Gourmet Christmas recipes to surprise your guests

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Christmas is one of the most important dates of the year since during it, family and friends gather to celebrate the arrival of Christmas and the entrance of the New Year. Food has a very important role so it is essential to prepare a series of dishes with which diners are satisfied. Take good note of a series of recipes that you can make during this Christmas and pleasantly surprise your guests.

Gourmet recipes to make at Christmas and surprise your guests

+Octopus and avocado salad

Learn how to make octopus and avocado salad for Christmas! To make this recipe you need: a cooked octopus leg, a slightly ripe avocado, half a red onion, a tomato, a lime, a handful of parsley, black pepper, salt and extra virgin olive oil.

First of all, you should cut the octopus leg into slices and season to taste. Take the avocado and dice the pulp. Cut the red onion into julienne and the tomato into cubes. Add all the ingredients to a bowl along with the chopped parsley. Season with lime juice and a couple of tablespoons of olive. Stir well and enjoy this delicious octopus and avocado salad.

+Hake with cava with prawns for Christmas

To make hake with cava with prawns you need 8 loins of hake, 12 raw prawns, 100 g of leek, 200 ml of cava, 100 ml of extra virgin olive oil, 150 ml of fish broth, a saffron sachet, 12 new round potatoes, salt and chopped fresh parsley.

First of all, you must heat the sliced leek in a saucepan. Then add the cava along with the fish broth and saffron. Also add the potatoes and let everything cook for half an hour. Add the hake slices along with the peeled prawns and cook everything for about 10 minutes. Put salt to taste and serve hot with chopped parsley on top.

+Jijona nougat panacotta, your Christmas dessert

This is how a rich panacotta of Jijona nougat is made for Christmas. What you need is 120 grams of Jijona nougat, 400 grams of liquid cream, 50 milliliters of milk, 40 grams of sugar, 6 grams of gelatin leaves and cocoa powder to sprinkle.

First of all, you should moisturize the gelatin sheets in cold water. Then add the nougat to the blender glass along with the cream, milk and sugar. Beat everything well and add the mixture to a saucepan. Put on the fire and let it boil. Remove from heat and add the gelatin leaves well drained. Stir with a wooden spoon until you see that they have dissolved perfectly. Distribute the panacotta in individual molds and put in the fridge for about 3 hours. Serve with some cocoa powder on top and enjoy this delicious dessert.

And you, what recipe are you going to make for Christmas?

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