Saturday night I invited two of my neighbors Gus & Wally and a friend of mine Marc over for dinner. Now Gus & Wally really like Sangria – but they are not really "drinkers". Add to the mixture that Marc is a vegetarian (with the exception of dairy and fish) and Wally doesn't like 99% of seafood. So I came up with the following menu:
Sparkling Sangria
Decadent Caesar Salad
Pesto Olive Garlic Bread
Lasagna di Livorno
Gus & Wally brought Italian desserts from a local establishment….Tiramisu and Cannoli's. I also made Coffee to go with the dessert. I was going to make Praline Coffee but my coffee maker decided to pitch a fit and explode…so I had to improvise with just a regular blend….it worked out wonderfully.
Sparkling Sangria
1 – 750ml Bottle of Prosecco
1 Pint – Pomegranate Juice
1 Cup – Orange/Pineapple Juice
1 Cup – Limeade
1 – Orange – Sliced into Quarters
2 – Limes – Sliced into Half Slivers
Pomegranate Seeds for garnish.
Orange Slice for garnish.
In a glass pitcher, place the oranges and limes. Pour Prosecco into pitcher and blend in the pomegranate, orange and limeade juices. Chill for at least 1 hour. Put Pomegranate Seeds in bottom of large glasses and then fill with ice – pour in the Sangria. Very refreshing!
As for the salad, I used my Caesar Salad Dressing that was previously posted – the only changes I made were that I added the extra juice of one lemon and instead of Anchovy Paste – I finely chopped a tin of Anchovies and mixed them by hand into the dressing. As for the components of the salad – I used what I had on hand…Romaine Lettuce, Croutons, Parmesan Cheese, Kalamata Olives, Radishes, Artichoke Hearts, Shallots, Alfalfa Sprouts, 1/2 Tsp of Celery Seed (mashed with a mortar and pestle) and Bacon (cut into 1 inch pieces for those of us that eat meat).
The bread and lasagna recipes are in separate posts.
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