Healthy Christmas Menu Plan & Recipes

Healthy Christmas Menu Plan

• Crispy Baked Vegetable Soldiers
• Avocado, Mango and Chilli Prawn Cups

• Whole Roasted Eye Fillet with Mustard, Parsley and Garlic Butter
• Easy As BBQ Aussie Prawns with Sriracha Mayo

• Crispy Smashed Potatoes
• Fennel, Apple and Cabbage Slaw with Green Mayonnaise
• Roast Mushroom, Kale, Rice and Quinoa Salad
• Grilled Yellow Nectarine Salad

• Sweet Potato and Pecan Pies
• Avocado Cheesecake

• Order or buy ingredients for Sweet Potato and Pecan Pies and Avocado Cheesecake on 21st December.
• Order meat and fresh produce, groceries for delivery or pick up for 22nd December.
• Order seafood for delivery or pick up for 23rd December.

• Make Avocado Cheesecake. Cover well and refrigerate.
• Make pastry and steam sweet potatoes for Sweet Potato and Pecan Pies.

• Make mustard, parsley and garlic butter for the Whole Roast Eye Fillet. Refrigerate.
• Make Sweet Potato and Pecan Pies and bake. Cool completely and refrigerate in sealed container.
• Make salad dressing for Grilled Yellow Nectarine Salad. Pick fresh herbs but do not add to dressing.
• Trim beef fillet of sinew and truss. Cover well and refrigerate.
• Cut up and prepare vegetable sticks for Crispy Bake Vegetable Soldiers, refrigerate in container. Crush corn chips and place in sealed zip lock bag with herbs, ready for coating.

• Boil potatoes for Crispy Smashed Potatoes. Smash while still warm. Place in a sealed container and refrigerate.
• Roast mushrooms, sweet potato and kale for Roast Mushroom and Kale Salad. Cook rice and quinoa. Place into a sealable container and refrigerate.
• Slice nectarines for Grilled Yellow Nectarine Salad and refrigerate.
• Prepare prawns for BBQ Aussie Prawns. Place in a clean airtight container. Cover with damp paper towel and refrigerate.
• Peel and chop prawns for Avocado, Mango and Chilli Prawn Cups. Separate cos lettuce leaves. Prepare mango, chilli, cucumber. Place in sealable container and refrigerate.
• Make green mayonnaise for Fennel, Apple and Cabbage Slaw. Refrigerate. Toast pecans.

• Coat vegetable soldiers and roast in oven. Serve room temp.
• Finish Avocado, Mango and Chilli Prawn cups recipe and serve.
• Sear beef fillet and roast in oven. Allow enough time for meat to rest. Serve warm or room temp with mustard, parsley and garlic butter.
• Finish Crispy Smashed Potato recipe and serve hot.
• Slice and shred apple, fennel and cabbage. Assemble salad and dress with green mayonnaise and toasted pecans just before serving.
• Combine roasted mushroom, sweet potato and kale with cooked rice and quinoa. Place onto a serving platter and dress salad.
• Grill nectarines for nectarine salad and combine. Arrange onto a platter and drizzle over dressing just before serving.
• BBQ prawns just before serving.
• Remove Avocado Cheesecake from tin and transfer to serving plate. Garnish with fresh fruit and lime zest. Serve slices.
• Whip cream for Sweet Potato and Pecan Pies. Serve with maple syrup.

• Traditional Christmas Menu Plan
• Seafood Christmas Menu Plan
• Make-ahead Christmas Menu Plan
• Vegetarian Christmas Menu Plan
• Cocktail Party Menu Plan