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New Year's Eve Menu

The most magical night of the year deserves a special menu, featuring light fish dishes, perfect for awaiting the arrival of midnight together with friends and family. The meal begins with an antipasto of raw swordfish garnished with slices of orange. And in Italy no New Year's celebration would be complete without lentils, which, along with shrimp, are featured in a surprising first-course dish, followed by calamari kebabs served on a bed of rucola and a delightful salad of rucola and sautéed nuts. The meal is concluded with a traditional panettone cake filled with a delicious mascarpone filling.
Antipasto
> Raw swordfish with orange
To kick off your Christmas dinner, an antipasto featuring swordfish, one of the most popular fish in Mediterranean cuisine, in an unusual version boasting the zesty tang of orange.

First course
> Farfalle with shrimps and lentils
A simple, tasty dish that's sure to delight everyone.

Second course
> Calamari kebabs on a bed of rucola
Imaginative and light, calamary kebabs served on a bed of rucola make an ideal second course for a New Year's dinner enjoyed with friends and family.

Side dish
> Rucola salad with nuts and raisins sautéed in balsamic vinegar
To accompany your kebabs, a crisp, fresh salad of rucola enriched with mixed nuts and raisins that have been sautéed in a pan in balsamic vinegar.

Dessert
> Panettone with a filling made from creamy mascarpone cheese
A hearty, beautiful-to-behold dessert concludes the New Year's Eve dinner: a panettone with a heavenly filling made from creamy mascarpone cheese and flakes of chocolate.
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