Dinner party recipes - 28 recipes
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Mini Tortellini skewers with mustard and dill

By Thal Jantzen
Cook the tortellini pasta as directed on the packet
- 1 packet of fresh mozzarella Tortellini (350g)
- 200g mangetout
- Cherry tomatoes, cut in 2
- For the vinaigrette:
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 3 large tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 large tbsp chopped dill.
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
Pollock curry Shepherd's pie

By Delphind , blog Ma cuisine gourmande
Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots
- 1 small pollock fillet (or 1/2 large fillet)
- 200 ml single cream, (3% fat)
- 1 heaped tsp curry powder
- 500g carrots
- 500g of potatoes
- a little grated cheese
Stuffed conchiglionis pasta shells with mince and aubergine

By Cammie du blog 'Le blog de Cammie'
Cut the aubergine into 2 and then put the halves on greaseproof paper
- 1 dozen conchiglioni
- 1 aubergine
- 100g of minced beef
- 50g feta
- 1 tomato, peeled
- 1 half onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- Mint leaves
- Olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Slimming guacamole

By lumegoourmande
Clean and peel the courgettes, removing a strip of skin every 2 cm with a knife or peeler
- 800 g small courgettes
- 150 g avocado
- ½ squeezed lemon,
- 3 tbsp of olive oil,
- 6 sprigs of dill,
- 5 drops of Tabasco,
- Salt.
Duo of panna cotta with feta cheese

By Carole ~ www.epicuriennes.com
Pour the milk and cream in a pan, heat until just warm
- 250 ml of milk
- 150 ml single cream
- 150 g feta cheese
- 4 sheets of gelatine
- Espelette pepper jelly
- Black cherry jam
- Salt and pepper
Gingerbread, pear and foie gras verrines

By Perrin du blog Chez la ch'tite Payette
Prepare the stewed pears. In a saucepan cook the pears with sugar, water and raisins
- 2 slices of gingerbread
- 1/2 block of foie gras
- 1 tbsp mascarponne
- 2 tbsp full of single cream,
- 3 small pears, peeled, cored and diced
- 1 large pinch of brown sugar
- 1 small handful of raisins
- some water
White pudding timbale with carrots and peppers

By Le Porc
Cut the peppers into quarters, remove the seeds and cut into strips
- 2 white pudding
- 1 red pepper
- 1 yellow pepper
- 2 tsps cumin seeds
- 400 g mashed carrots
- juice of 1 orange
- salt
- pepper
- 3 tblsp of olive oil
Champagne soup

By 03110210
Mix everything together in a large punch bowl
- 1 ladle of Pulco lemon juice
- 1 ladle of cointreau
- 1 ladle of sugar cane
- 1 bottle of sparkling wine or champagne
Sautéed haddock with summer veg

By Wackyjacky
Tasty fish and veg main course, perfect for making an impression at a dinner party
- For the summer veg
- 700g new potatoes
- 350g button onions, peeled
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 2 ½ tbsp lemon juice
- 24 asparagus spears
- 150ml half-fat crème fraîche
- 1-2 tbsp capers, finely chopped
- knob of butter
- 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
- For the fish
- flour seasoned with salt, for dusting
- 6 x 175g fillets of fresh haddock, skinned
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- knob of butter
Organic strawberry macarons

By Vincent Poussard Quai des Saveurs
Whisk the egg whites. Add the syrup, cooked to 117 ° C, to make an Italian meringue
- 500 g of organic strawberries
- Macarons:
- 125 g almond powder
- 125 g icing sugar
- 45 g of egg whites
- Syrup:
- 125 g sugar
- 35 g of water
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Vanilla îles flottantes (Floating...
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Clonakilty Blackpudding And...
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- 3½oz chicken stock
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Stilton crusted fillet steak
- 15g butter
- 80g minced onion
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 175ml beef stock
- 125ml port wine
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 fillet steaks (2cm thick)
- 100g crumbled Stilton or blue cheese
- 4 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs
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Carpaccio rolls with rocket and...
- beef carpaccio (about 300g)
- 1 piece of parmesan
- 1 handful of rocket salad
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- 1/2 bunch of basil
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Scallops on a bed of foie gras...
- 1 large cep mushroom
- 1 scallop with its coral
- a slice of foie gras
- 1 small shallot
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- Maldon sea salt
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- 1 tbsp fresh low fat creme fraiche
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Verrine of foie gras and artichoke...
- 1 yellow curly salad
- 4 slices of foie gras pâté
- 4 large artichokes
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cider vinegar
- Guérande salt and cracked pepper
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Mint Chocolate Pots de Creme
- Double Cream - 180 ml (3/4 cup)
- Whole Milk - 240 ml (1 cup) + 60 ml (1/4 cup)
- Sugar - 80 g (1/3 cup)
- Milk Chocolate - 180 g (3/4 cup)
- Dark Chocolate - 100 g (1/2 cup)
- Vanilla - 1 teaspoon
- Mint essence - 1 teaspoon
- Corn Flour - 2 tablespoon
- For garnishing:
- Mint Leaves
- Whipped Cream
- Grated Chocolate
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