In German it’s “tsatski-petski”, and in Russian it’s a sandwich!
The sandwich is one of the most common snacks in the world. Its popularity is extremely high among fans of any cuisine in the world, as well as among people of all age categories.
Literally translated, “sandwich” means “bread and butter . However, in the modern world, this concept has gone far beyond such a simple recipe. To prepare all kinds of sandwiches, such a huge variety of products are used that it is impossible to list them all.
As for preparing a festive table for a children's birthday, sandwiches will be very appropriate here, and with the right approach to choosing products they will be appreciated by children - that is, there will not even be crumbs left of them.
If you have not yet decided where you want to celebrate the holiday, we suggest that you read the article - Where is the best place to celebrate a child’s name day
Preventing a sandwich from falling butter side down
General rules when choosing products for children's sandwiches
1) Do not use mayonnaise, ketchup, sausage, canned fish and meat, salt, sugar, pepper and other hot seasonings in significant quantities.
2) When choosing bread, it is advisable to give preference to varieties made from wholemeal flour - they are much healthier in terms of vitamin and mineral composition, as well as other healthy properties. We should also not forget about the benefits of rye bread and its reduced calorie content.
3) Don’t forget about the beautiful design of the sandwiches: to a large extent, an attractive appearance will guarantee success for a child. In order to decorate this dish, you can use one or two products with bright colors: tomatoes, carrots, sweet peppers (yellow, orange or red), herbs, fruits.
4) The sandwich ingredients should not crumble, otherwise there is a very high probability that as soon as the child starts eating, they will instantly end up on the floor. In addition, it is very undesirable for the filling to drip or run off the sandwich.
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Children's sandwiches "Ladybugs"
Grocery list:
- White bread
- Butter
- Sour cream
- Lightly salted red fish (salmon, salmon, trout) or ham
- Small tomatoes (cherry variety works well)
- Olives
- Parsley or lettuce
Cooking technique:
1) Soft butter is spread on bread.
2) Thinly sliced fish or ham is placed on top of the butter.
3) The tomato is cut into two halves and one half is placed on top of the sandwich with the convex side up.
4) Use sour cream to paint white dots on the tomato to make it look like a ladybug.
5) The olives are cut in half and the half is applied to the tomato to create a “head” for our ladybug. If desired, you can even cut “legs” from the olives and place them on the sides of the tomato.
6) Place the greens near the “head”, as if the ladybug had decided to have breakfast.
7) Sandwiches are ready! When celebrating a child's birthday, you can serve them on the children's table and tell an interesting story about how magical ladybugs flew into the fruit and vegetable garden, so you need to eat them all immediately before they destroy all the supplies of holiday fruit and cake.
Simple and delicious recipes for canapés on skewers at home
A bright composition of various fruits will decorate a children's party, a romantic dinner, or a small buffet at work. Here you can use your creative imagination, but as an example I will give the recipe below.
Ingredients:
- 2-3 pieces of watermelon (or Victoria).
- 1 piece of fresh kiwi.
- 1 piece of tangerine.
- 1 piece of ripe banana.
- 1 sprig each of green and black grapes.
Cooking process
The watermelon pulp must be carefully cut into small cubes. The downside is that the berry is only available in August. But you can do without this ingredient. The taste of the canapes will remain pleasant and refreshing.
Kiwi adds sourness to mini sandwiches. It is recommended to buy fruit individually, as the packaging may be of poor quality. If the fruit turns out to be unripe, then it needs to be kept in a warm place for a couple of days. For canapés, kiwi must be peeled, cut into thin slices, and then divided in half, as shown in the image below.
Cutting kiwi
Peel the tangerine, carefully separate all the segments of the fruit, and then cut them into several pieces, the size of which should approximately correspond to watermelon cubes and kiwi pieces. It is recommended to remove the seeds.
Cooking tangerines using toothpicks or skewers
Banana is rich in vitamins and a filling tropical fruit, making it a must-have in a small sandwich. The ripe fruit should have a bright yellow color. If the banana is unripe, then it is not recommended to eat it, but wait a while for it to ripen. To use it in canapés, you need to peel the fruit and cut it into slices of about 0.5 cm.
Cutting banana into slices
When all the ingredients are prepared, they need to be placed on skewers or long toothpicks. First of all, green grapes are planted, then pieces of tangerine, then green grapes, then banana slices, kiwi slices, and finally a cube of watermelon pulp.
Place fruit canapes on a skewer
The colorful composition is laid out on a flat plate. You need to place pieces of fruit around the edges, as some people have their own preferences for ingredients.
The recipe is quite simple, so anyone can prepare these mini sandwiches. Due to their refreshing and aromatic taste, they are recommended to be served in the summer. Also, fruit canapes will decorate any table.
In a similar way, you can make canapes from marmalade, combined with orange slices. You can put it on plastic skewers or toothpicks.
Another option is to pour melted chocolate over the Victoria berries. It turns out very tasty and the kids will love it!
Sweet milk-fruit toast sandwiches
List of products for 1 serving:
- White bread or loaf - 5-6 pieces
- Milk – 150 ml
- Eggs 1-2 pcs (optional)
- Cream - 50-70 g
- Butter
- Salt and sugar
- Strawberries, kiwi, mango, or other fruits
Cooking technique:
1) The bread is cut into slices. Their size can be either the entire width of the loaf or smaller.
