Not only fruits enrich us with useful vitamins and minerals. Today I want to devote recipes to “Very tasty” walnuts, because this is a storehouse of our health. Just a couple of nuts a day, and you will strengthen your immunity, which is very important in the winter, when there are many colds. But even walnuts are unusually decorated and add piquancy. Let's prepare delicious and healthy dishes for the New Year holidays!

Cheese and grape snack

A very interesting, original grape snack in a cheese and nut crust will look great on the New Year's table. It has a very tasty combination of juiciness of grapes, light salinity of cottage cheese and fragrant, crispy nuts - you will lick your fingers!

Ingredients:

• large seedless grapes - 25 pieces;
• cottage cheese - 150 grams;
• soft cream cheese - 50 grams;
• dill, parsley - 3-4 branches;
• walnuts - 100 grams;
• salt - a pinch.

Appetizer of grapes in a cheese and nut crust. Step by step recipe

1. Take the cottage cheese well wrung out, wipe it through a sieve so that there are no lumps.
2. Finely chop the greens, add to the cottage cheese.
3. Mix the processed cheese, cottage cheese, salt and mix well until smooth.
4. Detail walnuts with a rolling pin or blender.
5. Take a cheese spoon with a teaspoon, form a small flat cake on the hand, put the grape in it and wrap it. We made grapes in a cheese shell.
6. Roll the ball in walnuts and put on a dish.
7. For convenience, you can put on a skewer.

Here is such a simple and quick snack turned out. I am sure everyone will like it, especially the children.

Christmas salad with squid and walnuts

A beautiful, delicious salad with calamari and walnuts is a great option for a New Year's feast. Getting ready is quick, easy, and most importantly - everyone likes it.

Ingredients:

• squid - 0.5 kilograms;
• champignons - 350 grams;
• walnuts - 100 grams;
• processed cheese - 2 pieces;
• garlic - 1-2 cloves;
• mayonnaise - 150 grams;
• cooking oil for frying;
• salt - 0.3 teaspoon;
• greens - optional.

New Year's salad with squid and walnuts. Step by step recipe

1. Boiled squids boil for 1-2 minutes, then rinse with cold running water and peel, again, rinse well. Cut into strips.
2. The washed mushrooms are sliced ​​and sautéed in vegetable oil, salt.
3. Lightly fry the nuts and grind with a rolling pin or using a blender.
4. Grated cream cheese.
5. Pass the garlic through the garlic and mix with mayonnaise, optionally add finely chopped greens.
6. Mix squids, mushrooms, nuts (1/3 leave for decoration), cheese, season with mayonnaise sauce, mix well.
7. Put the salad on a plate and sprinkle nuts on top. You can spread it all together or make separate portioned turrets - it looks very nice and festive.

The salad turned out to be tender, nuts add a pleasant aroma and piquant taste.

The most tender fish in a nut crust

Do you want to cook unusual, tasty for the upcoming holidays? I propose to serve juicy, tender fish in a crispy, fragrant nut crust. I am sure that guests will be delighted with such a treat.

Ingredients:

• fish fillet - 800 grams;
• walnuts - 1 cup;
• eggs - 2 pieces;
• sour cream - 3 tablespoons;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons;
• breadcrumbs - 1.5 tablespoons;
• flour - 50 grams;
• salt, pepper - to taste;
• lemon juice - 1 tablespoon;
• vegetable oil - 70-100 grams.

The most tender fish in a nut crust. Step by step recipe

1. We prepare marinade for fish: mix mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, garlic, passed through the garlic, salt and pepper.
2. Pour the marinade over the fish and leave for 30 minutes.
3. Crush and mix nuts with breadcrumbs.
4. Beat eggs until smooth.
5. Dip the pickled fillet in flour, then in the egg and bread in nuts with breadcrumbs.
6. Fry well on both sides.

The fish is very tender due to the fact that it was marinated and the breading retained all its juiciness. A toasted, crispy nut crust adds piquancy and aroma!

Walnut cookies

Here are some delicious walnut cookies that will be a great addition to tea or coffee. They are prepared easily and from readily available products.

Ingredients:

• walnuts - 1 cup;
• flour - 1 cup;
• butter - 100 grams;
• egg - 1 piece;
• sugar - 0.5 cups;
• baking powder for dough - 0.5 teaspoon;
• any jam - 100 grams;
• starch - 1 teaspoon;
• salt - a pinch;
• vanillin - a pinch.

Walnut cookies. Step by step recipe

1. Beat soft soft butter with sugar and egg until lush, add salt, vanillin.
2. Sift flour and combine with baking powder.
3. Nuts detail with a rolling pin or blender
4. In small parts we introduce flour and nuts (1/3 part), mix until smooth, cover with foil and send to the refrigerator for an hour.
5. Jam mixed with starch.
6. From the dough to form balls, roll in nuts, put on a baking sheet, finger to make a depression in the center and put jam in a teaspoon.
7. Bake in the oven at 180-200 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

The nut cookies turned out friable, and the nuts simply delight. "Very tasty" wishes you bon appetit!