Cold Food Recipes For Kids

In times of high temperatures, cold dishes are, without a doubt, a great alternative to avoid the heat of ovens and stoves.

Cold dishes are essential in the kitchen. They are also great to take as a snack to school, have a picnic or even eat at home, especially during the summer.

Salads, soups, creams and cold sandwiches are healthy options that provide the nutrients children need to grow healthy. Preparing cold dishes with the children is also beneficial as it helps to develop autonomy at mealtimes, without exposing them to the risk of getting burns.

Recipes for children’s cold dishes

Gazpacho

Gazpacho is a traditional recipe from Spain. It’s a cold vegetable soup. It can be prepared in the traditional way, just with vegetables, or with fruits. Here we present the basic recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber
• ½ kg of tomato
• 1 green pepper
• 1 clove of garlic
• 50 ml of vinegar
• 250 ml of water

• 250 ml of oil
• salt to taste

Preparation mode

To prepare the gazpacho, chop the cucumber, pepper, garlic and tomatoes into small pieces. Put everything in a blender and add the other ingredients. Beat well until you get a smooth mixture.

Sift this mixture to separate solid parts such as seeds. Place in the fridge and serve whenever you like.

Another very refreshing option that children also love is to add ½ kg of strawberry to the ingredients before mixing everything. Strawberries can also be substituted for watermelon, cherries or peaches. With fruits, gazpacho gains a bittersweet taste.

It is a very refreshing dish for heat.

Greek salad

International cuisine offers possibilities that adapt very well to our table. An example of this is the Greek salad. Incorporating other cultures into meals is great because children have the opportunity to learn while preparing food.

Ingredients and method of preparation

• Cut into small pieces: 4 tomatoes, 1 onion, 1 cucumber, 125 g feta cheese.
• Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
• Add 1 cup of black or green olives and some capers. You can also add plain yogurt.
• Season with oregano, oil and salt to taste.
• Serve and enjoy!

Caprese salad

Caprese salad is an Italian recipe. It is an excellent choice for children as it is more attractive than green salads, especially because it has cheese.

Your presentation can be a lot of fun. Using your imagination you can cut cheese into various shapes such as stars, clouds, dinosaurs, etc…

Ingredients and method of preparation

Cut into thin slices: 2 large, firm tomatoes, 2 balls of mozzarella or buffalo cheese.

Add chopped basil and arugula. Children don’t always like arugula because of its bitter taste.

Season with salt and oil to taste.

tuna sandwich

The tuna sandwich is tasty, healthy, nutritious and very practical. In addition, it is a good option for a cold dish as it allows you to incorporate fish into the children’s diet. It only takes a few minutes to prepare and can be eaten anywhere.

Ingredients

• 1 boiled egg
• 1 tomato
• 1 or 2 lettuce leaves
• Bread
• 1 can of natural tuna
• 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
• 1 ketchup spoon

Preparation mode

• Cut the hard-boiled egg into slices.
• Prepare the rosé sauce with mayonnaise and ketchup.
• Mix tuna with sauce.
• Spread a good layer of the pate over one of the slices of bread.
• Put the boiled egg.
• Top with a lettuce leaf and tomato slices
• Close the sandwich with the other slice of bread and enjoy.

Shrimp cocktail

Although you need to cook the shrimp to prepare this cold dish, it only takes 2 minutes to boil them. The rest of the process remains cold, both in preparation and in the final presentation of the dish.

Ingredients

• ½ lettuce
• ½ kg of clean shrimp
• ½ cup of mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons of ketchup
• Coarse salt to taste

Preparation mode

• Cook the shrimp for two minutes in boiling water with a handful of coarse salt.
• Then drain the shrimp with cold water.
• In a separate bowl, mix together ½ cup of mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons of ketchup to make rosé sauce.
• Mix the prawns into the sauce.
• Place lettuce on the bottom and walls of a container, lining well.
• Add the rosé and shrimp mixture and decorate as you like.

Stuffed eggs

Stuffed eggs is another cold dish recipe typical of Spain. Children generally love boiled eggs. This dish is a very healthy option as it allows you to combine the benefits of the egg with those of the chosen filling. In addition, you can also decorate and make the presentation of the dish more attractive.

Ingredients and method of preparation

• Cook 6 eggs in boiling water for 10 minutes.

• Once cooked, place in cold water to cool.
• Peel and cut in half.
• Remove the yolks and place in another container.
• Crush yolks with a fork and add tuna. You can substitute for braised shrimp or kani-kama. Mix until it forms a pate.
• Add mayonnaise. You can substitute cream cheese or curd. Mix until smooth.
• Fill the whites with the pate.
• You can decorate with chopped olives, chopped tomatoes or peppers.

There are many other recipes for cold dishes that you can prepare with children in the summer. It’s a matter of using creativity.

Enjoy your food!