Sample Menus Boxing Day Dinner

Starters

Chilled fruit juices (v)

Fish broth with chilli and ginger

Chilled crown of galia melon filled with mulled apple, cranberries and blackberries with champagne sorbet (v)

Wild mushroom, hazelnut and brandy pate served with wholemeal and redcurrant muffin (v)

Game sausage, chorizo and lentil casserole with wholegrain mustard crème fraiche

Main courses

Roast saddle of lamb stuffed with oyster mushroom, thyme, lemon and rice, served with rich Madeira jus

Garlic corn fed breast of chicken with pine nut and pesto cous-cous and roasted aubergine

Lemon scented oven-baked trout on shredded fennel with sweet and sour dressing

Pan-fried chestnut, onion and brussel sprout risotto cake with rich brandy and herb butter (v)

Broccoli florets with sesame seeds

Baked butternut squash

Diced potatoes, braised with tomatoes and herbs

Sautéed potatoes with sliced onions

Sweets

Individual sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce and semi-whipped cream

Mango and coconut cheesecake with rich chocolate base and passion fruit sauce

Fig, hazelnut and brandy filo tart with mint Ganache and lemon scented crème fraiche

Double Jersey, thunder and lightening or strawberry English Lakes ice cream with homemade wafer biscuits

Red Cheddar and Danish blue cheese and biscuits

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