLOIN MEDALLION - 25 pcs.

SIDE DISHES
STEAMED VEGETABLES - 25 pcs.
VILLAGE POTATO - 25 pcs.

DESSERT
PANNA COTTA WITH FRESH BERRIES - 50 pcs.
FRUIT VASE apples, pear, grapes, kiwi, pineapple, tangerines - 5 pcs.

NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
MINERAL WATER "JEVEA" - 50 pcs.
ASSORTED JUICE "J7" - 10 pcs.
COFFEE "ESPRESSO" (sugar cream lemon) - 25 pcs.
TEA "GREENFIELD" packaged (sugar cream lemon) - 25 pcs.

PRICE OF BANQUET # 2 FOR 50 PERSONS: 4000 rubles / person.

* Possible to order for a smaller number of persons. The cost is calculated individually.

Discount 5000 rub. at self-pickup.

Example of banquet number 3 (5600 rubles / person)

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COLD SEAFOOD SNACKS
FRESH TUNA CARPACCIO WITH GREEN SALAD - 15 pcs.
GRAINED SALMON CAVIAR - 15 pcs.
FISH ASSORTED SALMON OF LOW SALT, OIL FISH SMOKED TROUT - 15 pcs.

COLD MEAT AND Poultry snacks
DUCK BREAST WITH ORANGE CONFITURE - 15 pcs.
PARMS HAM WITH AROMATIC MELON - 10 pcs.
ASSORTED ITALIAN SAUSAGE CHORIZO, MORTADELLA, PEPERONI - 15 pcs.
VITELLO TONATO VEAL WITH TUNA CREAM SAUCE - 10 pcs.

VEGETABLE SNACKS, CHEESES AND MARINADS
BAKA VEGETABLES TOMATOES CUCUMBERS PEPPER GREENS - 10 pcs.
EASTERN BAZAR SPICY KOREAN CARROTS, KOREAN CABBAGE, EGGPLANTS, ASPARAGUS - 10 pcs.
ASSORTED CHEESE BRIE DOR BLUE KING ARTHUR WITH FLORAL HONEY TSUKATI AND GRISSINI - 5 pcs.
MOZZARELLA WITH TOMATOES AND PESTO SAUCE - 15 pcs.
GIANT OILS AND OLIVES - 20 pcs.

SALADS
SMOKED DUCK BREAST SALAD WITH FENNEL - 20 pcs.
SALAD "SAINT-JACQUES" CHICKEN WITH SEA SCALAPS AND RASPBERRY DRESSING - 20 pcs.
SALAD FROM PARMS HAM AND GOAT CHEESE WITH RUCKOLA SALAD LEAVES - 20 pcs.

HOT APPETIZERS
TIGER SHAWN SHASHLIK - 50 pcs.

HOT DISHES
DORADA STUFFED WITH VEGETABLES - 25 pcs.
VEAL MEDALLION WITH SPICY HERBS - 25 pcs.

SIDE DISHES
POTATO Slices with Paprika - 25 pcs.
GRILLED VEGETABLES - 25 pcs.

DESSERT
TIRAMISSU - 50 pcs.
TARTALLETS WITH CREAM MOUSSE AND FRUITS - 50 pcs.
FRUIT PLATO pear, grapes, kiwi, pineapple, tangerines, strawberries - 5 pcs.

NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
FRENCH MINERAL WATER "PERIER" - 25 pcs.
FRENCH MINERAL WATER "VITTEL" - 25 pcs.
RICH JUICE IN GLASS - 50 pcs.
BREAKED TEA IN KETTLES - 25 pcs.
COFFEE "ESPRESSO" (sugar cream lemon) - 25 pcs.

PRICE OF BANQUET # 3 FOR 50 PERSONS: 5600 rubles / person.

* Possible to order for a smaller number of persons. The cost is calculated individually.

Discount 5000 rub. at self-pickup.

Our company "FURSHET.RU" will gladly offer you a professional organization of banquets for any festive events: company anniversary, private party, birthday party, children's party, etc.

We have been organizing banquets for more than 10 years, and during this time our clients have become: Mosfilm studio, pop stars, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Transport, the International Aviation and Space Salon, the Ministry of Railways and Communications, the Academy of State and Law, and others.

