Appetizers, salads, baked goods, side dishes, drinks, and desserts, plus tips on decorating a Christmas meal perfectly.
The feast of Christmas for many families, it’s an event that involves so much more than just a dinner, fed up with it, but it also brings all of it in a spirit of unity and brotherhood with the people who love them.
Although the focus is really on the celebration of the birth of Christ, to prepare the experience of dining, wonderful just means that this time is still the best and the warm, isn’t it?
That’s why we decided to help you in the preparation of their full menu for your Christmas dinner becomes an unforgettable one. Let’s go with us?
Hors d’oeuvres and entrees for Christmas dinner
The appetizers and entrees, to the feast of Christmas is very important because, in general, serve the meal, only to midnight and no one is in the iron grip of the famine, until there, isn’t it?
The options are endless, but we’re going to show you some great ideas to add to your event.
1. Sizzling satay caprese
![Sizzling satay caprese as an input for the Christmas dinner](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1643.webp)
These skewers caprese are very nice as an entrance, as, in addition to being light and healthy, yet they bring the influence of the Italian, for his supper.
Ingredients
- Tomato-cherry
- Muçarela de carte
- Basil leaves
- Balsamic vinegar
- Stick of wood
Preparation:
In the preparation of this entry, it is very simple, as you only need to stick with each ingredient by the end of the stick: with tomato, basil, muçarela de carte, and jump to a conclusion. Finally, you may want to put a drizzle of balsamic vinegar on them.
Well, outta here, isn’t it?
2 – Dadinhos de tapioca
![Dadinhos de tapioca as the input for the Christmas dinner](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1649.webp)
Os dadinhos de tapioca is a delightful entrance to your meal, especially if you served it with the jelly, and chili, it blends in very well.
In addition to this, a great way to serve them, and to give the little guy more than Christmas, it’s a tie with a chive as if it were a tape of this, and so the presentation is impeccable.
Ingredients
- 300 g of cheese curd, grated
- 300 g of food pellets
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- 600 ml milk
- Ground black pepper, to taste
Preparation:
- Mix all of the ingredients in the pot, bring to a medium heat and do not stop moving.
- Then, pour the mixture into a baking dish, covered with plastic film, and pass it over the plastic over the top of the mixture as well.
- Leave it for at least two hours in the refrigerator.
- In the end, cut the dough into small squares and fry them in hot oil.
The meat for the feast of Christmas
Without a doubt, the star of the Christmas meal is the meat traditionally alternated between peru, chester, tender, loin, and ham. But, of course,is that there are plenty of other options, which vary according to the customs of each family.
3 – a Recipe turkey simple
![Turkey for Christmas dinner](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1652.webp)
It is fair to start with the part of the meat, the bird, the most famous of the dinner, for Christmas, right? We’ve selected a recipe, the ingredients are easy to find for making your preparation more convenient.
Ingredients
- 1 peru-5 kg
- 1 orange
- ½ Xícara (chá) de vinho branco
- 100 grams of butter,
- 2 onions
- 2 carrots
- 2 stalks of celery
- 2 bay leaves
Sauce
- 1 xícara (chá) de vinho branco
- The 1.5-litre of vegetable stock (which is prepared with the turkey)
- grated zest of an orange
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons butter
- Salt and ground black pepper
Preparation:
- Thaw the turkey completely at room temperature it is important to note that this process may take, on average, a couple of days).
- After the defrost operation, you must remove the giblets from the turkey, to prepare the sauce.
- Then, transfer the bird to a bowl and rinse with clean water (be sure to leave them in the sauce to remove the taste of the seasoning, man-made).
- Place the butter in a small saucepan and heat well. Add the wine, allow to warm up a little bit and turn off the heat.
- After that, you need to dry the bird with a lint-free cloth, and shower them with the mixture of the butter, and white wine.
