What to cook 23 for the table. February: dishes and recipes
February 23 is Defender of the Fatherland Day. Initially, it was believed that this was a holiday of people who served or are serving in the army. But today, many women stand guard over peace and quiet together with men, so this holiday has lost its original meaning and has become simply a holiday for men. It doesn’t matter what profession they have, how old they are, whether they served in the army or not, these are people you can always rely on in difficult times. Real defenders!
In our article we would like to talk about how to beautifully and interestingly set the table for the holiday, what to cook for February 23rd to surprise and delight your beloved men.
Table setting for February 23
For the festive table for Defender of the Fatherland Day, serving is a very important point. Therefore, it will be an excellent solution to serve cooked dishes in an unusual style. So that the main participants in the celebration, looking at the decoration of the dishes, understand that today is their holiday!
Here you will need your imagination and talent as a designer.
Below you can see several options for how you can decorate dishes for February 23rd. These can be carved dishes in the shape of a star and salads in the shape of a tank or a soccer ball.
When it comes to table decoration, it is best to start from the interests, activities and hobbies of your men. Many people advise making a table in a military style or in the primary colors of the flag. But if your friend, father, husband has nothing to do with the army, and even worse, if he has bad memories associated with it, or your men simply don’t like khaki, why set the table in such styles. Please your men by setting the table with their favorite flowers.
You can simply cover the table with a green or blue tablecloth and serve napkins to match.
You can also add various figures symbolizing Defender of the Patronymic Day, and even better if you make decorations yourself that will remind you of your happy days together, of the help and protection of your men towards you.
What to cook for February 23?
February 23 is the only men's day that belongs entirely to them. And, therefore, men should be congratulated on a grand scale. Show more care than usual to make them feel like they are celebrating.
For a special mood, you need to prepare a festive treat.
Desserts and mousses are not relevant for a men's holiday. Hearty salads and various savory snacks are suitable.
Also, alcoholic drinks are appropriate on the festive table of the heroes of the occasion.
There are no traditional recipes, such as turkey for Christmas, for February 23rd. And, thanks to this, you can show maximum skill in cooking.
Above, we decided in what style we will set the table, depending on the hobbies of your men, now you need to decide on taste preferences and the location of the feast.
First, we decide on a place; a men’s holiday can be celebrated outside the home; if you, for example, have a dacha, then it would be ideal to fry a shish kebab. If you don’t plan to stay at home at all, then field kitchens will help you; try delicious buckwheat porridge with tea right on the street.
It may well work out if you arrange a holiday in nature, a so-called picnic.
Here you can do without lace tablecloths and crystal wine glasses. The main thing is exquisite “camping” dishes.
Setting a camp table involves disposable plates and glasses. Now there are many of them on offer, in different sizes and colors. Again, you can use a military-style color to make everything fit the theme. Place prepared dishes in containers and serve them in them.
The main thing is that there is a lot of tasty and beautifully prepared food. Meals are usually prepared at home. They should be such that they do not need to be reheated. That is, mainly snacks and salads.
If the holiday is organized for male colleagues, then the “office” version of the dishes can be exactly the same as outdoors.
But if you still decide to celebrate at home, then the first thing you need to do is remember what your men love.
You can specify what kind of alcohol a man will prefer for the holiday, and the choice of dishes that will appear on the holiday table will depend on this.
On February 23, you definitely need to prepare hot dishes, appetizers, salads, and, if you have a sweet tooth, then dessert. There are many options. Let's look at some of them:
Everyone loves rich solyanka, with its amazing taste. The dish is not quick, but worth it. There are many recipes. This option is different in that it does not contain expensive products.
Ingredients:
1. Pork - 250 g
2.Smoked sausage - 250 g
3. Boiled sausage - 250 g
4.Chicken breast - 250 g
5. Pickled cucumbers - 250 g
6. Tomato - 50 g
7 Onion - 150 g
8. Olives - 50 g
9. Olives - 50 g
10. Cucumber pickle - 100 g
Recipe
Pork meat, cook for an hour over low heat, after removing the foam. Remove, let cool and cut. Chicken breast, cook for 20 minutes. And also, cool and cut into strips.
Boiled and smoked sausage, chop, finely chop the onion, cut the cucumbers into small strips.
Fry meat ingredients with onions. Then add cucumbers and fry for another three minutes. The next step is to add the tomato and simmer for five minutes.
Place cooked meat and fried vegetables with sausage into the cooked broth. Pour in the cucumber pickle. After that - seasonings.
Serve with a slice of lemon, olives and black olives. You can add sour cream.
Meat “Three in one”
Three types of meat in one dish are an incomparable solution. This is very festive and men should certainly like it.
