Delicious Christmas Dinner Recipes

Delicious Christmas Dinner Recipes with Olive Oil:

Christmas is the end of a year, giving a feeling of goodbye, warmth and togetherness. People plan Christmas dinners for their family and friends to spend the last days of the year together. If you are planning to arrange a Christmas dinner for your loved ones, you should use our extra virgin olive oil for better taste and delicious food. 

Our extra virgin olive oil nourishes your body with its rich and deep taste along with its health benefits. It provides inflammation reducing substances, protecting substances, vitamins and minerals to your body that are good for your tissues and heart. This article will provide you with delicious Christmas dinner recipes by using olive oil that you can make on your Christmas dinner.

Roasted vegetables with olive oil:

Roasted vegetables are a must side dish for Christmas dinner. People usually roast their vegetables by using butter or vegetable oil, but it is not good for their health. Roasting vegetables by using olive oil not only adds a tangy flavor to the dish but also gives protecting substances to the body that fight against harmful bacteria. Ingredients and directions for making roasted vegetables with olive oil are given below.

Ingredients:

  1. Two cups of sliced mini cabbage

  2. Two medium carrots (sliced)

  3. Two medium sweet potatoes (peeled and cubed)

  4. One tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil

  5. Salt and pepper to taste

  6. One tablespoon of vinegar

Directions:

  1. Heat up your oven to 200 degree Celsius so that heat is evenly distributed in the oven.

  2. Take a large mixing bowl and add all the vegetables i.e. carrots, mini cabbage and sweet potatoes. Now add olive oil, salt and pepper in it and mix all the ingredients well.

  3. Now spread the vegetables on the baking tray and roast the vegetables for 25–30 minutes.

  4. Take out your vegetables when they are nicely cooked and golden brown.

  5. Now add some vinegar on the top of roasted vegetables and serve it to your guests.

Christmas turkey marinade with olive oil:

Turkey is the main dish that is served on holiday dinner, and adults and children both love to eat this. When it is cooked in olive oil, its taste and texture is enhanced. You can make a soft, tender and tangy roasted turkey by using extra virgin olive oil. Ingredients and directions for making this recipe are given below.

Ingredients:

  1. One-fourth cup of extra virgin olive oil

  2. One tablespoon of mustard

  3. Three garlic cloves (minced)

  4. Two tablespoons of finely chopped rosemary

  5. Two tablespoons of finely chopped thyme

  6. One tablespoon of lemon zest

  7. One teaspoon of salt

  8. Half teaspoon of black pepper

  9. One whole turkey

Directions:

  1. Heat up your oven to 175 degree Celsius so that heat is evenly distributed in the oven.

  2. Take a mixing bowl and add olive oil, mustard, garlic, rosemary, thyme, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Mix all the ingredients and make a marinade.

  3. Wash your turkey and dry it. Now rub the marinade mixture on turkey skin and in the skin for extra flavor.

  4. Let your turkey rest for 4–5 hours or for the whole night so that all the flavors are infused in your turkey meat.

  5. Now bake your turkey for 2–3 hours and apply the marinate mixture occasionally on the turkey skin for golden brown, tasty and delicious skin.

  6. After the meat is cooked, remove it from the oven and serve it to your guests.

Olive oil based Christmas sauces:

You can also make delicious, tasty and rich Christmas sauces with extra virgin olive oil. You can make herbs infused olive oil or spices infused olive oil as Christmas sauces. Furthermore, you can serve these sauces with your main dish or as a side dish. Ingredients and directions for making olive oil based Christmas sauces are given below.

Olive oil herb sauce:

Its ingredients and directions are:

Ingredients:

  1. One-fourth cup of extra virgin olive oil

  2. One tablespoon of lemon juice

  3. One tablespoon of freshly chopped parsley

  4. One teaspoon of mustard

  5. One minced garlic clove

  6. Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Take a mixing bowl and add olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, parsley and mustard. Mix all the ingredients until a smooth paste is formed.

  2. Add salt and pepper to the paste for taste. 

  3. Serve it with roasted vegetables, turkey or toast.

Christmas side dish with olive oil:

You can make olive oil mashed potatoes as side dishes if you don't want to make roasted vegetables. You can serve this side dish with turkey or ham because both flavors compliment each other very well. Ingredients and directions for making olive oil mashed potatoes are given below.

Olive oil mashed potatoes:

Its ingredients and directions are:

Ingredients:

  1. One kilogram of peeled and cubes gold potatoes

  2. One fourth cup of extra virgin olive oil

  3. Half cup of milk

  4. Two minced garlic cloves

  5. Salt and pepper

  6. Garlic chives for decoration

Directions:

  1. First, boil the potatoes in hot water for 15–20 minutes until they become soft.

  2. Remove the potatoes from water and mash them by using a potato masher or by hands.

  3. Add 1–2 tablespoons of olive oil in a cooking pan and add garlic in it. Heat the garlic in oil for 1–2 minutes and remove the pan from the burner.

  4. Now add garlic infused olive oil, milk, salt and pepper to the mashed potatoes and mix it until it becomes a smooth paste.

  5. Now serve it to your guests by decorating it with garlic chives.

Christmas olive oil based roasts:

Christmas is incomplete without roasts, and olive oil adds a flavor to it. It also provides various health benefits to your body by providing inflammation reducing substances, vitamins, minerals and protecting substances. Olive oil adds a golden brown crust to your roasts as well. Ingredients and directions for making Christmas olive oil roasts are given below.

Olive oil and herbs roasted beef:

Its ingredients and directions are given below:

Ingredients:

  1. One beef rib

  2. One fourth cup of extra virgin olive oil

  3. Three minced garlic cloves

  4. Two tablespoons of freshly chopped rosemary

  5. Two tablespoons of freshly chopped thyme

  6. Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Heat up your oven to 230 degree Celsius so that heat is evenly distributed in the oven.

  2. Take a mixing bowl and add olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme. Mix all the ingredients to make a paste.

  3. Now rub this paste on your beef rib and marinade it well. Let it rest for 3–4 hours.

  4. Now roast your beef rib for 1 hour in the oven and then remove it from the oven and let it rest for 15 minutes.

  5. Now serve it to your guests by adding some thyme or rosemary leaf on the top for decoration.

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