As promised in our previous post we would like to give you some ideas for a tasty and fresh New Year Dinner experience! Enjoy our Menu!
Smoked Salmon canapé with salted butter and white sauce
Lemon pasta with salmon and mint
Baked Sea Bream or St Pierre in foil with tomatoes and potatoes
Chocolate cream with whipped cream
At Midnight: Cotechino and lentils
Lemon pasta with salmon and mint
Baked Sea Bream or St Pierre in foil with tomatoes and potatoes
Chocolate cream with whipped cream
At Midnight: Cotechino and lentils
- Salmon Canapé
Toast a few slices of bread and cut it in two parts.
Spread the butter and add the salmon on the top ( if you like squeeze 3/4 drops of lemon)
Serve with the white sauce made of white yogurt with paprika, salt, oil and parsley.
Salmon Canapé
- Lemon Pasta
Clean off and cut the salmon and the onion. Put these two ingredients in a pan with extra virgin olive oil, after a few minutes grate the peel of one lemon, cook for a few minutes.
Mix up with the salmon one glass of milk, one glass of double cream, 4 spoon of Parmigiano, hot pepper, half squeezed lemon and salt.
Cook all together on a low fire for 10 minutes.
During the same time put on fire a pot with salt and water for the pasta.
When the water boils cook the pasta, get it out 1-2 minute before it is ready and put it directly in the pan with the salmon with a little bit of boiling water.
Mix up all together for a few minutes and at the end, cut and add the mint.
 Lemon Pasta Ingredients  Preparation 2 |  Preparation 1  Preparation 3 |
A Very Good Result!
- Baked Sea Bream or St Pierre in foil
Season the inner part of the fish with salt, garlic and parsley.
Put the fish in a big oven pan that you have covered with baking paper.
On the top of the fish put salt, oil, tomatoes and sliced potatoes.
Cover with baking paper and cook in oven for 30 minutes at 180 celsius degrees.
 Baked St Pierre Ingredients |  Preparation 2 |
Preparation 3
This is it!
- Chocolate cream
Put 500ml of milk In a big pot and warm it on low heat.
During this time mix up 5 red parts of egg with 100 grams of sugar.
Add 80 grams of flour into the eggs.
When the milk is warm mix up it little by little with the eggs.
Then put all on very low fire, add the chocolate and turn with a spoon until the cream is thick.
Add some butter biscuits and whipped cream.
 Chocolate Cream Ingredients |  Preparation 1 |
 Preparation 2 |  Preparation 3 |
Our Desert Is Ready!
Last but not least, the star of the dinner is lentils, symbolizing money and good fortune for the coming year. Eat them at midnight and do not forget to wear your red underwear to ring in the new year! They say it'll bring you luck in the coming year.
Boil cotechino in a pot with hot water for 10 minutes.
In a pot mix up carrots, onions, fresh tomatoes, hot pepper and oil for a few minutes. Then add lentils and mix for 5 minutes.
Add cold water, salt and close the pot. Cook until the water evaporates.
If the lentils are still hard, put again cold water and cook again until they are soft. Be aware that some lentils need more that 3 hours of cooking.
When the lentils are ready, serve a few slices of cotechino with 3-4 spoon of lentils.
Happy New Year!!!
- Cotechino and lentils
Boil cotechino in a pot with hot water for 10 minutes.
In a pot mix up carrots, onions, fresh tomatoes, hot pepper and oil for a few minutes. Then add lentils and mix for 5 minutes.
Add cold water, salt and close the pot. Cook until the water evaporates.
If the lentils are still hard, put again cold water and cook again until they are soft. Be aware that some lentils need more that 3 hours of cooking.
When the lentils are ready, serve a few slices of cotechino with 3-4 spoon of lentils.
Happy New Year!!!
Cotechino and Lentils
