Fish Balls with Beets, Eggs, and Cheese

Eye-catching cold appetizers with a refined flavor! These snacks are seriously tempting, beautiful on the plate, and easy to put together.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 20 % 9 g
Fats 17 % 8 g
Carbohydrates 63 % 29 g
215 kcal
GI: 3 / 0 / 97

Cooking method

Cooking time: 25 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Open a can of fish (sardines or a similar oily fish work well) and drain off the liquid.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Set aside a few nice pieces of fish for garnish, then put the rest in a bowl and mash it thoroughly with a fork to make the filling.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Add 3 tablespoons of cream cheese to the mashed fish and mix well.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Grate four hard-boiled eggs on the fine side of a box grater.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Take two more hard-boiled eggs and slice them crosswise into rings.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Pop out the yolks from the rings and set the whites aside.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Add those reserved yolks to the grated eggs.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Stir the grated egg mixture into the fish filling and mix until smooth.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Finely chop the dill.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Stir the dill into the filling for a fresh note, mix well, and divide the mixture into three roughly equal portions.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Spread the first portion of filling onto toasted baguette slices.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Top each one with a reserved piece of fish, a thin slice of lemon, and a sprig of parsley.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Fill the egg-white rings with the second portion of filling.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Arrange the filled rings on lettuce leaves.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Grate the boiled beet and potato.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16

    Mix the grated beet and potato into the third portion of filling.

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17

    Roll this mixture into bite-sized balls.

  18. Step 18:

    Step 18

    Arrange all three styles of appetizer on a platter and serve them up for your party table!

  19. Step 19:

    Step 19

    Easy to make, delicious to eat, and perfect for entertaining guests at home!

  • Three quick appetizers that wow guests right away with how simple, pretty, and tasty they are!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Lemon - 16  kcal/100g
  • Lemon zest - 47  kcal/100g
  • Beetroot - 40  kcal/100g
  • Dried beetroot - 278  kcal/100g
  • Boiled beets - 49  kcal/100g
  • Processed cheese with 60% fat content - 354  kcal/100g
  • Processed cheese with 45% fat content - 294  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'megle' - 590  kcal/100g
  • Tartar cheese - 348  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'cheese 'shavru' (goat) - 173  kcal/100g
  • Viola cheese - 307  kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Saury blanched in oil - 283  kcal/100g
  • Atlantic sardine with added oil - 238  kcal/100g
  • Sardine in oil - 221  kcal/100g
  • Sardine in tomato sauce - 162  kcal/100g
  • Mackerel in oil - 278  kcal/100g
  • Sprat in tomato sauce - 154  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80  kcal/100g
  • Loaf - 273  kcal/100g
  • Lettuce leaves - 12  kcal/100g

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