- After that, transfer the turkey to a baking sheet, wrap it around the thigh with a piece of string, you must distribute the pieces of the orange in the cavity of the bird, and then cover up the chest, and the wings on the turkey with a dish cloth to clean.
- Take the turkey to the oven and the middle is pre-heated and let it bake for about half an hour.
- After the first 30-minutes of baking, place the onions, carrots and stalks of celery with the turkey.
- Let them bake for about 1 hour, then remove the vegetables from the roasting pan, then place in a saucepan with 2.5 gallons of water and the bay leaves. Light the fire, and let it cook for about an hour. After that, remove the vegetables and set aside the juice to soak the bird.
- Every 30 minutes for 3 hours, then you will need to remove the turkey from the oven, and pass the mixture-of-wine-and-butter, as juiciness, it will be preserved. If, however, the skin of the bird is in good to very fast-the trick is to cover it with aluminum foil.
- When the pin is up, it’s a sign that you are ready to go. But, in that case, you may find it necessary to check it in another way, try to stick to the thigh of the turkey with a knife, and a look at the color of the water, leaving the blood is a sign that he is still raw.
- In the end, remove the foil, sprinkle the remainder of the mixture of the butter, the wine, and cook it in the oven to cook for about 10 minutes.
Preparation of sauce
- In a saucepan, melt the butter, stir in the flour, add in the vegetable stock and let it cook for about 15 minutes, until the mixture thickens.
- Add in the liquid left in the pan for the turkey and wine, and wait for it to cook for about half an hour.
- To finish the sauce with salt, pepper and the zest of an orange.
4. Recipe of ham stuffed
![Ham-stuffed as a main course in the feast of Christmas](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1653.webp)
Right now, we are going to present you a wonderful option for pork, we know that a lot of people are going to be on Christmas dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 peru, floor 2 kg
- 6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 2 onions
- 3 carrots, chopped into cubes
- 150 g bacon (cut into matchsticks)
- 150 g of smoked sausage (diced)
- 150 g black olives
- ½ Cup (us) olive oil
- ½ Cup (us) for white vinegar
- 1 xícara (chá) de vinho branco
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon salt
- Parsley to taste.
Preparation:
- Drill the holes on the leg, and, in those holes, then place the pieces of the bacon, sausage, black olives, and carrots.
- Then, place the onion, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and the parsley in a blender and blend well. Please remember that if you spread the seasoning through the entire leg, and allow to rest for the night in the fridge.
- Place the ham in a roasting pan and get to baking in the oven, the average for the next three hours, if you remember, each of half an hour, soak the meat in the sauce of their own cookie sheet.
- In the end, in order to ensure that the ham is well cooked or not, and put it up with a fork at the same time it’s easy, it’s a sign that it is soft and cooked through.
Side dishes for your Christmas meal
It is, of course, that’s not the only way of the flesh, it’s made for the feast of Christmas, isn’t it? For this reason, we have collected some of the suggestions that you are going to leave all of your guest with a mouth-watering.
5. Salpicão de Natal
![Cured for Christmas dinner](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1650.webp)
In many cases , the cured is a big hit at Christmas dinner, and for this reason, there was no way to let it out on our full menu.
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast, cooked and shredded
- 250 g de mayonnaise
- 1 kg of potatoes, cut into cubes
- 1 tablet of chicken broth
- 1 can of corn (with no water)
- 1 can of green peas (no water)
- 200 g ham, diced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green apple, chopped
- 1 xícara (chá) de azeitona chopped
- 1 xícara (chá) de smell-green
- 1 bunch of parsley finely chopped
- Juice of 2 lemons
- Olive oil-olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1 packet of potato, straw,
Preparation:
- Place the chicken in a pot with water and bring it to the fire until it is dissolved.
- You can then use that water to cook the potatoes until they are soft.
- After that, transfer the potatoes to a large bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients.
- Stir in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- In the end, let the cured to chill for at least 1 hour, and serve with shoestring potatoes.
