With the New Year just around the corner, and after enjoying a generous Christmas meal, why not consider ten simple recipes for New Year's Eve?
- Starter: Smoked salmon mini-quiches
- Ingredients: puff pastry, smoked salmon, crème fraîche, eggs, chives.
- Preparation: Cut the puff pastry into small circles, top with chopped smoked salmon, pour over a mixture of beaten eggs and crème fraîche, sprinkle with chives and bake.
- Main course : Filet mignon with mushrooms
- Ingredients: filet mignon, mushrooms, red wine, beef broth, onions, garlic.
- Preparation: Brown the filet mignon, add the mushrooms, onions and garlic, deglaze with red wine and beef stock, then simmer until the meat is tender.
- Accompaniment: Gratin dauphinois
- Ingredients: potatoes, cream, milk, garlic, Gruyère cheese.
- Preparation: Cut the potatoes into thin slices, place in a dish, pour over a mixture of cream, milk and garlic, sprinkle with Gruyère cheese, then bake until the top is golden brown.
- Light starter: Shrimp and avocado salad
- Ingredients: cooked shrimp, avocado, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, lemon vinaigrette.
- Preparation: Combine shrimp, avocado, lettuce and cherry tomatoes, then dress with a light lemon vinaigrette.
- Vegetarian main course: Mushroom risotto
- Ingredients: arborio rice, mushrooms, vegetable stock, white wine, onions, parmesan.
- Preparation: Brown the onions, add the rice and cook in vegetable stock and white wine. Add the mushrooms and Parmesan cheese for a creamy touch.
- Appetizer: Melon and ham skewers
- Ingredients: melon, Parma ham.
- Preparation: Cut melon into cubes, wrap with ham slices and assemble on skewers.
- Dessert: Chocolate fondant
- Ingredients: dark chocolate, butter, sugar, eggs, flour.
- Preparation: Melt the chocolate with the butter, mix with the sugar, eggs and flour, then bake. The core should remain soft.
- Cocktail: Kir Royal
- Ingredients: champagne, crème de cassis.
- Preparation: Pour a small amount of crème de cassis into a champagne flute and top up with champagne.
- Hot starter: Cream of pumpkin soup
- Ingredients: pumpkin, onions, vegetable stock, crème fraîche.
- Preparation: Cook onions and pumpkin in vegetable stock, then blend with crème fraîche.
- Light dessert: Exotic fruit salad
- Ingredients: pineapple, mango, kiwi, pomegranate.
- Preparation: Cut the fruit into pieces, mix in a bowl and serve chilled.
Don't forget to adjust portions according to the number of guests and your personal preferences. Bon appétit and happy new year!
