The best New Year recipes: dried apricots, prunes, walnuts

Spicy salads, unusual snacks, fragrant pastries - without all this it is impossible to imagine the New Year's menu. We picked up some of the best New Year recipes for light dishes, based on prunes, nuts and dried apricots. We hope that they will help you prepare for the upcoming holiday.

Recipe for salad "Winter evening" with dried apricots, prunes and walnuts

Necessary ingredients:

• dried apricots (not dried) - 120 g
• dried prunes - 120 g
• canned corn - 350 g
• mayonnaise - 3-4 tbsp. l.
• walnut (kernels) - 150 g
• green onions (feathers) - 50 g
• Hard Gouda cheese - 150-200 grams

Cooking method:

1. clean the dried apricots and prunes from the bones and branches, rinse well and dry them. Slice them into thin bowls and mix in a bowl;
2. in a bowl with dried apricots and prunes put the tinned corn, having drained the liquid, and mix;
3. lightly brown the nuts. Then cool them and chop them with a knife;
4. Finely cut the onions of onions, and grate the cheese on a large grater and add them to a bowl with the main mixture. Salad dress with mayonnaise;
5. cool and serve on a table in finished baskets of baked dough.

Recipe for salad "Vitamin" with honey and dried fruits

Necessary ingredients:

• figs - 200 g
• raisins (white) - 200 g
• dried prune - 200 g
• dried apricots (not dried) - 200 g
• honey - 200 ml. l
• lemons (medium) - 2 pieces
• walnut (kernels) - 100 g

Cooking method:

1. thoroughly wash the prepared dried fruits and dry them;
2. in small pieces cut lemons with skin;
3. in a blender, chop the dried fruits, pieces of lemon and nut kernels;
4. In a deep bowl, mix the crushed mixture with honey;
5. place in a bowl, cool and serve a sweet treat on the table for tea.

The recipe for the cake "Festive" with prunes, dried apricots, raisins and nuts

Necessary ingredients:

• margarine or butter - 200 g
• Vanillin - 1 tsp.
• Wheat flour - 200 g
• sugar (sand) - 200 g
• raisins - 100 g
• dried apricots - 100 g
• prunes - 100 g
• walnut (kernels) - 200 g
• baking powder - 3 tsp.
• honey - 4 tbsp. l.
• egg chicken - 4 pieces

Cooking method:

1. soak dried fruit in boiling water for 15 minutes. Cut prunes and dried apricots into small pieces. Grind the nuts;
2. in a deep bowl mix well the butter, sugar and vanillin, add eggs there and mix well. Add the sliced ​​dried fruits and nuts. In the resulting mixture, gradually enter the flour and baking powder for the dough. It should not be very cool;
3. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. In a baking dish on the bottom, put parchment paper and lubricate it. The dough is evenly distributed in a mold and put in a preheated oven for about 50-60 minutes;
4. on top of the finished cupcake grease with melted honey and sprinkle with crushed walnut.

Recipe for salad "Beetroot" with dried fruits

Necessary ingredients:

• beets (medium size) - 2 pcs.
• walnut (kernels) - 100 g
• greens (parsley or dill) - 50 g
• dried apricots, raisins, prunes - 200 g
• celery root - 1 pc
• mustard - 2 tsp.
• garlic - 1-2 teeth
• orange juice - 3 tbsp. l.
• olive oil (can be sunflower) - 2 tbsp. l.
• salt - 1/4 tsp.
• pepper black (ground) - 1/4 tsp.

Cooking method:

1. Wash the beets well. Bake it in foil in a preheated oven at a temperature of 150 degrees 20-25 minutes. After the beet has cooled, cut it into strips;
2. for 20 minutes in boiling water soak dried apricots, prunes and raisins, and after - squeeze them well. Cut them into large chunks. Also cut the celery root and greens with straws;
3. mix everything thoroughly in a deep bowl;
4. now start cooking sauce. Chop the garlic, and in a small bowl, mix it thoroughly with mustard, orange juice, olive oil, salt and pepper;
5. Prepare the salad dressing and top with a walnut.

Bon Appetit!