What back-to-school menu for a large family?

Starter, main course, dessert: all the recipes to seduce large tables and start the new school year on the right foot.

Like every year, sunny vegetables accompany us at the start of the school year, for plates with a colorful look and vibrant flavors. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and zucchini are catching our eye and are available on the shelves until the end of September. And if the start of the school year can sometimes be stressful and busy, to free your mind and save time, why not try batch cooking, and cut your vegetables in advance on the weekend, or the least busy days of the week?

To suit the “large family” format, we offer them at the heart of gratins, essential allies for large tables. Just like pasta and stews, their preparation lends itself perfectly to the maxi format, without increasing the time spent in the kitchen.

Recipes to compose

To save even more time and make the task easier, we serve the recipes in an “unstructured” way. To do this, simply prepare each component of a dish separately and then serve on separate plates, rather than putting everything together. For example, instead of preparing everyone’s homemade cheeseburger, we serve bread, meat, cheese and raw vegetables separately. For homemade tacos, the principle remains the same: we present tortillas, meat, guacamole and sautéed vegetables individually. Thus, the table transforms into a real buffet, which allows everyone to help themselves according to their desires and their hunger. Result ? The table is visually more garnished, colorful and generous, and everyone will have a personalized plate with their sauce. A way to also reduce food waste.

Vitamin C for back to school

If after a long vacation, returning to health can sometimes be difficult and tiring, we opt for foods rich in vitamin C, which will allow our body to be in top form. In addition to being an unstoppable beauty ally, vitamin C contributes to the proper functioning of the immune system and strengthens the body’s antioxidant defenses. Broccoli, peppers, carrots or mango should be consumed without moderation, for their high vitamin C content.

The perfect back-to-school menu for a large family

As a starter, conviviality is guaranteed with this recipe for ricotta fritters, and its tomato and chili salad. As easy to make as they are to eat, we prepare the donuts in advance so that they can rest in the fridge for 30 minutes. Guaranteed success!

As a main dish, nothing like the classic ratatouille, colorful, tasty and seasonal. A Mediterranean recipe that invites sharing, and leaves a comforting and family flavor in the mouth. You adapt the size of the dish according to the size of your tribe, before slipping in peppers, eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes, while alternating the different colors offered by the multiple varieties of seasonal vegetables. The eggs added in this revisited version provide the body with the necessary dose of protein. Finally, rosemary and thyme perfume everything, and call everyone to the table, without having to shout these fateful words.

To finish in style, look no further than the iconic tiramisu. From the Italian “cheer me up”, this recipe will make us forget about the end of the holidays in no time. We prepare it the day before the meal, in large quantities, which can easily be kept cool and taken out all week.

Ricotta fritters and chili tomato salad

  • 4 people
  • Level: Very easy
  • 15 minutes of preparation
  • Cheap
  • See the recipe: Ricotta fritters and tomato salad with chili

Baked egg ratatouille

Baked egg ratatouille
  • 8 people
  • Level: Easy
  • 20 minutes of preparation
  • Cheap
  • See the recipe: Baked egg ratatouille

Bitter almond and amber rum tiramisu

Bitter almond and amber rum tiramisu
  • 10 people
  • Level: Very easy
  • 20 minutes of preparation
  • Cheap
  • See the recipe: Bitter almond and amber rum tiramisu

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