Dinner party for four people

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Dinner party menu #2 for four people(for those who are watching their WHITE – sorry, weight) – from Elin al'Nia

o Starter –Ham & Melon Salad
o Main –Chicken in Peppercorn Sauce
o Pudding –Meringue with raspberries

Ingredients
Starter
o 12 Slices of Parma or Serrano Ham
o Mixed Salad Leaves
o Balsamic Vinegar
Main Course
o 4 Skinless Chicken Breasts
o 2 Glasses of WHITE Wine
o Fresh Herbs
o Freshly Milled Pepper
o Tub of Half Fat Creme Fraiche
Pudding o 4 Meringue Nests
o Raspberries
o 0% Greek Yoghurt

Instructions
Starter - Ham and Melon Salad:
Arrange 3 slices of ham and melon (balled for presentation) on a bed of mixed salad leaves and drizzle with the balsamic vinegar
Main - Chicken in a Creamy Peppercorn Sauce
Place the chicken with the fresh herbs (of your choice) in a baking dish, pour over the wine and cover with foil. Bake at 200c for 20 - 25 mins.
When the chicken is cooked through, transfer the wine juices to a large saucepan (re-cover the chicken with the foil to keep warm).
Bring the liquid to the boil and add lots of crushed black pepper and a few whole peppercorns.
Add the Creme Fraiche and boil until sauce has thickened. Before serving, put the chicken in the sauce for a few minutes.
Pudding – Meringues with raspberries:
Spoon some Yoghurt into the Meringue Nest and top with Raspberries. This is also good with the meringues crushed into fruit flavoured yoghurt and the fruit mixed in – a sort of low calorie Eton Mess.