Mother’s Day Lunch: 28 recipes to make the most of this day

Do you want to celebrate in a different and worthy way for mothers on this special date? Show your queen that, like her, you can also surprise. This is the day for you to let her rest and take over the pans. Thinking about making this task easier, check below delicious recipes that can compose your Mother’s Day lunch menu!

Entries to surprise right away

1. Traditional Salpicão: this recipe is perfect for a starter worthy of your mother. And, for those who don’t have a lot of practice in the kitchen, it’s even better. Chicken, vegetables, mayonnaise and potato straw are among the ingredients of this delight that serves up to 8 people.

2. Roasted artichokes: If you’ve never had artichokes, this is the perfect occasion to try them. It has a very mild flavor and usually makes for more sophisticated dishes. In this recipe, it is seasoned with garlic, which makes it even more delicious.

3. Tomato bruschetta with cheese: for those who want to have a lunch with Italian airs, this bruschetta guarantees exactly that. You only need a few ingredients and the preparation is so easy that, when you least expect it, it will be ready.

4. Mayonnaise Salad: Who doesn’t love mayonnaise salad? If your mom always prepares delicious mayonnaise for you, it’s time to give back. The ingredients are ready-made mayonnaise, vegetables, parsley, mustard, salt and pepper to taste.

5. Zucchini Cheesecakes: These cookies are delicious and, of course, very easy to make. Dumplings are usually deep-fried. But to make these healthier ones, you can make them thinner and just grill them with a drizzle of olive oil. It looks amazing!

6. Pork Canapes with Pineapple Chutney: Looking straight out of a fancy restaurant, this recipe will impress your mom and all your lunch guests. The pork fat is balanced very harmoniously with the pineapple chutney, which is sweet and sour at the same time.

7. Rustic potatoes in beer: if you are looking for something different to surprise, this is the right recipe. The preparation is quite simple: let the potatoes marinate in the beer for half an hour, put them in a mold and season with the ingredients of your choice. It’s a delight!

8. Beef Carpaccio: this recipe is super refined and its flavor is unforgettable! It takes a mustard and honey sauce that makes everything even tastier. You can serve it with toast and a nice green salad. Sure bet!

9. Vegetable tempura: you know that recipe that, if you could, you would eat every week, it is so wonderful? This tempura is super crispy and dry. The secret to the crunchiness of this dish is to use very cold water when preparing the pasta. This is what will guarantee the texture that leaves the dish with the taste of wanting more.

10. Crispy breaded eggplant: if you are looking for a crispy, light and delicious starter option, this is the perfect recipe. Here, the eggplant slices are breaded with a mix of seasonings before being taken to the oven. Great request for a more fitness lunch!

Main dishes to show you are the best daughter in the world

11. Beef Wellington: it’s the one in the picture above. Irresistible, isn’t it? The recipe consists of a good piece of filet mignon wrapped in a layer of mushroom puree and puff pastry. For meat lovers, it’s a dish to eat praying for!

12. Pork tenderloin with egg farofa: it may not look like it, but this dish is very simple and its preparation is very quick! The tenderloin is seasoned with rosemary and vinegar, and the farofa is the icing on the cake. Needless to say, it’s surreal, right?

13. Black rice with filet mignon medallion: if you read the name of this dish in a restaurant, it would surely be a small fortune, wouldn’t it? But you can prepare it at home to save money and still do that moral with your mother. The little secret of this recipe is to sauté the rice with butter instead of oil, which gives the dish a very special taste.

14. Breasts in wine sauce: this recipe is similar to meats in Madeira sauce, but it is much easier. What guarantees its unique flavor is the wine mixed with soy sauce – and mushrooms to complete this delight. Then just choose an entry from the ones suggested above and rock mom.

15. Shrimp pasta with mint pesto: do you love that pasta bolognese? But Mother’s Day is a date that calls for something more elaborate and refined, isn’t it? How about betting on this pasta with mint pesto shrimp? It’s not that difficult to make, but it looks wonderful. It’s time to innovate in the kitchen!

