1,659 elegant recipes

Sauteed scallops over red pepper yogurt sauce deliver a light, elegant dinner in 30 minutes. Seared sea scallops deglazed with vermouth and lemon, plated on a cool coriander-spiked sauce.

Poached salmon cutlets in white wine with a vibrant pureed basil sauce finished with lemon and butter. An elegant one-dish fish dinner where the poaching liquid becomes the sauce.

Chocolate-dipped strawberries with semisweet chocolate, butter, and vanilla. Just 4 ingredients for an elegant no-bake dessert or romantic treat that looks like it came from a chocolatier.

Poached Pacific salmon with a white wine beurre blanc sauce finished with dill and lemon. Gentle poaching keeps the fillets silky while the butter sauce adds rich, tangy elegance.

Veal Marsala with provolone, pounded thin and pan-seared, topped with melted cheese, and finished with a butter-mounted Marsala mushroom sauce. Italian elegance in 35 minutes.

Giant prawns stuffed with smoked salmon, bread crumbs, garlic, and parsley, then broiled in white wine and finished with a butter pan sauce. An elegant seafood appetizer for two.

Pepper-crusted roast beef eye of round coated in Dijon mustard and cracked black pepper, served with a roasted red pepper and fresh basil compound butter. An elegant, simple roast.

Vitello tonnato: classic Piedmontese dish of cold poached veal under a cool tuna, caper, anchovy, and lemon sauce. An elegant Italian summer main or antipasto, served room temperature.

Flaky orange roughy baked over mushrooms and scallions with white wine, lemon, cheese strips, and a bread crumb crust broiled golden. Elegant fish dinner in 30 minutes.

Whole roasted chicken rubbed under the skin with garlic, lemon, and fresh rosemary, roasted alongside potatoes in one pan. A simple, elegant Easter dinner that serves 10.

Oven-baked chicken pieces coated in seasoned flour, sprinkled with sesame seeds and lemon juice, then finished with white wine. Simple one-pan dinner with elegant results.

Tender cream cheese cookies wrapped around walnut halves and dusted in powdered sugar. Just 5 ingredients, melt-in-your-mouth rich. Makes 2 dozen elegant bon bons.

Traditional quiche with sautéed mushrooms, scallions, Swiss cheese, and heavy cream baked in a pre-baked pastry shell. Elegant brunch centerpiece with bright lemon and warming nutmeg.

Elegant deep-dish apple pie with homemade almond crust and a dramatic cider pour through the top crust for extra moisture and flavor in every spiced bite.

Flaky phyllo pastry wrapped around sweet-savory cabbage filling with apples, dates, and tangy mustard sour cream for an elegant vegetarian main or show-stopping side dish.

Baked clams on the half shell topped with a crispy tasso and Parmesan crust, drizzled with saffron sabayon. An elegant Cajun-inspired appetizer ready in 25 minutes.