Ingredients:
1. Pork or beef tenderloin - 500 g
2.Bacon or smoked meat - 300 g
3.White wine - 100 ml
4. Chicken breast - 2 pcs.
5. Garlic - 2 cloves
6. Spices
Preparation
Dry the washed meat and breast and cut into small pieces. Same size. Salt and pepper the meat, pour in white wine. Place in the refrigerator. Season the chicken a little, squeeze out the garlic and add oil. Olive is recommended. After a few hours, the marinated meat and chicken pieces are paired together and wrapped in strips of smoked meat or bacon. Secure the ends of the bacon with a toothpick.
Place the prepared meat rolls on a greased baking sheet and bake in the oven at 200 degrees.
Serve garnished with any vegetables or boiled rice.
You can prepare a holiday appetizer from the liver. And by adding mushrooms, you can turn an ordinary liver into a masterpiece of culinary art.
Ingredients:
1. Beef liver - 500 g
2. Chicken liver - 500 g
3.Eggs - 2 pcs.
4.Milk - 1/2 cup
5.Salt, pepper.
Filling:
1. Mayonnaise - 300 g
2. Garlic - 5 cloves
3. bow 1
4. carrots
5.Salt, vegetable oil.
6.Two hard-boiled eggs and one bunch of dill - for decoration.
Preparation
Pass the prepared liver through a meat grinder. Add milk, eggs, spices, flour and mix everything until smooth. You will get liver dough. It should be like pancakes.
Fry like pancakes in a frying pan greased with oil.
Now, chop the onion, simmer until transparent, add finely chopped carrots, add salt and simmer until the carrots become soft. Add garlic, passed through a press, to the mayonnaise. Mix. Grease the liver cakes with mayonnaise and place one on top of the other, transferring with the filling. Press the last cake down a little, spread with mayonnaise, sprinkle first with grated egg white, then with yolk. Garnish with dill. It is advisable to let the appetizer sit for a while to soak in.
No holiday table can do without salad. Men, as a rule, are reluctant to change their culinary preferences. Therefore, it would be appropriate to offer something with herring. Always a win-win. Nourishing and very tasty.
Ingredients:
1.Beets - 2 pcs.
2. carrots 2 pcs.
3. potatoes 4 pcs.
4. bow 1 pc.
5. boiled eggs 2 pcs.
6. Lightly salted herring 1 pc.
7.Mayonnaise 80 g
8. salt, pepper.
Classic salad recipe
We cut up the herring. Rinse under running water and dry. Carefully remove all entrails and cut off the fins. Make a longitudinal incision along the spine. Near the tail, pick up the skin of the fish with a knife. Then, take it off
Now, you need to separate the bones from the fillet. Lift the fillet from the side of the spine and, pressing your finger against the bones, separate the fish meat. Remove the spine.
Why is it important to cut the fish yourself? This is the only way to be sure of its freshness.
Boil all the vegetables in their skins. This will make them more starchy. Peel the prepared vegetables, cut the onion into fine cubes. Boil eggs hard. Cut the fish into cubes.
You need to pay attention so that there are no bones.
When the preparation is complete, you can begin laying the layers. Coat all layers with mayonnaise.
The first layer is herring fillet, then a layer of onion. Then, grated potatoes. Again - onions. Grate the carrots, then the eggs. The last beet, also grated on a coarse grater. On top is a large layer of mayonnaise.
If desired, the vegetable layers can be salted. Decorate according to the holiday.
If you wish, you can make a “royal herring under a fur coat.” How? Everything is the same, only you need to make a layer of red caviar on top. And, decoration, and, truly, a royal scope.
But the festive table should delight and surprise. Therefore, you can prepare a real “male” dish
Ingredients:
1. Pork 1 kg
2.Bow 3 pcs.
3.Vegetable oil - 50 ml
4. Pepper, salt and rosemary.
Preparation
Cut the meat into large pieces, about 5 cm, and the onion into rings. Mix everything and add spices to taste. Thread onto wooden skewers, alternating, and place on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven at 220 degrees for about one hour. The taste is no worse than at the stake.
Tips: you don’t need to add salt to the marinade at first; keep the meat in the marinade for no more than two hours; wooden skewers need to be kept in cold water for about forty minutes so that they do not burn.
If you cook it from beef, the meat is tougher. To make the barbecue a success, you need to pour alkaline mineral water into the marinade.
Men are known meat-eaters, so shish kebab can be served as a first course, a second course, and even instead of compote.
Don't forget that the simplest dish, beautifully served at the table, lifts your spirits and develops your appetite.
You can make pizza. It will replace regular sandwiches.
Italian pizza recipe
First you need to prepare the yeast dough. To get the correct result, you need to use fresh yeast, not dry. Flour must be durum. Do not use eggs or sugar - these products will make the dough heavy. It must come within two hours. You need to stretch it not with a rolling pin, but with your fingers. Baking time - 10 minutes. At a temperature of 280 degrees.
Ingredients:
1. Fresh yeast 10 g
2. water 300 ml
3. salt
4. Flour 2 cups
Preparation
Dissolve the yeast in water, add salt, flour, and at the very end add a spoonful of olive oil. Knead the dough.
