Mouth-watering Five-Course Meal Ideas Across the Globe

Tips!

• Each course can be paired with a wine. Once you decide on the menu, a little online research would be helpful in finding out the best pairings with the dishes you’ll be preparing.
• You can keep it as formal as you like or relaxed. Make sure to add your own personal touch to every meal.

A simple, mouth-watering, yet an elegant meal is enough to leave a long-lasting impression on your guests. Planning a five-course dinner is not a small and easy task. There’s table to be laid neatly and brilliantly, and preparing and offering some appetizing and flavorful dishes. You don’t need to stress out over cooking. You can keep the menu simple, and have to just put together an appetizer, soup, salad, entree, and dessert. That’s all what it takes for a five-course meal. If you love cooking and treating people to some homemade food, then preparing a five-course meal is definitely your cup of tea, or coffee if you are a coffee-lover! (*wink*)

What Does a Five-course Meal Include?

Appetizers

Appetizers may consist of canapes, crudites, cheeses, dumplings, or small starters.

Soup

This course may consist of thick or rustic soups. You can prepare the soup of your choice depending upon the cuisine.

Salad

The salad may be cold or a hot vegetable course. The salad course is usually served after soup and before the main course. However, in continental cuisines, it is also served after the main course.

Entrée

This is the main course of the meal. Usually in Western cuisine, it consists of meat, poultry, or fish. However, it may also be a vegetarian course.

Dessert

Dessert course a is sweet end to the meal. You can prepare the dessert of choice, from pastries and cakes to fresh fruit tarts and puddings.

Five-Course Meal Ideas

Before beginning with the preparations, be clear in your mind as to what cuisine you would like to have for your dinner. It can be any of your favorites or your guests’.

Chinese Cuisine

Chinese food is loved by everyone all over the world. If you or your guests are fond of eating Chinese food, then this is the best option for you. Read on to find out what all dishes you can include in your meal.

Appetizers

• Chicken dumplings with ginger and soy sauce
• Lion’s head meatballs

Soup

• Egg drop soup
• Hot and sour soup
• Wanton soup

Salad

Chinese chicken salad

Chinese chicken salad is best suited for a five-course meal, and does not require much of an effort.

Entrée

• Chicken fried rice
• Orange chicken on sticky rice
• Chinese chicken spaghetti
• Bourbon chicken

Dessert

• Mango pudding
• Ice cream with slices of mangoes
• Custard tart

Italian Cuisine

An Italian dinner is one of the easiest and most popular of all. They are easy to prepare and the ingredients are easily available in the stores.

Appetizers

• Toasted garlic bread
• Artichoke bruschetta
• Antipasto drizzle

Soup

• Italian wedding soup
• Macaroni soup
• Zuppa toscana
• Minestrone

Salad

• Caesar salad
• Antipasto salad
• Spicy Italian salad

Entrée

• Chicken marsala and roasted potatoes
• Classic pizza
• Chicken milanese
• White cheese chicken lasagna
• Lobster ravioli

Dessert

• Classic tiramisu
• Tiramisu chocolate mousse

Double chocolate biscotti (Yummm!)

This Italian five-course menu is the best if you want to prepare meal for a romantic dinner date with your partner. Combine any of the dishes and get going! Surprise him with your culinary excellence and watch him fall in love with you again. Just pair it with two glasses of wine, and your dinner date will be a bliss!

American Cuisine

Appetizers

• Cheese and crackers
• Hot chicken wings
• Pan-fried tofu with spicy peanut sauce
• Sweet and spicy jalapeno poppers
• Cranberry chili meatballs

Soup

• Tomato-basil soup
• Chicken stew
• Rich mushroom bisque
• Lentil soup with escarole

Salad

• Waldorf salad
• Cobb salad

Entrée

• Classic roast chicken
• Classic meatloaf
• Patty melt
• Baked macaroni and cheese
• Cheeseburger

Dessert

• Chocolate pudding
• Red velvet cake
• Apple pie
• Banana pudding

French Cuisine

Appetizers

• Fruit and cheese platter
• Cheese puffs
• Rillettes
• Porcini mushroom tartlets

Soup

• French onion soup
• Bisque
• Bouillabaisse
• Consommé

Salad

• Spring niçoise salad
• Tossed greens with vinaigrette

Entrée

• Rosemary chicken
• French leek pie

Dessert

• Crème caramel
• Clafoutis
• Crème brûlée

Lemon sorbet

So, these were some really yummy dishes you can consider for your meal. We are sure most you must be drooling by now! You don’t have to wait for any occasion or festival, just spread the word that you are going to host a party, and it could be a celebration in itself. If you have any other mouth-watering ideas and combinations, please feel free to comment below. Bon appétit!