2) Add a pinch of salt and sugar to taste to the milk and stir. If desired, you can add 1-2 eggs and mix.
3) The bread should be placed in the milk solution and wait a little until it soaks.
4) Butter is placed in a heated frying pan, then the bread is fried on both sides.
5) Apply a thin layer of cream to the fried bread. They are needed in order to retain fruits, and at the same time for the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.
6) We take any bright fruits that have a firm consistency and do not release too much juice. Cut into slices and place on bread.
7) Children's toast sandwiches are ready! It is better to serve them to the table while they are still warm: they are well suited as an intermediate snack during a child’s birthday celebration.
Canapes for children: holiday options
Canapes are mini sandwiches, the basis of which is a small thin slice of white bread, slightly more than 5 mm thick. It can be dried, browned or used fresh.
The advantage of such sandwiches is that they are suitable for children's parties: they are eaten in 1-2 bites and do not get your hands dirty. They can be made like regular sandwiches. That is, place 2-3 layers of fillings on the bread in layers. Or make canapés on skewers for older children.
We recommend for preparation:
Minced meat loaves in the oven
Canapes with butter and red caviar
This is the most common type of sandwich. And the most successful: butter “glues” the layer of caviar and bread, which prevents the ingredients from falling apart. And the appearance of this canape is very appetizing. For it, take fresh white bread or a loaf, which is not dried or fried.
Components:
- white bread - a few pieces;
- red caviar - jar 140 g;
- butter - 50-70 g;
- some greenery for decoration.
Preparation:
- White bread is sliced thinly or ready-made slices are used.
- Now you need to free each piece from the crusts and cut each into 4 parts to make small pieces.
- The white bread base should be spread with a thin layer of butter.
- Place red caviar on each sandwich with a small spoon.
- Place canapés on a plate.
Free space can be decorated with greenery; it creates an elegant look. If sandwiches are being prepared for the New Year's holiday table, then you can put a large amount of dill on the plate, which will imitate pine needles, and tartlets on it.
Caprese canape with cherry tomatoes and perlini cheese
Caprese is the name of a light Italian appetizer that alternates between mozzarella cheese, tomato and green basil leaves. This original composition repeats the colors of the Italian flag.
Such canapés must be secured with skewers before they hit the table. The point is that it uses ingredients that would otherwise slide off the surface of the bread very easily. Depending on the theme of the holiday, you need to choose skewers that are suitable in shape and with appropriate design.
The smallest type of mozzarella used for this recipe is perlini. You can also use cigliegini (these larger balls) or cut classic mozzarella into several pieces.
Components:
- mozzarella - perlini (pack);
- cherry tomatoes (the smallest specimen) - 150 g;
- green basil - several sprigs.
Preparation:
- Soak the basil in cold water to prevent it from wilting.
- Cherry tomatoes (each copy) cut lengthwise.
- Remove the basil leaves from the sprigs.
- Thread all the ingredients onto skewers in the following order: half a tomato, basil leaves (one end), perlini, the other end of the basil, half a tomato.
This dish should be cooked just before serving to ensure the basil leaves are fresh.
New Year's canapés made of red peppers, olives and cheese
There are many recipes for children's sandwiches with various combinations of ingredients. They are united by several characteristics: colorfulness, simple and healthy ingredients, interesting composition. To reduce the amount of baking, one way or another
We recommend for preparation:
Popular healthy tuna sandwich
Components:
- red bell pepper - half;
- sausages with cheese - 1 piece;
- hard cheese - 60-70 g;
- green olives, pitted - several pieces;
- canned black olives - a quarter of a jar.
Preparation:
- Boil the sausage and cut it crosswise into small pieces.
- Cut the cheese into thin squares with a side of approximately 1.5-2 cm.
- Cut olives and pitted olives into 2 halves each.
- Remove internal membranes and seeds from red peppers. Cut into 1.5-2 cm squares.
- Thread all the prepared ingredients onto each skewer alternately: red pepper, half an olive or olive, a slice of cheese, sausage, cheese again, repeat the olive or olive, a square of pepper.
This dish allows you to combine different products. Visual perception is especially important. Canapés on skewers for children should be bright, with components of contrasting colors.
Canapes “Edible fly agarics”
This is a very beautiful dish. You can make it not in the form of a canape, but in the form of a kebab, for which the mushrooms are skewered on wooden skewers. This option is one of the surest options for preparing for the holiday table. For it you need to choose tomatoes that are not plum-shaped, but round or slightly flattened.
Components:
- cherry tomatoes - 1 pack (200-250 g);
- quail eggs - 15 pieces;
- sour cream for decoration;
- a few parsley leaves for garnish.
Preparation:
- Rinse cherry tomatoes thoroughly with cold water. In order to make a mushroom cap, you need to cut off about a quarter of the height of the tomato. You need to cut off the place where the stalk is.
- Quail eggs must be hard-boiled. This will take 3-3.5 minutes.
- Peel the eggs and cut off a little of the top of the pointed part of the egg.
- First thread a parsley leaf onto a skewer, which will imitate grass.
- Place a quail egg close to the parsley.
- The “hat”, that is, a cherry tomato, completes the composition on top.
- You can decorate it with white dots using a toothpick to apply sour cream.