While the dough is resting, you need to prepare the filling. The filling should be even, like dough. It is better to choose the cheese type “mozzarella”.
Filling ingredients:
1.Cheese 120 g
2. Salami 80 g
3. Champignons 80 g
4. Olives 7 pieces.
5.Tomato sauce or ketchup
Preparation:
Grate the cheese, cut the salami into thin circles, cut the olives and champignons into thin slices. Stretch the dough, lay out the filling in layers; salami, mushrooms, cheese, olives.
In fact, pizza is cooked in stone ovens at a very high temperature, approximately 600 degrees. But, the oven is quite a suitable option.
Let this holiday be unforgettable!
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Ladies, do you remember that a wonderful holiday in all respects awaits us soon - March 8th? And you and I, beautiful as fairies, will accept flowers and gifts, listen to songs of praise from our knights and vows of eternal love... Is that great? I think so too. But.. Yes, there is one “but”. For all this to happen, you and I need to try. No, you can’t go through bags of beans and peas, you can’t go through the ordeal of hair removal, and you can’t endure the torture of shopping. We just need to congratulate our men on February 23, make the first move, so to speak. And they, so courageous and strong, real defenders and warriors, will have no choice but to congratulate us on March 8 in response. Debt, as you remember, is beautiful... That's right, with gifts and pleasant surprises. So let's, my friends, get together and think about how we will congratulate the stronger half of humanity. Well, of course, let's start with the main thing. Let's say how much we love them, how much we believe in them and how securely we feel behind their broad backs. Then we'll give you a gift. And then... Then the man needs to be fed. Well, you know, a hungry man is an inadequate man. But we don't need those. We need brave and brave people - heroes, in a word. So let's go, ladies, create a menu.
Defender of the Fatherland Day was established in 1922. In some countries, an alternative to this holiday is World Men's Day, which is celebrated on the first Saturday in November. And the Ascension of Christ in Germany is unofficially considered a men's holiday in this country.
Universal menu for February 23
So, what can you cook on this day? Let's try to pick universal menu– which is enough to feed a real defender of the Fatherland a delicious lunch, or which can be taken as a basis by adding a few more suitable dishes if you are gathering at the table with a noisy group of friends and relatives.
Menu for February 23: appetizer
Let's start with snacks, that is, from the salad.
I think everyone will agree with me that the “grass-based” salad option, that is, something light, simple and vegetable, will not be very appropriate in the case of February 23rd. But, taking into account the fact that we will not stop at the salad, and more tasty and satisfying dishes will follow, then it is also not worth making it too nutritious. So let’s put aside the variations on the “Greek” theme and potato salads a la “Olivier” and choose the golden mean, for example, one of the versions of the world famous and beloved one. I cook it with chicken breast, don’t forget about cheese, croutons and an interesting dressing. I hope you enjoy my recipe too.
Menu for February 23: main course
We've decided on the appetizer, now let's move on to main course. My opinion is that you should not experiment and offer your stronger half some new, exotic dishes on this day: it is unknown whether they will be to your taste. Let's remember the good old, proven classic: . This dish is festive, beautiful and very tasty. Plus, it’s easy to prepare – which is a definite plus!
Menu for February 23: dessert
Well, let's not forget about dessert. Don't believe men when they say they don't like sweets. They love it, and how! Worst case scenario, we'll eat it all ourselves. So I suggest you definitely prepare a delicious cake for them, for example. And its name is appropriate, and the taste is amazing, and the cakes for it can be prepared in advance - so on the morning of February 23, you just need to coat them with cream - and the dessert is ready!
Gifts for February 23
Well, the menu for the celebration of Defender of the Fatherland Day has been selected, don’t forget about the gifts (even symbolic ones). And in this case, what could be better than doing your own congratulations on February 23? A selection of original ones will help you. As for gifts for men, look at another good selection of crafts for February 23, which was collected on the Handicraft Runet. Surely you will find something interesting in it. And be sure to tell your defenders how much you believe in them and how grateful you are that they are with you. Yes, yes, all this must be done. You remember that February 23 is an investment in March 8? This is what you should be guided by.
Have a nice holiday!
February 23 is Defender of the Fatherland Day. This is a professional holiday for those who served or are serving in the army, for those who guard order and our peace. This holiday cannot be called only a men's day, because in the orderly ranks of defenders there are many representatives of the fairer sex. However, more and more often February 23 is called the holiday of real men. Why not congratulate and say thank you to those who always support us, who are always there, on whose strong shoulder we lean when it’s hard, to those men who love and protect us in everyday life! After all, despite the fact that they are all people of peaceful professions, they are our real defenders.