We solve all the difficulties associated with organizing banquets, for us this is not a problem.

At your request, you will see at your banquet a variety of hot and cold snacks, delicious hot dishes, delicate desserts, exotic cocktails.

When organizing banquets, we have our own individual approach to each client. All your whims will be fulfilled exactly!

Organization of banquets, receptions, coffee breaks, presentations, anniversaries, corporate parties - all this is our work, which we do with joy and conscience!

A great idea for a home celebration or an informal meeting in the office is to organize a buffet table.

Translated from French, buffet is a fork. This cutlery is used as the main one at a buffet table.

A buffet table is when:

• those who are gathered eat while standing;
• choose food on their own;
• most often, they serve themselves;
• the main purpose of the event is communication, and the secondary is a snack;
• maximum free space for movement and discussion of issues for which everyone gathered;
• minimum space occupied by tables;
• an abundance of platters of great one-bite snacks and drinks.

At this event, each guest, easily moving around, will find himself an interesting and pleasant companion.

It costs nothing for a creative manager to organize a buffet table. The main idea! If you are trying to have this buffet at home or at work for the first time, then we will share some interesting recipes for making snacks for the buffet table.

What snacks fit the term "buffet"?

Buffet meals are mini-sized portioned snacks. Cooked quickly and, nevertheless, not inferior in their taste to long-cooked dishes. Which is supposed to be eaten with your hands or using a fork or skewer.

Light snacks for the buffet table are usually just prepared, but fancy served... Any products will be used.

Once you grasp the basic cooking principle, you can invent your signature recipes quickly and easily. The main thing, take care of buying tartlets, canapes, crackers in advance of various tastes, loaves.

Let's take a look at the most popular quick snack options.

A great option is a buffet snack on a skewer

Good because it is easy to use. Meat, vegetables, seafood or fruits - you can put everything on a skewer.

• Products that require heat treatment before baiting are easily fried in an elementary batter (a mixture of water, 1 yolk and flour).
• The simplest recipe is to put cheese of various varieties on a skewer, alternating with pineapple cubes, cherries, multi-colored grapes and olives or olives.

Wonderfully decorate the festive table with cute, buffet snacks and small canapes

To begin with, we offer a list of blitz ideas for the buffet menu.

Small round buns are perfect. You need to cut them and put everything your heart desires: cutlets, meat, ham, cheese, a variety of vegetables and herbs. Any sauce.
Or divide the buns into halves. And put any filling or salad on each half.

Sandwiches - perfect for a buffet table. Anything will do in any cut. Show originality!

Snacks for a buffet table in the office can be ordered from specialized catering firms with delivery on the day of the holiday. In this case, the menu options will be offered to you by the specialists of the supplier.

For those who decide to put their hands on the preparation of the buffet table, or to diversify it, we offer:

Step-by-step recipes for cold appetizers for a buffet table with photos

Cold fish snacks

In cooking, we use skewers or fill tartlets.

Salmon rolls

Perfectly diversify the buffet table. Delicious and bright. Easy to prepare.

Products composition:

• salmon, cut into thin slices;
• eggs;
• hard cheese;
• mayonnaise;
• olives or olives.

The number of products depends on the number of guests.

1. Cook the rice as usual. We do not add salt.
2. Boil the egg. Grate. Combine with boiled rice in one mass.
3. Cheese, also grate and add to the rice and egg mass.
4. Add mayonnaise, stir. You should get a sticky thick mass.
5. Put 1 tbsp on a piece of fish. a spoonful of the cooked mass. Roll up.
6. Secure using a toothpick or skewer. Decorate with olive.

Herring tartins

Z akuska has an original look. It will appeal to everyone who loves fish. The taste is spicy.

Required products:

• slightly salted herring;
• puff pastry or ready-made tartlets;
• cottage cheese;
• eggs;
• sour cream;
• greens.

Cooking procedure.

1. We cut out any shapes from the dough.
2. Beat the egg and brush the shapes. Bake at 220 ° for 15-20 minutes.
3. Boil a couple of eggs and remove the yolk. Peel the herring, remove the seeds. Chop the good part into rectangles.
4. All the remaining ugly herring, cottage cheese, yolks and sour cream are turned into minced meat with a blender.
5. This is what the mixture should look like.
6. Collecting the tartins - put the mixture on the tartinka and decorate with the paws of greenery.

