Culinary

Christmas Dinner Menu for Elegant Entertaining

Light the fireplace and bring out your best holiday dinnerware! Gather your friends to your home this Christmas and treat them to a meal they will not soon forget. We have several suggestions for your Christmas dinner menu that will help you entertain elegantly. We will help you decide what to serve for Christmas dinner.

Perfect Roast Beef

 

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Roast beef is a Christmas dinner menu staple in many homes. This classic dish may seem fancy and complicated thanks to its prominence in many of the best Sunday brunches, but it is not hard to make. Start with a good cut of meat. Some typical options are top sirloin roast, eye of round roast, and top round roast. This recipe uses an olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper rub to create the perfect roast beef.

Roast Goose with Currant Kumquat Compote

 

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What to serve for Christmas dinner? The Christmas goose has been a tradition in many places for decades. This scrumptious recipe involves soaking the goose in flavourful salt brine made with orange juice. The meat remains juicy and succulent while the skin cooks to a delightful crisp.

Roast Lamb

 

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Opt for a lamb to create a roast that your guests will remember. This beautiful lamb roast is seasoned with a rub made with garlic, rosemary, thyme, olive oil and generous amounts of salt and pepper. It is roasted with the potatoes to create a beautiful, appetizing Christmas dinner menu dish straight from the oven.

Beef Wellington

 

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This holiday show stopper will delight your dinner guests! Start with a tenderloin and season it liberally. Mustard, mushrooms, prosciutto, and the pastry bread finish off this outstanding menu option. If you are ambitious, make your own pastry. There are a variety of high-quality store-bought puff pastry available should you want to skip that step, however. What to serve for Christmas dinner? An impressive beef wellington they will all love!

Parmesan Brussel Sprouts Salad

 

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This beautiful salad is both festive looking and delicious. The combination of toasted almonds, shaved Parmesan, and pomegranate seeds is savory and sweet. A lemon based dressing gives this side dish for your Christmas dinner menu some zing.

Cranberry Brie Bites

 

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This recipe uses canned crescent roll dough for those in a rush, but you can easily substitute your own scratch-made dough instead. These adorable and delicious appetizers will be the hit of your holiday gathering. Make more than you think you will need because they will disappear quickly!

Ragout of Mushrooms with Creamy Polenta

 

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Creamy, hot polenta is a wonderful side item on a cold Christmas day. Mushrooms elevate the simple dish and give it a luxurious quality. The mushrooms are cooked in a savory broth that trickles over the polenta. Add parmesan for a nice finishing touch to this Christmas dinner menu item.

Winter Greens and Broccolini Tart

 

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Prepare a beautiful tart crust in which to set this delicious vegetable side dish. Both the presentation and the taste of this menu item are exquisite. Broccolini and Tuscan kale are prepared with olive oil and lemon and then served over hummus. This is a unique way to answer the question of what to serve for Christmas dinner.

Seven Fishes Stew

 

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This delicious stew combines all the elements of a traditional Italian Christmas feast in an updated, sophisticated way. The key to this dish is impeccably fresh stock, fish, and shellfish. The prep work for this fantastic dish is minimal since the success of the dish is due to the high-quality ingredients. Add this as a course on your Christmas dinner menu.

Mulled Wine

 

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Mulled wine is the perfect accompaniment to a Christmas meal! This classic drink is a favorite at holiday gatherings in cold climates. This recipe uses a hearty helping of black peppercorns and spicy fresh ginger to combat the sticky sweetness of some wines. The combination creates a well-balanced cocktail.

Use our suggestions for what to serve for Christmas dinner to plan your Christmas dinner menu. For more outstanding recipe ideas, see our article with suggestions for non-traditional Hannukah food.

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