Dinner party in an hour

Here's a dream dinner-party menu to get your weekend off to a flying start. Not only is it ready in 60 minutes flat, all the recipes on this menu are irresistibly delicious and super healthy, too!

Menu for 6

Time plan for dinner at 7pm

6pm

  • Prepare the Herb-crusted fish with the roasted asparagus to the end of step 1.
  • Prepare the Risoni with capers, lemon & parsley to the end of step 1.
  • Prepare the Pimm's strawberries with vanilla ricotta to the end of step 3.

6.15pm

  • Prepare the Smoked chicken, watercress & sugar snap pea salad to the end of step 2.

Just before serving starter

  • Prepare the Vodka with pomegranate & soda.
  • Continue the Smoked chicken, watercress & sugar snap pea salad from step 3.

20 minutes before serving main

  • Continue the Risoni with capers, lemon & parsley from step 2.

15 mins before serving main

  • Continue the Herb-crusted fish with roasted asparagus from step 2.

5 minutes before serving dessert

  • Continue the Pimm's strawberries with vanilla ricotta from step 4.

** For more entertaining ideas, see the Menu plans collection or check out our Entertaining cuisine section.

 

Source

Taste.com.au — November 2011 , Page 156

Author

Chrissy Freer

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