7 Recipes to Wow Your Guests This Holiday Season
Create an unforgettable holiday meal with friends and family incorporating Montmorency tart cherries, for new and bold flavors.
The holidays are filled with food that makes your heart warm and your belly happy! Whether you’re making a favorite family recipe, or looking to start your own recipe tradition, Montmorency tart cherries can add the perfect balance of sweet-sour flavor and that signature pop of red.
If you’re hosting this year or in charge of bringing a dish, we’ve picked for you a few options that will sure impress your loved ones!
Start your morning off right with this make ahead veggie and chicken sausage breakfast featuring Montmorency tart cherries.
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For a bright and light bite, top crostinis with creamy goat cheese and flavorful dried Montmorency tart cherries.
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It’s cocktail time! Put a twist on a classic Old Fashioned by adding a splash of tart cherry juice to your whiskey.
Roasted Citrus Salad with Tart Cherries & Fried Goat Cheese
For a lighter option, this citrus salad with fried goat cheese may be a new holiday classic.
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Rosemary Roasted Cornish Hens with Pears and Tart Cherries
Impress your dinner guests with an elevated entree: roasted Cornish hens. The pears and Montmorency tart cherries will bring a balanced fruity flavor to this satisfying dish.
Kristina LaRue/ via LoveandZest.com
Tart Cherry Glazed Root Vegetables
Make your veggies shine by adding a tangy tart cherry glaze to a mix of sweet potatoes, beets and rutabaga.
Dara Michalski/ via CookinCanuck.com
This crisp is the perfect light yet delicious holiday dessert. Top it with some vanilla ice cream and may just want seconds!
Chelsea Lord/ via ChelseasMessyApron.com
For more delicious Montmorency tart cherries recipes, check out our recipe section here.
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