If you would prefer to another recipe, you can also see: top 10 best recipes for cured of Christmas to your supper
6. Rice Greek
![A dish of rice and Greek for the Christmas dinner](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1644.webp)
The rice and Greek, is the major cause of the conflict in the culinary holidays with or without raisins. No matter what your preference, there follows a recipe, and think of it as an ingredient as an option for anyone to get upset on Christmas eve.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (tea) of rice
- 3 blocks from the juice of the chicken
- 1 green bell pepper-small
- 1 red bell pepper-small
- 1 carrot
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 xícara (chá) de raisins (optional)
- 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
Preparation:
- Finely chop the red pepper into strips, very fine, and fry them in the oil, along with the carrot, cut into small cubes. Just remember to stir it well until all the vegetables softened.
- Then, add the raisins, if you wish.
- Heat rest of the oil in another pan, over medium heat, sauté the onion and garlic, and then stir in the rice and the stir fry as well.
- Then, add 4 cups of boiling water, and the tablets of the broth from the chicken and let it cook for about 15 minutes.
- When it reaches to 7 minutes of cooking, stir in the other, stir-fried.
- In the end, put the lid on the pot, and wait for all the water in the rice to dry out.
Salads for Christmas dinner
We are already in the flesh, and the follow-up, and now we’re going to make a salad. After all, the question needs to be full, right? For this reason, in a salad, it will be very much appreciated.
7. Salada tropical
![Plate of salad](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1655.webp)
To cover a few meals, the salad and tropical, this is a great option, as it’s light and refreshing.
Ingredients
- 1 mango, chopped into strips
- 5 slices fresh pineapple, cut in strips
- 1 cup (tea) of a green apple, chopped
- 2 carrots, cut in strips
- ½ Cup hearts of palm, chopped
- Lettuce-american war in one piece
- ½ A can of peas
- Tomato-cherry
Preparation:
Making a salad and there’s no mystery no. You will just need to blend all of the ingredients into a bowl, and ready to go.
8. Salad With Caesar
![Salada caesar-for the Christmas dinner](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1654.webp)
In this salad, this is a very nice feature, because it also doesn’t go to so many vegetables, it still has a delicious sauce and the chicken strips.
Ingredients
- 1 head of lettuce america
- The 2-foot-of-green-romana
- 1 xícara (chá) de croutons
- 2 chicken breasts
- ½ Cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Juice of ½ a lemon and art
- 1 and ½ a tablespoon of mayonnaise, light
- Salt to taste
Preparation:
- Season your steak, chicken, salt, black pepper, and fresh herbs, and olive oil.
- Then warm up these filezinhos in a frying pan until golden brown on both sides, and chop them into strips.
- Soon after, in a bowl, place the lettuce leaves, sprinkle with the croutons, parmesan cheese, grated and strips of grilled chicken.
- Finally, stir in the lemon juice, olive oil, mayonnaise, and salt, and serve with this sauce with the salad.
Desserts for Christmas
Now that your Christmas meal that is already complete, we’re going to close with a golden key? You just end up with a dessert for the holidays?
But it is a parfait, or is it to eat?
9. Parfait strawberry
![Parfait strawberry](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1648.webp)
Parfait strawberry-surely it has to be an extremely tasty, isn’t it? Find out how to prepare this yummy.
Ingredients
- 1 can of condensed milk
- 1 a and 1/2 a measure of the can for full-cream milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons of corn starch
- 1 caixinha de creme de leite
- 2 boxes of strawberry
- 1 pack of biscuit, corn starch, or champagne.
- 1 pack of whisper
Preparation:
- Place the can of condensed milk, corn starch, butter, and milk in a saucepan. Then cook over low heat, and stir, until the mixture thickens. Soon after that, turn off the heat, add the heavy cream and stir to combine.
- In a large mixing bowl or in a cup, assemble the parfait, alternating in layers, whipped cream, and a cookie, and strawberry.
