Christmas at the table with Provolone Valpadana
Christmas recipes with ideas from Provolone Valpadana DOP
There is no more beautiful and magical occasion than Christmas to spend time with your family.
When we think of Christmas Day we feel enveloped in its atmosphere: the Christmas music, the decorated house, the warm lights, the woolen socks and the usual film that has been on TV since we were little.
Traditions are the heart of the holidays. As are the Christmas recipes chosen specifically to delight our families during Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas lunch.
There are dishes that cannot be changed, the inevitable ones on our laden table. This is the case of the famous tortellini in broth, capon, or lasagna. Usually they are dishes cooked by mothers or grandmothers, which with their taste take us directly back to the Christmas of our childhood.
But if your idea is to amaze, by proposing a creative and alternative Christmas menu, here it is. Provolone Valpadana comes to your aid by selecting some proposals that will tempt even the most traditionalists.
Christmas Appetizers: Provolone Valpadana DOP Proposals
THE'appetizers plays a fundamental role on Christmas-themed tables. First because it opens the dance of the most important lunch of the year, second because it has the task of enticing without filling.
We imagine tables laden with every delicacy and Christmas music in the background, while the smell of freshly baked dishes comes from the kitchen.
Everyone to the table, we're just getting started!
If the taste of the sea is a must among your proposals, we propose an enrichment of the grilled mussels traditional, adding Provolone Valpadana DOP in its version spicy cheese which will be grated into the mixture, giving flavour and personality to the molluscs.
Check out the full recipe of Mussels au Gratin with Spicy Provolone Valpadana DOP.
Mussels au gratin with spicy Provolone Valpadana DOP
If for you, however, it is not a Christmas appetizer without savory pies and similar, we propose our delicious Potato and spinach flan with sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP.
The tenderness of the potato and spinach meets the enveloping taste of the Provolone Valpadana DOP sweet melted, all in contrast with the crust that will form by browning it in the oven, after having covered it with a drizzle of oil.
An appetizer to be served hot, which you can already cut into slices to make it easier for your family.
See the full recipe of the Potato, spinach and sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP flan.
Potato, spinach and sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP flan
Do you prefer to dabble in making puff pastry-based snacks?
We can certainly help you propose a variation that goes beyond the usual ideas you find around.
Very simple and quick to prepare, their heart is the precious element: sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP and tasty sausage.
Is your mouth watering already? Then check out the full recipe for Puff pastry medallions with sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP.
Puff pastry medallions with sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP and sausage
Christmas first courses: the proposals of Provolone Valpadana DOP
The first course it is the course that involves and unites, usually the one that is appreciated the most because you are not as hungry as at the beginning of lunch but at the same time you still have that typical Christmas hunger.
And this is where your creativity comes in. How about bringing a nice lasagna to the table?
Forget the classic version this time, and amaze everyone thanks to the Lasagna with pumpkin, bacon and sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP.
The delicacy of the pumpkin, combined with the sweetness of the Provolone Valpadana, goes well with the crunchy contrast of the diced bacon sprinkled to taste.
Lasagna with pumpkin, bacon and sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP
If you prefer to serve a risotto, we have a delicious option that is also suitable for Christmas parties.
The Risotto with sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP and Amarone della Valpolicella docg it is a top-notch proposal, worthy even of the most refined palates who will appreciate the sophistication of Amarone.
If you have children at your table, replace the Amarone della Valpolicella with pumpkin, orange, or another ingredient of your choice that can be enriched and mixed with diced sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP.
Risotto with sweet Provolone Valpadana DOP and Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Second courses for Christmas: the proposals of Provolone Valpadana DOP
After the appetizer and first course, big sighs and full bellies. During the Christmas lunch, in fact, it often happens that one chooses to skip the second course in favor of sweetness. In this case, it is better to show off your culinary weapons by putting on the table a proposal that your loved ones simply cannot say no to.
They will start with the classic tasting and then ask for more.
Checkmate? You can do it thanks to the succulent Pork fillet with mushrooms and spicy Provolone Valpadana DOP.
The true taste of the holidays is here. Wintery, tasty just right thanks to the notes of mushrooms and spicy Provolone Valpadana DOP. Serve the medallions with their sauce, which will soften them even more. The shoe!
A dish that is also good for the next day, when we sit down to enjoy the warmth of the holidays.
Pork fillet with mushrooms and spicy Provolone Valpadana DOP
These are our suggestions to enrich your Christmas lunch with taste. If you want, we also have some ideas on how to decorate the Christmas table. Because at Provolone Valpadana DOP, Christmas is only once a year, but that time we do everything we can to make this moment truly special.