We would like to congratulate our beloved men on a grand scale, give original gifts, surprise them and prepare a treat for real men. I would like to create a unique festive atmosphere, surround them with a little more attention and care than usual. And if there are usually no problems with preparing original holiday dishes, then you will have to work hard to create a special mood and atmosphere. To make a holiday stand out from a series of ordinary days, you need to decorate your apartment and turn the dining table into a work of art with the help of festive table settings. At the same time, it will be useful to decide how exactly you want to decorate the table. Will it be a classic military style for the army or will the colors of the Russian flag be displayed everywhere, or maybe you will decide to recreate the atmosphere of a generals’ dinner from the 17th century!
The most easily accessible, simple and effective option is table setting in military style. On the eve of the holiday, in stores you can find anything with suitable colors, from napkins to dishes. But you should start your search with the tablecloth. It is not at all necessary that you find a tablecloth with a camouflage color; khaki, safari or oak colors, as in the photo, are also suitable for setting the table. Once the tablecloth is chosen, you can start looking for dishes. Here you have a wide field for imagination, if you want to organize a gala dinner, then you can put some kind of dull simple service on the table, if you want to create the atmosphere of a military campaign, then there should be camp metal mugs, spoons and bowls on the table. If you like camouflage colors, then you can look for disposable cardboard tableware in matching colors in stores and choose napkins to go with them.
In addition to dishes with camouflage colors, the table can also be decorated with a variety of figures corresponding to the theme of the holiday, such as tanks, airplanes and small plastic soldiers. Corrugated paper in dark green, marsh and brown colors would also be useful for table decoration; it can be used to decorate glasses or create a suitable ambiance for figurines, as well as wrap salad bowls so that their appearance does not stand out from the overall decor. You can make an army menu out of camouflage-colored paper, come up with new funny names for long-familiar dishes and place it in front of each guest. If you are lucky enough to have such paper, then it is also worth making place cards from it, on which you can write words of congratulations, simultaneously solving the problem with postcards.
If the men you are going to congratulate are far from the military-army theme, then you can set the table as ascetically as possible and close to the atmosphere prevailing in army canteens. However, if you congratulate the military, then it is better to abandon this idea, since such a picture will turn out to be everyday and boring for them. For representatives of peaceful professions, military table setting will be a novelty and will certainly be remembered. Cover the table with a plain dark green tablecloth, place flasks and small thermoses instead of cups, and bicycle water flasks are also suitable for this purpose. Place the hot dish in metal bowls, and pack the dessert in a paper bag and hand it to each guest, telling them about the importance of having a dry ration. You can use plastic figurines of soldiers as decoration, but remember, the less decoration, the better, and the more it looks like a real army setting.
It is not at all necessary to decorate the apartment and set the table in military style, because this is Defender of the Fatherland Day, which means that the colors of the Russian flag are quite suitable for decoration. It is not necessary to spread a flag instead of a tablecloth, although if you wish, you can do so. Unlike disposable cardboard tableware from previous serving options, in this case it is better to give preference to classic sets, white linen tablecloths, polished cutlery and sophisticated glasses. But what about the colors of the Russian flag? It is not necessary for all three colors to be present on one thing at the same time; let your table be decorated with, for example, red napkins, blue candles and white dishes.
In addition to the tricolor, the table can be decorated with various attributes, for example, those found on military uniforms. Stands for place cards in the shape of stars will look original, which, by the way, can also be chosen in white, blue and red. The cards themselves can also be designed in the form of stars or shoulder straps. Confetti in the form of silver, red and blue stars of different sizes scattered on the table will look interesting. If you decide to put candles, their flames will reflect from such stars and play with small reflections on glasses and dishes. At the same time, in order for the reflection from the confetti to really sparkle, it is better to place candles of different lengths.
If you still don’t want to divide the flag by color, then you can use all three colors at the same time, for example, by tying the napkins with a white-blue-red ribbon and decorating them with stars. The same ribbon can be used to tie desserts packaged in transparent film. You can generally experiment with decorating dishes, for example, using colored paper and toothpicks to make mini-flags and stick them into each salad. Or, remembering that the holiday is called Defender of the Fatherland Day, make flags of countries with which our country has ever fought, and destroy the enemy by eating the salad or cake on which these flags were hoisted to the end. Since not only men, but also women will be congratulated on February 23, there should be flowers on the tables. Here again, you can incorporate the flag theme by placing three small bouquets of flowers in white, blue and red on the table.
If you consider all kinds of decorations unnecessary, try setting the table ascetically, but at the same time in such a way that the guests can immediately see for what reason they have gathered. Cover the table with a simple white tablecloth, use a minimum of utensils, place signs near each plate with the name of the guest written indicating his rank, naturally, not lower than general. Place a cap on each plate to make your guests truly feel like generals. On such a table there should not be a pile of salads or appetizers; it is better to place them on a separate table, and decorate the center of the main table with a book open on the history of a battle, and also place a simple low vase with one rose.