Vegetable recipes

Eggplant sandwich

These sandwiches will be prepared in an original way - without bread. There are very few calories. Eggplant lovers will simply be conquered by this recipe!

You will need:

These unusual snacks on skewers are prepared as follows:

1. Sprinkle the sliced ​​eggplants with salt and leave for 15 minutes.
2. Rinse the circles and dry.
3. Fry on both sides.
4. Season the eggplants with pepper and salt.
5. Chop the garlic coarsely, fry and discard. We need the resulting garlic-scented oil.
6. We also cut the tomatoes in a circle.
7. Fry the tomatoes in garlic oil.
8. Making cheese plates.
9. Cooking the turret: eggplant - cheese - eggplant.
10. Above is a circle of tomato.
11. Pierce the resulting sandwiches with a skewer and put in the oven for a couple of minutes. You need the cheese to melt.

Put on dishes, garnish and serve.

Vegetable sandwiches

About wax mini sandwiches look appropriate on the table next to other holiday snacks.

For cooking you need:

• tomatoes;
• long thin loaf;
• Mozzarella or Feta cheese;
• garlic, a couple of cloves;
• different greens;
• vegetable oil or butter for frying.

1. Cut the tomatoes into slices.
2. In a bowl, knead the cheese with a fork.
3. Chop the greens. Pass the garlic through a press.
4. Mix cheese, herbs and garlic.
5. Fry slices of bread in oil.
6. Cover the loaf pieces with the cooked mass.
7. Decorate with a circle of tomato and herbs.

Cold meats for a buffet table

Bacon salad

Delicious and bright appetizer. Easy and quick to prepare.

Prepare:

• bacon - 100 gr. ;
• cherry tomatoes - 6 pcs. ;
• lettuce leaves;
• loaf - 3 pieces;
• lemon juice - 15 ml;
• olive oil - 30 ml.

1. Chop the bacon and fry until crisp.
2. Cut the loaf into cubes and dry in a skillet.
3. Cut the tomatoes in half, tear the lettuce leaves. Add croutons and bacon.
4. Mix and season the salad with oil and lemon juice.

Meat in oranges

Juicy, low-fat dish with a pleasant citrus flavor and aroma.

What do you need for cooking?

• beef meat 1 kg;
• oranges 2 pcs. ;
• spices, onions and salt to taste.

1. We take a piece of meat in the form of a bar. We do not cut it completely.
2. Cut the onions and oranges into rings.
3. Rub the beef with spices and salt.
4. Fill the cuts with onion and orange rings.
5. Transfer the meat to the mold. Add some water.
6. Cover tightly with foil. Pierce the foil with a needle in several places. Bake in the oven at 200-220 for 1.5 hours.

The dish is ready! Remove foil carefully, hot steam may burn... Let the meat stand for 20 minutes, then cut into portions.

By the way, try the oranges! Very tasty!

Cold cuts

It is not particularly worthwhile to be wise with slicing. The main thing is to preserve and decorate it on the dishes.

The photos below will help you.

1. Cut the pineapple in half.
2. Take out the pulp and cut into cubes, like the rest of the fruit.
3. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
4. Season with yogurt.
5. Put the finished salad in half a pineapple.

fruit plate

It is enough to cut a variety of fruits into cubes and arrange them on plates in different proportions. Then each dish will have its own color scheme.

The photo shows original ways of decorating fruit slices and canapes with fruits.

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The main thing in the article

Buffet: when is it appropriate and irreplaceable?

It was the practical and sophisticated French who came up with the term "buffet", which means "fork". That is, all the food that is served at the buffet table should fit on one fork. A distinctive feature of the buffet table is that people are not seated at tables, but move freely around the room with a glass and a small plate in their hands, which does not prevent them from feeling comfortable and communicating with each other. Before arranging a buffet table, you need to familiarize yourself with its first rules, one might say, commandments:

• the number of dishes that will be on the tables (plates, glasses, spoons, forks and napkins) should be two or even three times more than the invited guests;

• sometimes it makes sense to buy disposable tableware, but only of the same sample and of decent quality, stylized and aesthetic;
• at the entrance it would be good to arrange a "hospitality table" with an aperitif: champagne, cognac, liqueurs or liqueurs;

• tables with treats should be located so that it is easy and simple to get to them;
• buffet tables should be slightly higher than ordinary kitchen tables: usually their height is a little more than a meter.

