Appetizer
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This tender, eye-catching appetizer always impresses guests! On the outside—bright balls that look like Raffaello candies; inside—a tangy filling with a surprise: a pistachio or an olive. It's easy and quick to make, requires no baking, and the result is a true feast of flavor. Serve the appetizer at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients according to the recipe list. Boil the eggs in advance.
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Step 2
Grate the crab sticks on a fine grater; set aside about one-third of the grated crab sticks.
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Step 3
Grate the boiled eggs on the same fine grater and add them to the crab sticks.
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Step 4
Grate the processed cheese on a grater and add it to the combined mixture.
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Step 5
Add one or two garlic cloves grated on a grater. You can also press the garlic through a garlic press.
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Step 6
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 7
Add mayonnaise to the mixture a little at a time until it reaches the consistency needed to shape it into balls.
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Step 8
We know that inside the famous Raffaello candies there’s a “special touch”—a tasty almond—so you can add the same kind of “special touch” to appetizer Raffaello bites: pistachios and olives (or green olives).
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Step 9
Shell the pistachios and remove the pits from the olives.
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Step 10
Shape balls the size of a walnut from half of the mixture, placing a pistachio inside each one.
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Step 11
From the second half of the dough, make balls with olives.
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Step 12
Roll the balls with olives in grated crab sticks.
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Step 13
Place the appetizer on a plate.
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Step 14
Roll the pistachio balls in finely chopped herbs.
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Step 15
Place the appetizer on a plate. Now the appetizer “Raffaello” bites look different from one another. You can serve them separately.
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Step 16
As a serving option, arrange the appetizer on a shared platter, garnished with greens, cherry tomatoes, and olives. I'm sure everyone will love this appetizer!
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Step 17
The appetizer is ready. Serve at the table.