Springtime Celebration Luncheon Menu
Recipe and Photos by Ellen Easton © 2020- All Rights Reserved
Ellen Easton shares with us her Springtime Celebration Luncheon menu, including recipes and photos of place settings. A lovely three course meal featuring a soup entree, fish entree and finishing off with desserts and tea. Hosting a luncheon is a great excuse to get dressed up and have friends over for delightful conversation and catch up on the latest news and happenings.
This Springtime Celebration luncheon menu features foods and colors that welcome in early spring where the weather can still be a little wet and chilly yet signs of greenery and flowers are starting to peek out all around us.
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1st Course: Soup Course
Roasted, Salted Cashew Nuts
Fennel Olive Bread with Rose Shaped Butter
White and Yellow Corn Chowder with Rosemary Croutons
Place Setting for Soup Course
2nd Course: Main Fish Course
Colossal Shrimp with Quinoa Pesto Salad
A bed of greens topped with quinoa and arranged with roasted asparagus, endives, marinated beets, red bell pepper flowers, tomatoes and hearts of palm sprinkled will grated dill coddled egg yolk. Shrimp and mandarin Orange slices are nestled into the quinoa and served with Reva Paul’s Vinaigrette
Place setting for main fish course
3rd Course: Dessert Course
Dark Chocolate Mousse with Bourbon Vanilla Chantilly Creme
Reva Paul’s Pink Rose Gold Almonds, White Chocolate Mints & Scalloped Sugar Cubes
Laduree’s Meringue Rose Petal & Coconut Kisses
Lemon, Orange Blossom, Pistachio and Rose Macarons
Place Setting for Dessert Course
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