2 Course Dinner

[NoMercy]

Hi guys.

I need suggestions / inspiration for dinner Saturday night. I want to do something really special - a starter and main (don't like Pud).

I would like to do red meat for main but have no preference when it comes to the starter.

Thanks xxx

[Barmaid]

Warm salad of scallops and carrots in a sauternes sauce

or

Warm salad of fried halloumi with roasted pine nuts and sun dried tomatoes

followed by

Venison with port, guinness and pickled walnuts with red cabbage and mustardy mash.

[Smowball]

You could make the crab cakes the day before to save time.

[NoMercy]

I really am liking the sound of Venison Wellington. What sort of potatoes should I do with that?

[vodkancoke]

You could do dauphinoise, lyonnaise, fondant or even just boiled new potatoes with some sea salt,parsley and melted butter over the top of them.

[mazie]

The Wellington sounds a great idea. I sometimes do crushed new potatoes with Venison. Boil the new potatoes, lightly crush and put in a roasting tray with rosemary,thyme, salt and black pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and roast until nice a crisp (I sometimes add garlic as well). A nice crisp salad on the side.

[friedgreentomato]

I because Venison is rich you don't want to compete with the potatoes - duchesse as they can be made in advance and reheated, lyonaisse or baby roasted would be nice with crushed sea salt sprinkled over them.

for Veg I would serve butter spring greens with baby carrots

[boxtops]

scallops and black pudding, can't go wrong.

[mazie]

I've been craving black pudding for the past 2 days boxy

[vodkancoke]

Boxy we had scallops, black pudding and apple puree on Sunday...it was deeeeeeelish! lol :)

[EcclesCake]

I'm a fan of boulangere potatoes, convenient as they can be prepped in advance and forgiving because they can keep warm for ages.

If you are going down the venison route, beetroot goes nicely with it roasted and then finished with a little balsamic vinegar.

Or you could do a roast beetroot and goasts cheese salad with caramlised walnuts all served on winter leaves.

[B00]

"don't like Pud"

I'm sorry, I don't understand this sentence?

[snags]

Did you miss the first post or are you not telling?

[owdhamer]

Fish goujons, followed by rack of lamb.

[snags]

Could be Triggs... I shall subscribe to this thread as NoM seems to be currently otherwise engaged.

[snags]

Lets keep this thread at the top of latest posts so we have a better chance of getting the answer...

[mazie]

I don't think NoM's going to tell us snags

[snags]

I think that by not telling us she has in fact told us.

Or perhaps it is nothing to speculate about and the reason NoM hasn't replied is because she's sitting on the bog reading The Sun.

[mazie]

I somehow can't see NoM reading the Sun. I bet she's reading The Lady