Festive Brunch

For an easy entertaining idea, put together our elegant brunch ahead of time – and relax when guests arrive.

Preparing dishes ahead of time for a festive gathering always makes for a measure of welcome respite – especially when it comes to planning a brunch get-together. The midday meal hour leaves you with only half a day to pull it all together, and for most of us, getting up before daylight to start cooking just isn’t an option! So if you’re searching for recipes to help you turn last-minute chaos into calm, consider the following six new brunch classics, a number of which can be prepared up to two days ahead.

Our Mushroom Hazelnut Pâté is particularly suited to making ahead as the flavours are actually enhanced with refrigeration. The Prosciutto, Fig and Parmesan Rolls can be assembled the day before, along with the Cold Sliced Chicken, while the accompanying Red Onion Marmalade can be made as many as days ahead as needed and refrigerated or frozen.

Home entertaining just got a whole lot easier, as these make-ahead dishes will leave you with plenty of time to sit down and relax when your guests arrive. It all boils down to fast-forwarding to the fun part: being a guest at your own brunch.

Recipes in this article:

• SMOKED SALMON AND EGG STRATA
• MUSHROOM HAZELNUT PÂTÉ
• PROSCIUTTO, FIG AND PARMESAN ROLLS
• COLD SLICED CHICKEN WITH RED ONION MARMALADE
• GREEN BEAN SALAD WITH ORANGE ZEST AND CHOPPED TOMATOES
• GINGER APPLE FRUIT CRISP WITH VANILLA SAUCE

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