What inexpensive dishes look royal

For something particularly luxurious and sophisticated, try some truly royal dishes. Convenient serving, natural products and wonderful combinations of flavors will make the table a royal one.

Salad "Amazing"

A light holiday salad with unusual sweet and sour combinations. One of its indisputable advantages ー it will not harm the figure, in 100 g ー 109 kcal. It prepares quickly and looks very bright.

You will need:

• champignons ー 300 g;
• shrimp ー 400 g;
• apples ー 2 pcs. (medium size);
• onions ー 1 pc. (large onion);
• pickled cucumbers ー 4 pcs. (small);
• lettuce leaves ー 1/2 medium bunch;
• mayonnaise ー 200 g;
• lemon ー 0.5 pcs.;
• mustard - 2 tsp;
• olives ー 1 can;
• parsley and herbs for decoration;
• vegetable oil.

First, prepare the main ingredients: champignons and shrimps. Cut the mushrooms into slices and fry in oil. Cook the shrimps for 5-7 minutes, adding salt. Let cool and peel the shrimp.

Chop onions, cucumbers, olives and apples. Secret: Sprinkle apples with lemon juice, then they will not darken in the salad.
Prepare a dressing: mix mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, spices. Stir the ingredients and season the salad.
Before serving, place the washed lettuce leaves on a plate, then the main course and garnish with herbs.

Meat muffins

Meat muffins ー an excellent substitute for cutlets, they are convenient to serve on the table, they are combined with any side dishes. Muffins are prepared in conventional silicone muffin molds. You can experiment with fillings such as cheese, eggs, butter. They keep their shape well when cold and are great as a snack.

Tips: you can take any minced meat. Do not tamp or fill the form completely, otherwise fat and juice may overflow.

You will need:

• minced meat ー 400 g;
• cheese ー 150 g (hard varieties);
• onions ー 1 pc. (medium size);
• eggs ー 3 pcs.;
• milk ー 60 ml;
• greens to taste.

Prepare the minced meat. Meat can be grinded together with onions. This will make the dish more juicy. If you bought ready-made ー defrost and mix with finely chopped onions. Season to taste. Grate the cheese on a fine grater and chop the herbs. Beat eggs, add salt, pour in milk. Stir in cheese, herbs, milk and eggs.

Put the minced meat in the molds (you can not grease them with oil), make a depression in it and pour in the filling.
Bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes at 180 ° C. It can be served both hot and cold.

Spicy chicken breasts

Chicken in honey sauce with classic oriental spices is the perfect dish for a romantic dinner. And at the same time it is quite light and low-calorie.

You will need:

• chicken (breast) ー 500 g;
• soy sauce ー 4 tablespoons;
• honey ー 3 tablespoons;
• vegetable oil ー 2 tablespoons;
• garlic ー 4 small cloves;
• spices: ground black pepper, grated ginger, curry;
• sesame.

Prepare the meat: rinse and cut into small pieces. Rub them with salt and spices. Pass the garlic through a press, add the soy sauce and marinate the chicken in this mixture for 2-3 hours.

Preheat a skillet, pour oil and honey over it. Then add the meat and fry until golden brown over low heat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, fry a little more in a pan and serve.

Home-style liver pate

Even those who are not very fond of the liver will love this recipe. The pate is very tender and goes well with any toast.

You will need:

• liver ー 500 g;
• onions ー 1 pc .;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• butter;
• salt and spices (pepper, Provencal herbs);
• pear ー 1 pc.;
• water ー 50 ml.

Cut the onion into small pieces and lightly fry in a pan, add the washed liver, chopped in random pieces. Fry until light crust. Add salt and spices, peeled and chopped pear, add water and bring to a boil.

Then reduce heat and simmer for about 10 more minutes. If the liquid evaporates quickly, more can be added. Grind the dish in a blender. Add the butter and beat the pate again. Store in the refrigerator.

Puff Onion Pie

It is prepared very quickly and from frozen dough.

You will need:

• puff pastry - 1 package (700-900) g;
• onions - 3 pcs.;
• spices: thyme, ground pepper, salt;
• sour cream - 250 ml;
• hard cheese - 200 g;
• eggs - 3 pcs.

Roll out the dough, cut about a quarter. Place the rest into the form.

Chop the onion and fry, add spices, thyme and salt. Place it on the dough. Pour the sour cream mixed with eggs into the mold, a few tablespoons of the mixture should be left. Sprinkle grated cheese over the pie.

Cut the remaining dough into strips and place on top of the filling with a wire rack. Brush the cake with the set sour cream and egg mixture, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Bake the onion pie in an oven preheated to 220 ° C for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.

Pork chops with mushrooms

Chops for this recipe are juicy with spicy notes of garlic and mushrooms.

You will need:

• pork (tenderloin) - tenderloin 600 g;
• garlic - 3 cloves;
• onions - 1 pc.;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• forest mushrooms - 200 g.

Rinse the pork, cut into small pieces about 1 cm wide and beat well on both sides. Season the meat with salt and pepper. Chop the garlic finely and sprinkle on top.

Finely chop the mushrooms, boil in boiling salted water for 10 minutes after boiling. Put onion, cut into small cubes in a hot frying pan, fry it in vegetable oil.

Add finely grated carrots and mushrooms to the onion. Fry with salt and spices, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes.

Place the pork chops on a greased baking sheet and place in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 7 minutes. Top with mushrooms, onions and carrots. Drizzle over the mustard sour cream sauce and bake at the same temperature for about 5 minutes.

All recipes turned out to be dietary, but royal in appearance and taste.