On Defender of the Fatherland Day, we must not forget about the navy, which means that when setting the table, you can stick to the nautical theme. So, it is better to use a blue tablecloth, sea green or blue and white stripes. In the center of the table, you can create an imitation of sea foam using a light white chiffon scarf. To decorate such a table, you will need dishes with images of fish and ships, candlesticks in the form of life buoys, napkins with images of anchors, figurines of sailors, shells, pebbles and any other things that you consider suitable for the theme of the sea. Don’t forget about vests, which can be used as place cards!
Once upon a time, the officers of the tsarist army proudly sat on horses, sported uniforms with gold buttons and were generally considered the cream of society. Why not recreate that wonderful atmosphere for our men? The decoration of your table should correspond to the officer chic of past centuries. The table should be wooden, varnished, the plates should be luxurious, with gold edges, the glasses should be thin and elegant, and the cutlery should be arranged according to all the rules and well polished. Place a small sculpture of a horse in the center of the table, and next to it, for greater realism, place a historical map of the world. And let your men feel like real commanders!
February 23 is one of the few days of the year when men are surrounded by attention and given gifts, so you should not consider Defender of the Fatherland Day a formal holiday. Congratulate your grandfathers, husbands, brothers, and don’t forget about the representatives of the fair half of humanity who devoted their lives to working in law enforcement agencies. Create a festive atmosphere for them, prepare a delicious dinner and let each of them remember this holiday for a long time, and we will help you figure out what to cook for February 23.
For the men's holiday on February 23 - salad recipes, detailed descriptions with photos, ideas for a beautiful table!
- boiled chicken breast - 1 piece;
- potatoes - 3 pcs;
- boiled eggs - 2 pcs;
- pickled honey mushrooms - 350 g;
- carrots - for decoration;
- soy straw - for decoration;
- mayonnaise - to taste;
- cucumbers - for decoration
For this salad I needed 2 shapes: one rectangular, and the second a small bowl for the top. Both forms need to be covered with cling film. The salad will be in layers, each layer is smeared with a mesh of mayonnaise.
Grate the pickled cucumbers on a fine grater, squeeze and place in a thin layer in a mold.
The next layer is jacket potatoes grated on a coarse grater.
The penultimate layer will be pickled mushrooms (but you can also take pickled champignons, for example, or fry fresh champignons). If the mushrooms are large, then they need to be cut, but not very finely.
The last layer will be boiled chicken breast, cut it and put it in a mold. Don't forget that we coat each layer with mayonnaise!
For the top of our tank, we take a small bowl, but since it’s not very convenient to put layers in it, we put a layer of cucumbers, and mix the rest of the ingredients together with mayonnaise, and simply put it in the bowl on top of the cucumbers.
Next we need to carefully turn over the base of our tank. Since there was no suitable large plate, I inverted it onto a tray. Cover the mold with a tray on top, turn it over and carefully remove the mold.
Place the top of the tank on top of the bowl, hold it with your hands when you turn it over, the process is a little more complicated here.
Cut the fresh cucumber into thin slices and place on the sides of the tank.
We make stars out of carrots and decorate the tank. We write the inscription with mayonnaise, we make the barrel out of two sticks of straw.
Recipe 2: chicken salad with cheese and apple for February 23
“Tank” is a salad that you can pamper your beloved man with on February 23 or on any other holiday.
- Chicken fillet – 300 g
- Cucumber – 2 pcs.
- Celery
- Apple - ½ piece
- Lemon - ½ piece
- Pitted olives - 200 g
- Creamy curd cheese - 100 g
- Mayonnaise - 100 g
- Olive or vegetable oil (for frying) - 50 g
Cut the chicken fillet into small slices.
Fry the meat in hot oil until cooked.
Place the finished fillet on paper towels to remove excess fat.
Place the cooled meat on a plate. Sprinkle it with lemon juice.
Cut the cucumbers into strips.
Place the chopped cucumbers on the meat.
Spread with mayonnaise.
Chop the celery.
Place celery on top of mayonnaise.
Spread with mayonnaise.
Peel and core the apple and cut into thin strips.
Place the apple in the next layer.
Sprinkle the apple generously with lemon juice.
Cover the salad with a thin layer of cheese.
We make a tank out of olives. We make grass from celery leaves. They also decorate the corners of the salad dish.
Recipe 3: meat salad for men Drifts
This delicious, very satisfying and, most importantly, spectacular salad “Drifts” with beef can be quite simply prepared for the winter holiday on February 23. The fact is that preparing the dish is simple and the ingredients for it are quite affordable. You just need to understand that the longest process is the preparatory process, since it is necessary to boil all the ingredients. And only then grind them and form a dish.
In order to give the salad a special twist, halves of stuffed eggs are placed on top of the layers of potatoes, carrots and meat. And sprinkle the dish with chopped cheese on top - this creates the effect of Feval snowdrifts, which makes the dish especially beautiful and winter. Be sure to save his step-by-step recipe with photos so that you can prepare a delicious and easy-to-prepare salad more than once.
All the ingredients of the salad are perfectly combined with each other, so the taste of the dish is very balanced and self-sufficient. As for the meat layer, you can use sausage, ham or boiled meat (chicken or beef) for the salad.
