Continental menu items are a reflection of the taste and culinary preferences of the West European cuisines. These dishes are a combination of French, English, and Italian delicacies. Here are some typical continental dishes that you can try.

Breakfast Continental Menu Ideas:

• Classic French Toast- bread dipped in a custard mixture made of eggs and cooked until golden brown.
• Porridge - tasty breakfast where oatmeal is cooked in water.
• Scrambled Eggs in Toast Cups - toasted bread cups filled with scrambled eggs and chopped parsley.
• Fresh Blueberry Pie- healthy and filling breakfast  where pie shells are filled with berries and baked in oven, before they are served.
• Garlic Bread- Bread slices heavily coated with garlic butter are baked in oven and served hot.

Lunch Continental Menu Ideas:

• Broccoli Soup - fantastic creamy soup made from broccoli, onions, carrots, chicken broth and sour cream.
• Continental Potato Salad - amazing appetizer prepared with potatoes, onions and apples.
• Continental Beefsteak - one of the most popular continental side dishes where beef is roasted  with garlic cloves, green peppers, olives, tomatoes and other spices.
• Continental Chicken - high protein diet where chicken pieces rolled in flour are fried and cooked with onions, paprika celery flakes, and rice.
• Saucy Beef Roulades - tasty platter where steaks are cooked along with onion, tomato soup, assorted herbs and spices.

Continental Menu Ideas for dinner:

• Continental Zucchini - mouth savoring dish where Zucchini is cooked along with kernel corn, garlic, salad oil and cheese.
• Garden Salad with Croutons - irresistible salad featuring Boston lettuce, croutons, salad dressing and cheese.
• Dinner Casserole - tasty baked meat cooked with potatoes, onions, tomato puree, green beans, sauce, other assorted herbs and spices.
• Tuna and macaroni Croquettes - awesome main dish where macaroni is cooked along with soup and then baked after it is mixed together with parsley, tuna, green pepper and cheese.
• Eggplant Parmigiana - eggplant cooked along with ground beef, parsley, onion, tomato and cheese.

Contintental menu snacks:

• Cheese Straws - Flour mixed together with cheese, egg and milk is cut into pieces and baked in preheated oven.
• Beef and Mushroom Burger -  a teatime dish featuring mushrooms, tomatoes, beef and other herbs.
• Spicy Rainbow Fry - crispy spicy snack consisting potatoes, beets, sweet potatoes and other spices.

Desserts:

• Continental Lemon Cake - lip-smacking dish made from granulated sugar, strawberries and yellow layered cake mix.
• Continental Cookies - amazing dessert made of egg, lemon peel, blanched almonds, flour, milk and sugar.
• Continental Fruit Pie - yummy dessert made from flour, caster sugar, egg, butter and assorted fruit pieces.
• Chocolate Torte - cake piece served chilled with a chocolate frosting made of butter, chocolate pieces, sugar and vanilla extract makes any Continental menu complete!

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