Looking for Luck in 2021? These New Year's Day Dishes Deliver Fortune *and* Flavor
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Some New Year's superstitions say that eating the right foods at the beginning of the year can help bring you an abundance of luck. So if you're looking to turn things around (or keep them going strong) in 2021, you can do a whole lot worse than cooking up a big New Year's brunch filled with all the lucky foods.
Luckily (see what we did there?) our friends at Delish put together a list of lucky New Year's Foods — and it's filled with delicious things. There are black eyed peas, of course, but also fish, noodles, pork, and even grapes, all suggestions from a variety of different cultures and traditions. While you could pick and choose, we say cover your bases and try as many lucky foods as you can! After a year like 2020, we need all the luck we can get.
Below, we've rounded up some best New Years Day lunch ideas that may throw some prosperity your way. We've got options here for lunch, brunch, drinks and dessert. The most well-known New Year's Day meal is, of course, the Southern tradition of collard greens, black-eyed peas, and cornbread, but we've got recipes that'll give delicious twists on all of those, like a collard slaw and a tangy black-eyed peas salad. Check out our New Year's Day lunch recipes here, and if you don't feel like cooking, see if there's a restaurant open on New Year's Day near you that's serving up these lucky plates.
Citrus-Roasted Salmon
This elegant main is tasty, good for you, and easy to make. What could be better?
Chicken and Arugula Cacio e Pepe
Long noodles are believed to bring a long life—as long as you slurp them, rather than bite them in half. This delicious dish will check off your noodle slurping while getting in some tasty chicken with melted Parmesan.
Tangy Collard and Cabbage Slaw
Any greens, especially cabbage in places like Germany and Ireland, are considered lucky since the color resembles money. Since there are two types of greens in this cabbage and collard greens slaw, it sounds like the perfect New Year's Day lunch.
Smothered Pork Chops with Broccoli and Mushrooms
We swapped the notoriously high-fat sauce in the traditional smothered dish for a lighter version made with white wine, crème fra?che, and a bit of Dijon.
Beef Tenderloin with Roasted Cauliflower-Pomegranate Salad
Pomegranates happen to represent fertility and abundance in Greece, which is even more reason to make this gorgeous, festive dish.
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Dolly's Donut Coconut Bundt Cake
What better way to cap off a feast than with this giant donut-flavored bundt cake? The dark-chocolate coconut filling is absolutely not to be missed.
Braised Greens
Southerners know that collard greens not only bring fortune (because they're the same color as money), but they're also incredibly tasty too.
Skillet Cornbread with Honey Butter
No good Southern Thanksgiving is complete without a slice of good country cornbread.
Grape Salad
It's Spanish tradition to eat 12 grapes for good luck at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. We think this brown sugar and chopped pecan-topped recipe is the tastiest way to do just that!
Looking for Luck in 2021? These New Year's Day Dishes Deliver Fortune *and* Flavor
Looking for Luck in 2021? These New Year's Day Dishes Deliver Fortune *and* Flavor
Apricot-Stuffed Pork Loin
Pork loin might just be most lucky of main dish choices for New Year's day. Seasonal apricots add a touch of sweet to the dish.
Radicchio Salad with Oranges and Bacon
In China, citrus is given at the New Year as a sign of prosperity. This salad, by James Peterson, author of Kitchen Simple, mixes with spicy radicchio and smoky bacon for a flavorful addition to the meal.
Grapefruit and Rosemary Mimosa
There's nothing luckier than having champagne on January 1, since drinking it is symbolic of wealth and can bring you prosperity in the new year. Mix up this pretty cocktail and enjoy your bubbles!
Honey Dinner Rolls
Honey's said to ensure sweetness for the coming year, a belief that dates at least to Roman times. Warm the house to welcome the new year with these homemade dinner rolls.
Honey-Poached Oranges
Cooked in sweet honey with fragrant winter spices, oranges make a sumptuous topping for vanilla ice cream or other goodies in this recipe by David Guas, the chef-owner of Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery in Arlington, Virginia.
Because we could all use a little more luck this next year.