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Brunch for Six

Raspberry Sparkler

For a nonalcoholic variation, use club soda or sparkling water in place of the Champagne.

Raspberry Sparkler Photo by: Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cran-raspberry juice (such as Ocean Spray), chilled
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 (750 milliliter) bottle brut Champagne, chilled
  • 6 thin slices lime

Preparation

Combine cran-raspberry juice and lime juice in a pitcher; stir well. Pour 1/2 cup juice mixture into each of 6 champagne glasses; top with chilled champagne. Garnish with lime slices. Serve immediately.

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Field Salad with Snow Peas, Grapes, and Feta

Make the dressing up to 2 days ahead. Toss the salad the day of the brunch.

Field Salad with Snow Peas, Grapes, and Feta Photo by: Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 5 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 cups gourmet salad greens
  • 2 cups snow peas, trimmed and cut lengthwise into thin strips
  • 2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

Preparation

Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk. Combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle dressing over salad; toss well.

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Frittata with Spinach, Potatoes, and Leeks

Make the leek mixture and cook the potatoes a day ahead. Or use store-bought diced cooked potatoes (such as Simply Potatoes), whisk the eggs, combine everything, and bake the morning of the brunch.

Frittata with Spinach, Potatoes, and Leeks Photo by: Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 2 cups thinly sliced leek (about 2 large)
  • 1 (10-ounce) package fresh spinach
  • 1/3 cup fat-free milk
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 large egg whites
  • 2 cups cooked, peeled red potato (about 3/4 pound)
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded provolone cheese

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add leek; sauté 4 minutes. Add spinach; sauté 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. Place mixture in a colander, pressing until barely moist.

Combine milk, basil, salt, pepper, eggs, and egg whites; stir well with a whisk. Add leek mixture and potato. Pour into a 10-inch round ceramic baking dish or pie plate coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and top with cheese. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until center is set.

Preheat broiler.

Broil frittata 4 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into wedges.

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Lemon-Blueberry Muffins

Lemon-blueberry muffins, with a sour-sweet glaze and hint of nutmeg, are perfect any time of day.

Lemon-Blueberry Muffins Photo by: Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/4 cups low-fat buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through nutmeg) in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Combine buttermilk, egg, and rind; stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Gently fold in blueberries.

Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until the muffins spring back when lightly touched. Remove muffins from pans immediately, and place on a wire rack to cool.

Combine lemon juice and powdered sugar in a small bowl. Drizzle glaze evenly over cooled muffins.

Note: You can make these muffins up to 2 days ahead and glaze them the morning of the brunch.

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Strawberry-Almond Cream Tart

Prepare the crust and filling up to 2 days ahead for this strawberry-almond cream tart; then assemble the dessert recipe the morning of your brunch. You'll have extra glaze--try it on ice cream or pound cake.

Strawberry-Almond Cream Tart Photo by: Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 36 honey graham crackers (about 9 sheets)
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 4 teaspoons water
  • Cooking spray
  • Filling:
  • 2/3 cup light cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • Topping:
  • 6 cups small fresh strawberries, divided
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare crust, place crackers in a food processor; process until crumbly. Add 2 tablespoons sugar, butter, and water; pulse just until moist. Place mixture in a 9-inch round removable-bottom tart pan coated with cooking spray, pressing into bottom and up sides of pan to 3/4 inch. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack.

To prepare filling, combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and extracts in a medium bowl; stir until smooth. Spread mixture evenly over bottom of tart shell.

To prepare topping, place 2 cups strawberries in food processor; process until pureed. Combine strawberry puree, 2/3 cup sugar, and cornstarch in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring with a whisk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; cook 1 minute. Remove glaze from heat, and cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.

Combine 4 cups strawberries and juice; toss to coat. Arrange berries, bottoms up, in a circular pattern over filling. Spoon half of glaze evenly over berries (reserve remaining glaze for another use). Sprinkle nuts around edge. Cover and chill 3 hours.

Note: You can use either an 8 x 12-inch rectangular pan or a 9-inch round tart pan. The recipe also works with a 9-inch springform pan and a 10-inch pie plate.

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Formal Menu Top Brunch for Six

Raspberry Sparkler

Field Salad with Snow Peas, Grapes, and Feta

Frittata with Spinach, Potatoes, and Leeks

or

Lemon-Blueberry Muffins

Strawberry-Almond Cream Tart

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Here's a menu that's as easily applied to Easter as to Mother's Day. And it can gracefully accommodate all the graduation, wedding, and birthday fetes in between. (Serves 6)

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Baking

  • 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Dairy

  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1/3 cup fat-free milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2/3 cup light cream cheese

Other

  • 3 cups cran-raspberry juice (such as Ocean Spray), chilled
  • Crust:
  • 36 honey graham crackers (about 9 sheets)
  • Filling:

Produce

  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 5 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 2 cups thinly sliced leek (about 2 large)
  • 1 (10-ounce) package fresh spinach
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
  • 4 teaspoons water

Spices

  • 5 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Cooking spray

Recipe List

Raspberry Sparkler

Field Salad with Snow Peas, Grapes, and Feta

Frittata with Spinach, Potatoes, and Leeks

or

Lemon-Blueberry Muffins

Strawberry-Almond Cream Tart

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