Traditional Christmas menu

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Looking for ideas for Christmas dinner this year? This traditional feast, with all the trimmings will sure to warm your heart.

The menu provided is for 8  guests.

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Traditional Christmas menu
To start
• Chats with horseradish crème fraîche and salmon roe
Entree
• Twice baked goats cheese soufflés with pear, hazelnut and rocket salad
Mains
• Roast loin of pork with raisin and walnut seasoning
• Celeriac puree
• Watercress salad with honey mustard dressing
Dessert
• Chocolate pudding with cherries and cranberries in red-wine syrup
To finish
• Spiced shortbread stars

Christmas menu planner

• 1 week before: Buy dry goods.
• 3 days before: Buy fruit, vegetables and dairy. Make spiced shortbread stars. Make the cherries and cranberries in red-wine syrup.
• 1 day before: Make the cheese soufflés and store in the fridge.
• On the day: Cook potatoes for the starter. Make the chocolate pudding. Make the stuffing for the pork.
• 1-2 hours ahead: Toast the hazelnuts for the pear and rocket salad. Make the celeriac puree. Roast the pork and the apples.
• Last minute: Continue the potatoes with crème fraîche and salmon roe. Continue the cheese soufflés and heat in oven. Dress and assemble pear salad. Dress and assemble watercress salad.