Traditional buffet meals: what snacks are right?

All kinds of cold snacks are very popular on the buffet table: small sandwiches, multi-layered canapes, stuffed vegetables, and especially rolls and mini-rolls with various fillings.

Not a single buffet table is complete without exquisitely decorated cuts of meat and sausages, cheese plates, and fruit platters.

Beautifully designed tartlets with different fillings, various sandwiches, snacks on skewers, slices or chips - all this will not only become part of a wonderful menu for any occasion, but also perfect for any corporate event, business reception or a friendly party.

If you want to have a fun holiday, be sure to take care of alcoholic drinks in advance. Basically, guests at the buffet table are offered champagne, table wines, a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails.

What shouldn't be served at the buffet table?

According to the rules of the buffet table, all dishes and snacks that are served on it must be "for one bite", that is, they are decorated very concisely, but succinctly and compactly. At the buffet table, they are not at all welcome:

• a variety of first courses, in particular soups, at least in their usual serving;
• traditional hot dishes - potatoes, meat, roasts, all kinds of stews and casseroles - are strongly discouraged. It should be convenient for the guest to put snacks on the plate and eat them with only one fork;

• the fish should be thoroughly deboned and thinly sliced: guests should not feel discomfort, picking their hands in the plate in order to separate the bones from the flesh;
• Puff salads in traditional salad bowls are not allowed at the buffet table: there are many other ways to serve your favorite, sauced dishes at such an event.

Cold appetizers for the holiday: a tribute to the classics

Basically, the buffet table consists of cold snacks, which should be light, unobtrusive, for every taste. At the same time, they should be portioned so that guests do not have to cut or divide the dish, trying to take a piece for themselves.

Before a buffet table, you should carefully think over the menu and serve universal snacks that will be good both cold and hot, since it is not customary to warm up food at such an event. The food should be in harmony with the drinks offered to the guests. So, we offer you several popular and proven options for buffet meals.

Hcut and rolls for the festive table

Traditionally, at the buffet table, it is customary to serve a variety of cuts: meat, vegetables, cheese and fruit platter. Sliced ​​dishes look very nice, especially if you don't just put meat and sausages on the dish, but combine them with other products, such as olives, wrap them in rolls, or string them on skewers.

The cheese platter looks very advantageous: several types of cheese are cut in various ways: hard cheese is cut in plates or triangles, and soft cheeses are cut into cubes.

Along with cheese, it is customary to put grapes, honey and nuts on the dish: these products are in perfect harmony with each other.

Cold appetizers for the festive table in the form of rolls are not only nutritious, but also very beautiful dishes that diversify and make the menu of any feast original. You can make such rolls from almost any product: lavash, cheese, fish, zucchini, pieces of meat or ham, as well as wrap all kinds of filling in pancakes, omelette and crab sticks.

The most popular rolls at buffets are:

• cheese rolls with meat or mushroom filling;
• ham rolls with "Jewish" salad and herbs;
• twists from pita bread or puff pastry (meat, red fish, caviar, processed cheese with salmon or mushrooms are suitable as a filling);

• zucchini or cucumber rolls stuffed with pasty cream cheese;

• herring rolls with chopped gherkins or Korean carrots as a filling. This option for serving herring looks much more original and festive than a banal fillet, cut into pieces, and is eaten by guests in a matter of minutes.

Very unusual is a cheese roll with chicken and mushrooms. To make it you need:

• boil chicken fillet and one chicken egg;
• chop and fry mushrooms;
• chop all the ingredients, mix them and season with mayonnaise, adding a little greens;
• grate 500-700 grams of hard cheese, send it to the microwave or oven for a couple of minutes: the cheese should melt and acquire a viscous, pasty consistency;
• lay on the table cling film or parchment for baking and "pour" the cheese on it, smoothing the edges with a spoon;
• after waiting for the cheese to dry out a little, evenly distribute the filling on it; \
• roll a tight roll of cheese;
• wrap it in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours;
• nicely cut into circles and serve.

