A lactose-free festive menu

Cinzia Cuneo 3 dicembre, 2011 latticini, ricette

The number of people with dietary restrictions in our circle of family and friends is increasing by the day. That’s why for the next three Saturdays before Christmas (including today), I’d like to recommend some specially designed gourmet menus for all the guests to enjoy at the party… without the hosts having to break into a sweat about how to plan the menu.

We begin this week with a ‘5-course lactose-free menu’ for a festive meal. Normally, people who are intolerant to this milk sugar are still able to tolerate some dairy products. For example, cheeses that are low in lactose (such as cheddar, blue, Parmesan) are often eaten without any problem if taken in small amounts during the meal.

Yogurts with active bacterial cultures, which help digest lactose, are also usually well tolerated, but the menu I am proposing does not contain any dairy product.

• Spiced Shrimp and Vegetable Skewers

• Lemon and Coconut Sorbet

• Veal Shank in Muscat Wine and Green Beans with Tarragon

• Lettuce, Fig, and Clementine Salad

• Almond-Chocolate Cake

For additional festive recipes and menus that meet dietary restrictions, go to our Christmas Page.

Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on December 3, 2011.

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Cinzia Cuneo

Italiana di nascita e canadese d'adozione, Cinzia ha deciso di coniugare le sue competenze professionali e la sua passione per la buona tavola sviluppando un servizio per aiutare i numerosi «aventi bisogno» a riprendere il controllo della loro alimentazione. Così è nata SOSCuisine. Ingegnere di formazione al Politecnico di Torino, Cinzia ha conseguito un Master's Degree in scienze applicate all'École Polytechnique de Montréal.