- beef meat (tenderloin) – 200 gr.,
- potatoes – 2 pcs.,
- carrots – 1 pc.,
- garlic – 2 cloves,
- quail egg – 5 pcs.,
- hard cheese – 100 gr.,
- sauce (mayonnaise) – 200 gr.,
- salt and pepper - to taste.
We wash the vegetables to remove dirt and boil them until soft. Then cool, peel and grind with a grater.
Boil the prepared piece of meat with the addition of salt and spices. Cut the cooled meat into small pieces.
Boil the eggs for about 5 minutes, cool, peel and cut into halves. Take out the yolks, knead them and mix with chopped garlic and sauce.
Fill the egg white halves with this mixture.
Now we form the salad, place a layer of potatoes on the bottom of the dish and lightly coat it with sauce.
Now add the meat and coat it as well.
Place the stuffed eggs over the meat layer.
Sprinkle the eggs and the entire salad generously with grated cheese.
Recipe 4: salad for the Red Star holiday with salmon
The men's holiday Defender of the Fatherland Day on February 23 is just around the corner. Many women are faced with a choice of how or how to surprise their man. Today we will prepare a very tasty salad for February 23rd. Rest assured, your man will be satisfied.
- rice - 150 gr
- salmon – 600 gr
- shrimp – 400 gr
- cucumber - 2 pcs
- eggs - 3 pcs
- cream cheese - 200 gr
- mayonnaise - to taste
- olives - to taste
- lettuce leaves - 6 pcs
Recipe 5: puff salad for my husband on February 23
For Defender of the Fatherland Day, a salad that resembles a man's broad shoulders. The salad turned out to be very interesting, although I think that everyone can add something of their own to it and even change the filling.
I specially made this salad in layers in order to give it an even more beautiful look.
In order to prepare such a themed salad with pomegranate for February 23, I needed the following ingredients:
- potatoes (1 pc.)
- pomegranate
- green onions
- chicken eggs (2 pcs.)
- carrots (1 pc.)
- sweet cheese (100 gr.)
- peas (150 gr.)
- mayonnaise
- cucumber (1 pc.), for a richer taste, you can use pickled cucumbers.
So, at the first stage of preparation, I prepared all the necessary ingredients that were on my list.
Boiled the potatoes. I think that potatoes can be replaced with anything, since their role in this recipe is insignificant.
I cut the boiled potatoes into medium sized cubes. In the photo you can see that it was very boiled, but I did this on purpose so that the salad would be more tender.
I grated the cheese on a fine grater.
I prepared the peas.
Boiled the carrots and cut them into cubes. You can boil the carrots, but not all of them, as some of them will be used to decorate the salad.
I also boiled chicken eggs, then peeled them and put them through an egg slicer.
Finely chopped green onions. We don't need very much of it in this recipe.
At the next stage, I started the most interesting part.
As I wrote earlier, I laid the salad in layers, but it is best to arrange the layers as follows:
- 1st layer - eggs
- 2nd layer - carrots
- 3rd layer - potatoes
- 4th layer - polka dots
- 5th layer - potatoes
- 6th layer – cheese
Each layer, consisting of potatoes and eggs, needs to be slightly salted to taste.
You can choose absolutely any mold; even an ordinary container for sour cream will do, the main thing is that its walls are flat, without convexities or concavities.
The layers should be lubricated sparingly so that the salad does not fall apart when placing it on a plate.
Recipe 6: Knight's Shield salad with beans (with photo)
With a very important men's holiday coming up - February 23, it's worth arming yourself and being ready now. After all, our men, be they obnoxious boys, beloved boyfriends, strong husbands or dear fathers and grandfathers, or maybe just friends, like children, they love not only to eat delicious food, but also require more attention.
We’ll prepare an excellent dish, but I’ll say right away that it’s not for everyone, as it contains red beans. If your stronger sex does not like legumes, then choose any other salad and arrange it in the shape of a shield.
- Boiled beef liver - 300 gr.;
- Canned red beans - 1 can;
- Eggs - 3 pcs.;
- Mayonnaise - to taste;
- Carrots - 1 pc.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
- Bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- Rye crackers - 100 gr...
Cut the liver into cubes and mix with beans.
Finely chop the onion and grate the carrots. Then fry in vegetable oil. Cut the cucumbers into cubes.
Combine all the prepared products, pour in mayonnaise and mix well. Take an oval flat dish and lay out a shield shape around the perimeter, leaving space in the middle.
And put crackers in the center.
Hard-boil and peel the eggs in advance. Separate the whites from the yolks and grate them on a fine grater. Decorate our blank on top as shown below.
Wash the pepper and remove the core. Cut into strips and decorate the dish.
Recipe 7, step by step: potato shoulder straps salad
- Potatoes 3 pieces
- Meat 200 grams
- Mushrooms 200 grams
- Cheese 100 grams
- Cucumbers 3 pieces
Boil the potatoes in their skins, cool and peel. Boil the meat until done.