Lavash or omelet rolls are made in the same way. You can wrap any products in them that are in harmony with each other to taste.

Do not forget about fruit slicing: fruits and berries should definitely decorate the buffet table, and they can be served in an original and elegant way:

Sandwiches and canapes

The simplest appetizer at a buffet table is sandwiches. You can cook countless numbers of them and they will all be completely and irrevocably eaten, the main thing is to serve them beautifully and effectively, using a variety of products for cooking. It is convenient to use different breads as a basis for them:

• white toast - for club sandwiches, sandwiches with caviar, red and white fish;

• black - for sandwiches with herring, bacon and pickles;

• crackers - used to serve canapes: cheese with olives and herbs is served on savory ones, sweet cream with berries is served on sweet ones.

Potato pancakes are suitable as a basis for sandwiches: any salted fish is good with them. Even simple products such as black bread, lettuce, cream cheese, small tomatoes and olives can be used to make very effective and mouth-watering sandwiches.

Take note of a few more extraordinary ways to make canapés.

Skewers and tartlets

The simplest ones, however, are no less tasty for this, are cold snacks served in tartlets. You can bake them yourself, or you can buy them ready-made in any store. These small baskets can be filled with any salad, garnished with a sprig of parsley or a few eggs, and an original, delicious appetizer is ready.

The following combinations are great as fillings for tartlets:

• processed cheese and seafood;
• liver, carrots and pickled cucumbers;
• chicken, prunes and fresh cucumber;
• cheese with garlic and olives;
• smoked meat or chicken and pickled mushrooms.

These snacks can also be served in a different way by placing them on large potato chips of the same size or alternatively on savory crackers.

The most popular food for the buffet table is the skewered snacks, as they are very convenient to eat and very easy to prepare.

You can put any products that go well with each other on the skewers. On them you can string cubes of meat, thin slices of ham and cheese, miniature pickled mushrooms and gherkins, cheese with grapes, as well as various seafood - mussels, shrimps and others.

The appetizer is very original and tasty. "Taste of Italy", and it is very simple to prepare. For this you will need:

• 200 g mozzarella in small balls;
• 2 sprigs of cherry tomatoes;
• a bunch of green basil;
• a handful of dried basil.

Remove the mozzarella from the brine, dry and roll in dried herbs. A tomato, a leaf of green basil and a mozzarella ball are strung on a skewer.

Stuffed dishes at the buffet table

Stuffed dishes are an excellent option for cold appetizers, because a lot of products "lend themselves" to stuffing, the contents of which can be taken out and filled with something tasty, resulting in an appetizer with a harmonious, refined taste. An excellent option for a cold holiday snack will be:

• eggs stuffed with canned salmon and garnished with red caviar;

• tomatoes stuffed with crab salad;
• halved sweet bell pepper, cored, filled with any salad.

An original and elegant snack that will decorate any table is "Fly agaric". To prepare it you will need:

• a few cherry tomatoes, cut in half;
• 200 g ham;
• 2 boiled eggs;
• 100 g of cheese;
• 1 large cucumber;
• 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise or sour cream.

Stages of preparing an appetizer:

• in a separate dish, mix the diced ham, grated cheese and eggs;
• dressing the salad with sauce;
• cut the cucumber into rings of medium size;
• collect the fly agarics: first put the cucumber rings on a flat dish, put the balls on them, which we "roll" from the ham-cheese salad, and on the balls we place the halves of the tomatoes - the caps of our mushrooms.

In order for the appetizer to take on a finished, believable look, you need to put dots of mayonnaise on the caps of the fly agarics.

Mini baked goods: what to serve at a buffet table?

Baking is very welcome at the buffet table, but all of it should be in a mini-format: if pies, then miniature, if pies, then cut into tiny portions. Eclairs with cheese and liver filling and small puff buns, which can be stuffed with any salads, are very relevant.

At the buffet table, it is customary to serve pancakes stuffed with everything you like, in several serving options:

• fold the pancake greased with filling into a roll, cut into small pieces, decorate with herbs, caviar;
• fold the stuffed pancake into a neat envelope;
• Put the minced meat in the middle of the pancake, collect the edges to form a bag, and connect the ends with a feather of green onions.

Today muffins are very popular at buffets - miniature muffins with or without filling. Such an appetizer successfully replaces even a cake, because you can serve several options for muffins and guests will try them all.

