gourmet dinner recipes, butternut squash gnocchi
TASTEWhat comes to your mind when you hear the word "gourmet?" Esoteric ingredients, difficult-to-execute recipes, perfect plating? We scoured our database for the most gourmet dinner recipes we could find. Whip these up, and they'll surely impress the most discerning foodie.

Gourmet Dinner Recipes

Slow-Roasted Lamb Shanks with Horseradish Jus
A single lamb shank never looked so elegant as lying atop a bed of sautéed rainbow chard, drizzled in a horseradish sauce.

Scallops with Potato Pancakes and Caviar Sauce
Already-special scallops are taken up a notch when drizzled with a sauce made out of Champagne, peppercorns, thyme sprigs, bay leaves, shallots, lemon juice, crème fraîche and caviar, and layered atop a delicate potato pancake.

Pizza with Gruyere, Pear and Chestnut Honey
Even pizza can be gourmet, when topped with nutty, sweet gruyere, pears and a dash of chestnut honey to tie it all together.

Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Fresh Tomato Coulis
This dish is as flavorful is it is richly colorful. The carefully dispersed coulis and arugula salad make for artful plating.

Scallop Ceviche on Fried Tortilla Crisps
Homemade tortilla crisps (all you need are tortillas, olive oil and salt) become the bed for zesty, spicy scallops.

Rabbit Pappardelle
Meaty rabit, cured olives and truffle butter transform papparedelle's thick noodles into an impressive entree.

Beef Tenderloin Aux Poivre with Brandied Mushroom Sauce
A complex sauce composed of onions, soy sauce, brandy, red wine, beef broth, balsamic vinegar and both baby bella mushrooms and shiitakes takes this fine cut of beef to a whole new level.

Duck Confit Tacos
This Asian duck taco recipe combines Asian and Mexican cuisines with tomatillos and poblano chiles, and Chinese five-spice powder and soy sauce.

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