Grate the boiled potatoes on a coarse grater and place on a plate in the form of a shoulder strap. Grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
Cut the boiled meat into small cubes and place on the potatoes. Grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
Cut the mushrooms into small cubes and fry in vegetable oil. Cool. Place on meat. Grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
Grate the cheese on a fine grater and place on the mushrooms. Grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
Grate the pickled cucumbers on a coarse grater and place on top and sides of the salad.
Decorate the salad with carrot stripes and cheese stars.
Recipe 8: military salad for February 23 (step by step)
Defender of the Fatherland Day is always celebrated with congratulations to all men. They are congratulated by former colleagues, and colleagues and friends do not ignore them. A festive dinner for February 23 awaits them at home. If the wife prepares such a dinner, then on this day her most important question is what to cook for her husband on February 23rd.
Naturally, any holiday menu begins with salads and appetizers. Original salads for February 23 will help set the table on this day. One of these salads is called “Epaulettes”.
The "Epaulettes" salad is quite simple; it does not require much effort, expensive ingredients or special skills. It takes about 40 - 50 minutes to prepare the products. It will take another half hour to cut and prepare the dish.
- boiled potatoes - 5 pcs. (weighing 0.4 kg);
- pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs. (weighing 150 g);
- cervelat - 0.3 kg;
- a small jar of peas or half a large jar;
- eggs - 2-3 pcs.;
- mayonnaise - 150 g.
To decorate the top:
- pickles;
- cheese in slices;
- a piece of carrot.
Boil the potatoes. Since February 23rd falls at the end of winter, it is better to cook potatoes peeled rather than in their skins.
Place the eggs in a saucepan, add water and hard boil them.
Cut the cervelat into narrow strips.
Cool the potatoes and also cut them into pieces.
Peel the eggs, cut into slices.
Chop the cucumbers finely. It is advisable to use pickled cucumbers rather than pickled ones in this salad.
Open the can of peas and drain the liquid.
Place all products in a spacious bowl.
Add Mayo.
Mix the contents.
Place the salad on a plate. To decorate the top, cut one cucumber into slices and the rest into circles.
Cover the top of the salad with chopped cucumbers.
Shape the cheese slices into shoulder straps.
Place them on top of the salad. Showing your imagination, draw gaps in the sauce. Cut out a star from available materials, such as carrots.
Thus, the top of the salad will resemble a uniform shirt with shoulder straps.
Any delicious recipe for February 23 can be decorated in a military or festive style. Using a small amount of Korean carrots and fresh herbs on the surface of the salad, you can simply lay out a bright holiday bouquet.
Recipe 9: Football salad for February 23
- tomatoes - six pieces,
- cucumbers - three pieces,
- bell pepper - two pieces,
- cheese "Brynza" - three hundred grams,
- dill - bunch,
- green onions - a bunch,
- olives - one small jar,
- vegetable oil - to season the salad,
- salt - to taste.
First, finely chop the cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers and put them in one bowl. Mix everything well with vegetable oil and salt and place on a plate in the form of a slide.
Usually Brynza cheese is cut into cubes, but since the salad’s design should correspond to the event, we grate this cheese. And then we’ll prepare the salad.
Place the cheese on the salad, covering it completely. We remove the juice from the olives and finely chop them to form black tabs on the salad, like on a soccer ball. This can be done quickly if you use a pentagonal stencil. Next, to complete the whole picture, we spread “grass” around the resulting ball, that is, dill. Well, the dish is ready.
What dishes should you prepare for February 23 to surprise a man? Dishes and recipes for delicious treats for the holiday table.
Defender of the Fatherland Day is significant for men, because the country’s women honor the stronger sex. Choosing gifts is a difficult and pleasant task, however, it is no less important to prepare a surprise for your beloved husband: set a luxurious table. Dishes should not only be nourishing and tasty, but also match the tastes of a loved one.
February 23: dishes and recipes
Obviously, any representative of the strong half of humanity loves to eat tasty and hearty food. In order to surprise and please your loved one, light, dietary dishes are not suitable. Food should be high in calories and satisfying.
Meat on the table, prepared exquisitely and originally, is the best treat for a man. In addition, there should be sweets on the table. A wonderful dessert will lift the mood of a loved one. He will definitely appreciate the effort spent. See a selection of 4 dishes to prepare for the festive table on February 23rd.
Turkey in prunes and dried apricots cooked in the oven
The most tender turkey meat is very tasty and elegant. To prepare such a dish means to definitely please your loved one. In addition, the bird is quite simple to prepare: even an inept housewife can cope with the task. Maintaining the required temperature in the oven (200 degrees) is the main task, because the turkey weighs quite a lot. The simplest, most affordable cooking option: baking in a sleeve.
