Mandarins with Ham and Cheese: An Original Snack for the New Year's Table.

According to ТСН: Snack mandarins impress with their bright appearance and pleasant taste, making them the perfect treat for the New Year's table. Your guests will be delighted as this dish will please both adults and children.

Ingredients for the Dish

To prepare the snack, you will need:

• Boiled carrots — 2 pcs.

• Ham — 200 g

• Hard cheese — 150 g

• Boiled eggs — 3 pcs.

• Mayonnaise — 2-3 tbsp.

• Fresh parsley for decoration

Process of Preparing the Filling and Shaping

• First, prepare the ingredients for the filling. Grate the ham, hard cheese, and boiled eggs finely, then mix them with mayonnaise until you achieve a homogeneous mass. This will be the base for your snack.

• Next, grate the boiled carrot on a fine grater, as it mimics the peel of citrus.

• On a food film, lay a thin, even layer of grated carrot. In the center, place a ball of the prepared filling — about one and a half to two tablespoons. Carefully lifting the edges of the film, shape a perfectly round ball so that the carrot completely covers the filling.

• Finally, make a small indentation in each ball and insert a small sprig of parsley to create the 'tail' of the mandarin.

The finished snack should be allowed to cool in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes for the shape to stabilize well. The taste of these mandarins is a tender combination of ham, cheese, and eggs with a light sweet note of carrot, which will surely become a hit on the festive table.