Hot dishes for a buffet table

Although the format of such a holiday as a buffet table does not imply warming up food, it is necessary to have a hot meal at such an event. Ideal as hot dishes:

• kebabs on bamboo sticks from chicken or pork;

• mini-kebabs of mussels, shrimps or chicken hearts;
• julienne from chicken or seafood in portioned bowls or tartlets;

• meat rolls with various fillings (mushrooms, ham, cheese, bacon);
• as a side dish at the buffet table, you can serve boiled young potatoes, sprinkled with herbs and skewered on skewers.

Fondue is perfect for a buffet table: in a saucepan, hard or processed cheese is heated and brought to a liquid consistency, to which you can add herbs and spices. Anything can be dipped in such a sauce: small sausages, cubes of sausage and cheese, croutons, miniature potatoes, pastries.

Recipes for "trendy" appetizers for buffets: modern ways of serving dishes

Over time, not only new recipes for buffet meals become popular, but also the ways of serving them are improving.

Snacks in transparent glasses : a very trendy treat for even the most sophisticated buffets. You can put everything in a glass: from thick sauces (guacamole, sour cream with garlic and dill, eggplant pulp, mashed with herbs, garlic and cheese, to creamy soups).

In such glasses, you can dip skewers with lightly salted herring strung on them, boiled or baked meat, ham, croutons with vegetables.

Surprise guests with original presentation of simple products, prepare a snack "chopsticks". To prepare it, you will need a package of ordinary straws and 300 g of red slightly salted salmon. The fish is cut into the finest slices and overlapped onto each straw. If necessary, the base of the straw can be tied with a feather of a green onion.

In the same way, you can serve thinly sliced ​​ham and salami, and use cheese sticks instead of straws. These sticks are served by placing them in glasses.

Club sandwiches - unusual sandwiches from familiar products. They are prepared from toast bread and any ingredients (ham, meat, fresh cucumbers, processed cheese, etc.). It is noteworthy that such a sandwich is a "multi-storey", closed top with bread, and cut into several small triangles. Sometimes tiny buns are used for their preparation.

And, of course, rolls are an insanely popular snack that has become just a trend at modern buffets.

Table design options for a buffet table

To make your buffet table unforgettable, you need to come up with imagination not only to the preparation of dishes, but also to the design of the festive table. So, here are some tips to help you create an unusual, original holiday:

• to save space on the festive table and in order to create the effect of abundance, use special multi-storey dishes, that is, put snacks in tiers so that it is easy to take them;

• for a buffet table, white or light linen tablecloths decorated with lace or classic cotton tablecloths with or without delicate embroidery are relevant: it is easiest to choose dishes for such a tablecloth, moreover, it will suit any format of the celebration;
• actively use glasses and glasses for table setting: not only for drinks, but also for snacks, in particular salads and desserts. Glasses can successfully replace plates and salad bowls, and it looks very impressive;

• serve food in special ceramic spoons. This technique is used at the most sophisticated buffets; such spoons are usually used to serve "snacks" - beautifully decorated balls rolled from a variety of salads.

We invite you to consider more options for the original design of dishes on the buffet table:

For more details on how to decorate buffet dishes, see our video:

In certain situations, there is nothing better than a buffet table to celebrate significant events. Your guests will sort out food and drinks themselves, serve themselves, and the host of the holiday will be free to accept congratulations and communicate with his friends in a relaxed and light atmosphere.

When choosing recipes for a banquet menu, try to give preference to more varied ones. Dilute hearty snacks and salads with light vegetables. And if the holiday is scheduled for the time of fasting, take care of dishes that will not contain animal products. For the women's campaign, order light snacks; for the men's campaign, order more hearty ones. By taking care of this in advance, you can be sure that your guests will be satisfied.

What should include a banquet menu

As you know, any large meal starts with cold appetizers and salads. It serves not only meat, cheese and fish cuts, olives and olives, but also more complex snacks. After a while, the table is replenished with hot dishes.

Cooking all this yourself is troublesome. Here "Mom's Kitchen" will help you. Her banquet menu includes many dishes including:

• salads;
• snacks;
• salads in tartlets;
• fish and meat dishes;
• hot dishes.