Turn your kitchen into a spa with our absolutely sinless, flavor-packed meal. Not only will everyone love the food, but they will get a head start on looking great for beach weather.
Gameplan
Day Before Party:
Mix cardamom yogurt sauce for Zinfully Delicious desert, refrigerate.
Whisk together vinaigrette for Zucchini Papardelle, refrigerate.
Assemble, roll and refrigerate steaks for Skirt Steak Saltimbocca.
1 Hour Before Party:
Take Steak Saltimbocca out of refrigerator to bring to room temperature before cooking.
Simmer peaches and reduce pan sauce for Zinfully Delicious desert.
Marinate and broil zucchini and cherry tomatoes for Zucchini Parpadelle.
Sauté steaks for Steak Saltimbocca, finish in oven and then let rest before carving into pinwheels for serving.
Assemble Zucchini Parpadelle.
Fry sage leaves to garnish Saltimbocca.
Combine remaining parpadelle vinaigrette with steak pan juices to make sauce for sliced Saltimbocca. Drizzle over plated Saltimbocca.
At the party:
Top peaches with cardamom yogurt for Zinfully Delicous desert.
Eat and Enjoy!
It's pasta three ways in an inexpensive party featuring everyone's favorite Italian food served in ways you'd never expect! With recipes for Lasagna of Roasted Butternut Squash; Crispy Pasta Salad with Warm goat cheese and pancetta; Baked Pastina Timbale
Gameplan
1 Day Before Party:
Grind fennel-cinnamon spice mixture for Butternut Squash Lasagna.
Peel and dice butternut squash. Season and roast squash then puree for lasagna. Blend puree with cheeses and set aside in refrigerator.
Roast tomatoes and jalapeños for Pastina Timbale Sauce.
Dice roasted peppers for Pastina Timbale Sauce.
Cook lasagna noodles for Butternut Squash Lasagna.
Dice and sauté remaining ingredients for Pastina Timbale Sauce. Finish Timbale Sauce. Cool and store overnight in refrigerator.
Prepare and finish béchamel sauce for Butternut Squash Lasagna.
Assemble Butternut Squash Lasagna.
1 Hour Before Party:
Bake Butternut Squash Lasagna.
Cook pastina for Pastina Timbale.
Poach and sauté sausage for Pastina Timbale.
Sauté garlic and breadcrumbs for Pastina Timbale. Prepare bowl to mold Timbale.
Combine pastina with Timbale sauce, pour into bowl and rest until service.
Cook angel hair pasta and fry for Pasta Cakes.
Assemble and dress Pasta Cake Salad.
At the Party:
Un-mold Pastina Timbale.
Eat and Enjoy!