Welcome Spring With This Easy Dinner Party Menu

Spring has arrived (finally!) and we're in the mood to celebrate with a delicious spring dinner party menu. While it might too chilly to grill our Dijon-crusted flank steaks outside, sliding them under the broiler will do until we're ready to dig out the barbecue for all of our favourite grilling recipes. With a sparkling Campari lemonade—a gorgeous sunset-coloured cocktail garnished with a bright slice of citrus—welcome spring and say goodbye to winter for another year.

Soup

Topped with round pancetta and feta cheese, this green pea soup is a bright, early-spring appetizer that everyone will rave about. Get our green pea and white bean soup recipe

Main course

Tangy mustard and zingy thyme gives flank steak a delicious hit of extra flavour. Get our dijon-crusted flank steak recipe

Side dish

This toasted garlic and tarragon couscous with baby arugula is ready in just five minutes, and can be kept warm while broiling the steak. Get our toasted tarragon couscous recipe

Dessert

A takeoff on the British trifle, this sherry-spiked dish is easy to prepare in advance. Pop it in the refrigerator while you’re cooking, and it’s ready to go as soon as your guests eat their last forkful of steak. Get our ginger-berry cookies and cream recipe

(Photo: Angus Fergusson)

Cocktail

The sweetness of grenadine and the bite of Campari are mixed with sparkling lemonade in this refreshing drink. Get our sparkling Campari lemonade recipe.

The Game Plan

6:00 Preheat broiler. Prepare steak and coat with Dijon mixture. Let stand.
6:10 Start soup. While waiting for soup to boil, assemble dessert and refrigerate.
6:25 Make couscous. Keep covered and warm.
6:35 Blend soup. Keep warm.
6:40 Broil steak.
6:50 Let steak rest, covered with foil. Set table and arrange flowers.
7:00 Ask first guests to help set up the cocktail station and make drinks for subsequent arrivals.

Find more delicious spring meals for Easter (or any time!).