Ingredients:
Medium size turkey;
300 g prunes and the same amount of dried apricots;
a pinch of cinnamon;
salt;
poultry seasoning;
vegetable oil: 4 tablespoons.
It is important that the turkey is refrigerated and not frozen. Wash the bird and remove feathers and entrails, if necessary. Scald with boiling water, blot the inside of the carcass with a paper towel. Mix the oil, salt and seasonings, coat the bird (inside and outside) and place in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours.
Filling: after washing well, mix dried apricots with prunes, add cinnamon. Place stuffing inside turkey. Prick the skin on the abdomen using skewers.
Thoroughly lubricate the bird with oil, without missing a single area of skin, put a special sleeve on the carcass and secure with a clamp. Place the turkey in the center of the oven (preheated).
Bake for 1.5 - 2 hours, checking from time to time how the cooking process is going: the bird gives juice in which it is baked - this gives the meat special tenderness. Half an hour before the end of frying, cut the sleeve so that “our” turkey in prunes is covered with a fragrant, crispy crust. Serve the dish whole or in portions. Slices of tangerines are perfect as a garnish.
Watch the video: turkey baked with prunes
Medallions stuffed with meat
A very tasty and easy to prepare treat for your loved one on February 23rd. Pork tenderloin and poultry will give the medallions the most delicate, subtle taste that will not leave any gourmet indifferent.
Ingredients:
500 g pork tenderloin;
400 g chicken or turkey breast;
250 g smoked meat;
garlic: 1.5 cloves;
white wine: half a glass;
vegetable oil;
salt: to taste.
Rinse the meat, pat dry with paper, cut into small pieces. Add salt, add chopped garlic and butter, pour in wine and put in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
Having formed medallions, wrap them with strips of smoked meat and pin them with toothpicks. Then place on a baking sheet, pre-greased with oil and place in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees. When the sides of the medallions are golden brown, turn them over.
Lay out the meat, pouring over the resulting sauce. Serve hot, with fresh vegetables and herbs. The side dish can be round new potatoes with dill.
Watch the video: hot dish pork medallions
Polyanka salad with mushrooms and chicken in layers - recipe with photo
This light and delicate salad recipe is a real table decoration, an original and tasty dish that can be prepared for February 23rd. Pickled mushrooms and onions add a special touch to the dish. Variations with mushrooms can be absolutely anything.
Ingredients:
Chicken breast fillet – 1 piece;
150 g pickled mushrooms;
120 g pickled onions;
120-130 g gherkins (pickled);
carrots – 2 pcs.;
eggs – 5 pcs.;
a pinch of dried dill or parsley;
salt: to taste;
mayonnaise.
Boil the chicken breast, cut into strips. Add chopped boiled eggs. Finely chop the pickled cucumbers and onions and add to the breast. Fry the grated carrots in a small amount of oil. Drain the mushrooms in a colander and mix everything.
If you don’t have pickled mushrooms at home, you can add champignons fried over medium heat to the dish, however, canned ones will add the most flavor. Add finely chopped greens to the salad.
Place cling film on the bottom of a deep plate and lay it out in layers:
Mushrooms;
3 chopped eggs + onion;
carrots + cucumbers;
remaining eggs and meat.
Coat each layer with mayonnaise, and also apply mayonnaise on top. Place the salad on a wide plate and carefully remove the film. Sprinkle the salad generously with herbs. Place in the refrigerator to soak for at least 8 hours.
Watch the video: mushroom glade salad
Wine pear: dessert recipe
The recipe for a delicious, beautiful and light dessert, suitable for any special or romantic occasion, will be especially suitable for preparing on February 23rd. The amazing spicy taste will give your beloved man an unforgettable experience. What to cook for February 23
Ingredients:
Pear (“Conference”): 6 pcs.;
0.5 liters of red wine;
0.5 liters of white wine;
sugar: 10 tablespoons;
lemon zest;
orange zest;
cinnamon.
Of course, you can prepare the wine pear dessert only in red or white wine, but the best solution is to make both options. Thus, your loved one will enjoy the different tastes of the dessert, and fruits of different colors look truly magnificent and appetizing.
Wash the pears and cut off the skin, do not remove the stems. Remove orange and lemon zest. Place the orange zest and sugar in a saucepan, add white wine, and boil until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Place pears (3 pcs.) in the prepared syrup so that it completely covers them; bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and cook the pears until soft, then place on a plate. Similarly, cook the fruit in red wine, adding lemon zest and cinnamon. Serve chilled and top with syrup. The dessert goes perfectly with scoops of ice cream.
Watch the video: how to prepare wine pear
When it comes to what to prepare for February 23, the main thing is to approach the matter with soul and love. If these two conditions are met, the dishes will seem tastier, even if something is not entirely successful. Having received a portion of attention, your loved one will gladly forgive possible culinary mistakes. After all, tenderness and feminine affection are the best gift for a man.
Finally, watch another video on the topic of recipes for your beloved men.