16. Lasagna caprese: raise your hand if you are passionate about lasagna! This version has mozzarella, tomato and fresh basil pesto. The coolest thing is that you can use ready-made dough (quality, huh?) so you don’t have to venture out preparing a fresh dough. The result is a creamy, mouth-watering lasagna.

17. Chestnut-crusted salmon: this is yet another recipe that looks like a fancy restaurant. What if you know that, in addition to being a sophisticated dish, it’s easy to make? You just need to make the “farofinha” that goes over the salmon and put everything to bake. Easy, isn’t it? Oh, and it looks spectacular!

18. Pumpkin risotto with cod: whenever we think of cod, we immediately associate this fish with special dates. Want more special than Mother’s Day? In addition to cod and pumpkin, this risotto has pupunha, parmesan, cottage cheese and pepper. Just imagining it makes you hungry!

19. Shrimp Stroganoff: Stroganoff is always a dish that can’t go wrong. Everyone likes it and it’s super easy to prepare. Here, the secret is to use shrimp instead of beef, which is usually in the traditional recipe. To get even more sophisticated, it is worth adding white wine and Worcestershire sauce to the preparation.

20. Chicken medallion stuffed with apricots: to give a special touch to the traditional chicken, this recipe uses apricots that give a very special flavor to the dish. You may be thinking that the chicken is dry, but, before going to the oven, it is drizzled with a sauce prepared with several ingredients that guarantee a lot of flavor and aroma, such as soy sauce and balsamic vinegar. It’s a scandal of delicious!

Desserts to close with a golden key

21. Milk pudding without stove: you read that right, without fire. This recipe is so practical that you don’t even have to go near the stove. You just need to blend everything in the blender and then take it to the fridge. Wait a few hours until it is very cold and serve!

22. Red fruit cheesecake: a mouth-watering dessert that also attracts a lot of eyes. Anything looks beautiful with red fruits on top, doesn’t it? This cheesecake is the sweetie that will be missing after lunch. It’s not a difficult recipe, but it can be a bit time consuming as it has a few steps. Worth every second of work!

23. Nest milk mousse with white chocolate: can it go bad? Of course! This recipe is so easy you won’t believe it. Just beat in the blender condensed milk, cream, Ninho milk and dissolved colorless gelatin. White chocolate shavings to finish and that’s it!

24. Banoffee: banana, whipped cream and dulce de leche. Do you need anything else? This dessert is one of those you can’t eat just one piece. But that’s okay, because it’s worth every serving! To add even more aroma to the recipe, you can sprinkle cinnamon to finish. All the best!

25. Twix Cake: One more cake to make anyone gasp. This recipe consists of a fluffy sponge cake, regular brigadeiro, caramel brigadeiro (imagine how good this is!), ganache and a super crispy farofa. You won’t stop trying, right? Oh, and there’s still the Twix chocolate to decorate.

26. Strawberry ice cream: a very juicy cream ice cream with strawberry syrup. Another delight that will hardly displease anyone. The recipe is very simple: you will need eggs, milk, condensed milk, cream, sugar and strawberries. It will be a success!

27. Pavê de Sonho de Valsa: if you make this dessert, you’ll probably hear that joke – you don’t even have to say what it is, right? But, for sure, she will please everyone in the family. The pavé intersperses layers of cream and cookies, and is finished with chopped chocolates. Sure bet for Mother’s Day lunch!

28. Red Velvet Cake: This cake is the most beautiful thing in the world! He is red, the color of love. It’s all about the occasion, isn’t it? We must confess that this preparation is not one of the easiest, but it is still worth taking the time to prepare it. The result is practically an edible work of art!

There’s no excuse, is there? It has recipes of all levels of difficulty and for all tastes. Now, just think carefully to choose which dishes will compose this special Sunday lunch!