Christmas is quickly approaching and the time has come to soon send our invitations to the Christmas Eve or Day dinner. Special occasions are a great time for friends and family and, in order to please our guests, we have to be creative when it comes the time to create our menu. But... if the Christmas turkey is a delicious meal, we would sometimes change our habits and eat something else.
Here is a Christmas menu idea including four different dishes from soup to dessert; which are simple to make special occasion cooking recipes but include a nice alternative to the Christmas turkey. The portions are calculated for 8 guests.
christmas eve dinner recipes
Soup:
Tomato Cream
Ingredients:
2.2 lb peeled and chopped matured tomatoes
200 g chopped carrots
250 g chopped celery
120 g chopped onions
Chopped garlic (to taste)
1 small box of canned tomatoes
200 ml cream salt and pepper to taste
Thyme, bay Oil
2 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoon red wine vinegar 200 ml water
In a large saucepan, melt sugar with a little water and pour vinegar until reducing Add the vegetables Cover and simmer 20 minutes Mash the canned tomatoes and add them in the saucepan Simmer 30 minutes Salt and pepper to taste Add 200 ml water and then the cream Blend the soup Serve hot
Starter:
Avocado cream
Ingredients:
2 chopped avocados
2 lemons (juiced)
2 chopped shallots
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Use a fork to mash the avocado Stir in lemon juice Add the chopped shallots Blend all the ingredients Serve cold in small glasses Decorate with lemon zest
christmas eve dinner recipes
Main dish:
Christmas Goose
Ingredients:
8 to 10 lb. whole goose
1 chopped onion
1 chopped apples
1 tablespoon dried grapes
Oil
100 ml red wine
500 ml chicken broth
Thyme
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F Put the oil coated goose in a shallow roasting pan Tuck the wings and tie the legs together with kitchen string Put the apples, onions and dried grapes around it Cook for 3 hours, basting regularly with the cooking juices Remove the goose from the oven Pass the cooking juices through a strainer In a saucepan, combine the fat from the roasting pan, the red wine, the Chicken broth and the red wine Let cook until boiling and then add floor, stir constantly, until the gravy thickens Serve with steamed potatoes.
Dessert:
Baked Apples
Ingredients:
10 mashed speculaas
120 g almond paste
40 g dried grapes
2 tablespoon rum
4 tablespoon grounded hazelnuts
1 tablespoon honey
8 apples, washed, cored and halved sugar glace
Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F Combine the mashed speculaas, the almond paste, the dried grapes, rum, hazelnuts and the honey Put the apples in a baking dish Garnish with the mixture Bake for 15 à 20 minutes Serve warm with ice cream and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
christmas eve dinner recipes
Here is a Christmas menu idea including four different dishes from soup to dessert; which are simple to make special occasion cooking recipes but include a nice alternative to the Christmas turkey. The portions are calculated for 8 guests.
christmas eve dinner recipesSoup:
Tomato Cream
Ingredients:
2.2 lb peeled and chopped matured tomatoes
200 g chopped carrots
250 g chopped celery
120 g chopped onions
Chopped garlic (to taste)
1 small box of canned tomatoes
200 ml cream salt and pepper to taste
Thyme, bay Oil
2 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoon red wine vinegar 200 ml water
In a large saucepan, melt sugar with a little water and pour vinegar until reducing Add the vegetables Cover and simmer 20 minutes Mash the canned tomatoes and add them in the saucepan Simmer 30 minutes Salt and pepper to taste Add 200 ml water and then the cream Blend the soup Serve hot
christmas eve dinner recipes
Starter:
Avocado cream
Ingredients:
2 chopped avocados
2 lemons (juiced)
2 chopped shallots
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Use a fork to mash the avocado Stir in lemon juice Add the chopped shallots Blend all the ingredients Serve cold in small glasses Decorate with lemon zest
christmas eve dinner recipesMain dish:
Christmas Goose
Ingredients:
8 to 10 lb. whole goose
1 chopped onion
1 chopped apples
1 tablespoon dried grapes
Oil
100 ml red wine
500 ml chicken broth
Thyme
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F Put the oil coated goose in a shallow roasting pan Tuck the wings and tie the legs together with kitchen string Put the apples, onions and dried grapes around it Cook for 3 hours, basting regularly with the cooking juices Remove the goose from the oven Pass the cooking juices through a strainer In a saucepan, combine the fat from the roasting pan, the red wine, the Chicken broth and the red wine Let cook until boiling and then add floor, stir constantly, until the gravy thickens Serve with steamed potatoes.
christmas eve dinner recipes
Dessert:
Baked Apples
Ingredients:
10 mashed speculaas
120 g almond paste
40 g dried grapes
2 tablespoon rum
4 tablespoon grounded hazelnuts
1 tablespoon honey
8 apples, washed, cored and halved sugar glace
Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F Combine the mashed speculaas, the almond paste, the dried grapes, rum, hazelnuts and the honey Put the apples in a baking dish Garnish with the mixture Bake for 15 à 20 minutes Serve warm with ice cream and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
christmas eve dinner recipes
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