Mercadona It will solve your Christmas menus at an irresistible price. And it has some most exquisite appetizers that will make you forget about the main dishes. Because, yes, let’s face it, most of us mortals are more fed by snacking beforehand. Trying a little thing here and another there. And, this year, despite the price increase, you can get these delicious starters for less than 4 euros.
Mercadona starters to succeed at Christmas
We hope you read this article with a full stomach, because the following selection of Mercadona appetizers and starters can only be eaten with your eyes. Starting with the classics, there are two things that are never missing from Spanish tables: ham and cheese. To fulfill these classics, you can start with the ‘Cheese Delights’ by Hacendadofilled with orange marmalade, roasted pepper and pineapple. A delicacy for 3.95 euros!
There is also the cheese spread, startling 4 creams: the Camembert one (1.70 euros), the brie one with truffle (1.70 euros), the toasted old cheese one (1.71 euros) and the cow cheese mousse with garlic and fine herbs (1 .33 euros). Perfect to combine with their toasted bread with raisins (1.20 euros).
Another essential is the pate and, if you want to taste more than one, nothing better than their assortments. Here, it rises a little from 4 euros (it costs 4.85 euros) but the Hacendado duck is a real delicacy, with caramelized onion, natural, pumpkin, Pedro Ximénez and meat in confit and truffle jelly. If you want to stick to the budget, there is also the special assortment of La Cuina, which is truffle, sweet figs, passion fruit and raspberry, for example. only 2.85 euros. A bargain!
Very recurrent, and delicious, are also the dates with bacon. In this case, Mercadona sells the ‘La Selva’ brand, which can be obtained for 2.95 euros (two packages of 65 grams each come).
Outside the budget, although its preparation deserves it, is the assortment of frozen tartlet canapeswhich can be found in the ‘Ready to Eat’ section by 15 euros. They serve 3 or 4 people and are filled with the following: sliced bread roll with surimi sticks and cooked peeled prawn; sobrasada cream with honey and pine nuts; Stilton cheese and mango crispy; white cheese cream with goat cheese and caramelized onion; pickled mussel cream; foie cream and caramelized apple with spun egg; truffle-flavored cream cheese and cured shavings; shrimp cream with garlic; and sliced bread roll with smoked salmon with extra-fat white cheese cream.