- Then, when you get to the top, you can add them to breath.
- Let the parfait from the book, for at least 3 hours in the refrigerator before I serve it.
10. Manjar branco
![A slice of the meat was white with prunes](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1646.webp)
We had to celebrate the classic christmas spirit, is it? In addition to the delicious, it’s also very user-friendly. Check out this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 liter of milk
- 150 g of grated coconut
- 200 ml de leite de coco
- 8 tablespoons (soup) of sugar to
- 6 tablespoons of corn starch
Preparation:
- Place all of the ingredients for the custard in a saucepan, heat and stir non-stop until you get a thick cream.
- Then, transfer the cream to a pudding that has been greased with oil, and leave it in the fridge until it is firm.
- While the meat is chilling, prepare the sauce. To do this, put in a pan, 8 tablespoons of sugar and cook over the fire until it forms a caramel. Then, add the water little by little, more or less, two cups. When it comes to a simmer, stir in the prunes and mix together. In the end, turn off the heat and pour over the meat with this mixture cool.
Drink to serve at Christmas time
For the drinks, you surely can’t miss. After all, a party without a drink, either alcoholic or non-alcoholic, this is such a sweet, without the sugar.
Therefore, in order to please all palates, we drink alcohol, alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Including, in addition to these beverages, you can also opt for champagne, wine, soft drinks, and fruit juice.
But, if you want to be an innovator in the menu, we have selected a few drinks in the traditional way. Check it out.
11. Punch Holiday
![Ponche natalino](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1645.webp)
This drink is very common to see in the movies of christmas-americans, in case you wish to try, this might be a good opportunity to prove it to you.
Ingredients
- 350 ml of water to the root
- 80ml-of-a gin and tonic
- Hibiscus flower dry
- To 40 ml of a syrup, hibiscus (60 ml) of water, 30 g of hibiscus dried, and 60 g of sugar
- 1 green apple chopped into small cubes
- 1 spiral-of-lemon-sicilian
- Ice
Preparation:
- First of all, make the syrup hibiscus. To do this, you need to get to the fire in a saucepan with the water, and the hibiscus and sugar. Let it cook for 15 minutes, or until the liquid is reddish-brown.
- And then in a glass jar, whisk together the maple syrup cubes of apple, the peel of a lemon, and gin, then the tonic water, and, of course, the hibiscus dried.
- Finally, add ice, and serve.
12. Meal with a bowl of strawberry-mint
![Meal with a bowl of strawberry-mint](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1651.webp)
Above all, this is a more traditional meal with a bowl of lemon juice. but, as I said, we brought drinks for you to be innovative. So, how about a meal with a bowl of strawberries with the minty?
Ingredients
- 70ml of vodka
- 6 strawberry medium
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 5 mint leaves
- Ice
Preparation:
- Cut each strawberry into four parts, and the leaves of the mint into strips.
- Then a glass of cocktail, add half of the sugar and mint leaves, and macere as well, until you smell the aroma of the herb.
- After that, combine the strawberries, and the rest of the sugar.
- Finally, add ice and vodka.
13. Pink Lemonade in watermelon
![Pink lemonade de melancia](https://storelatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-1647.webp)
Have you thought about joining with lemon and watermelon? Two of fruit, a cool together, sure to give you a free drink is mega delicious, isn’t it? Check out how to make this yummy.
Ingredients
- 4 cups watermelon, cubed
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 2 cups (tea) of water
- 1 xícara (chá) de mint syrup (1 cup mint, 1 cup water, 1 cup of sugar)
Preparation:
- First of all, prepare the mint syrup by placing all the ingredients in a saucepan and bringing to the fire for 5 minutes.
- Then, when you want to wake up to a boil, turn the power off and wait for it to cool down.
- In a blender, combine the syrup, mint, cubes of watermelon and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Whisk everything together and serve it on the rocks.
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