You know what they say: food enters through the eyes first.
But this menu not only has beautiful dishes, we also play with the contrasts in flavor and texture provided by different seasonal fruits and vegetables, spices, dairy products, meats, legumes, fish and other ingredients.
In case there was any more advantage to add, all the recipes for the dishes that comprise it are easy to prepare;
except for some on the weekend, which is when we have more time to dedicate to gastronomic revelry.
Monday February 26
FIRST:
SOFT CELERY CREAM
Getting to love one of the least popular vegetables is a matter of choosing well the part you are going to cook, using the appropriate technique and accompanying it with ingredients that enhance the best of its flavor.
Celery can be your new best friendJULIA LAICH
SECOND:
ROASTED AND MARINATED PORK BELLY WITH CHIRIMOYA AND SPICES
There are some who, just by looking at the photo, are already salivating like Pavlov's dog.
The pork belly in this recipe is marinated with cherimoya, garlic, chili, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and honey.
DESSERT:
ORANGE CREAM
It can be used to fill crepes or cover a cake, on top of buttered toast or as a sauce for a dessert with ice cream, a dark chocolate mousse or a cheesecake.
Tuesday February 27
FIRST:
BEET AND BLUE CHEESE TARTAR
This appetizer is suitable for those who do not eat animals, with the sweet touch of honey, the crunch of walnuts and the intensity of blue cheese.
It doesn't have meat, nor does it need STOMAKO
SECOND:
PASTA WITH BROCCOLI, ALMONDS AND LEMON
If you have problems with broccoli because when you were little it was prepared too cooked, with this recipe you will make peace with it in a second: it is prepared al dente and has the fresh addition of lemon.
DESSERT:
SEASONAL FRUIT: GRAPEFRUIT
Poor grapefruit, relegated since the eighties to the category of diet breakfast due to its bitterness and lightness.
Have you tried it roasted?
Wednesday February 28
FIRST:
BEET AND CITRUS SALAD WITH WHIPPED TOFU
Salads are not just for summer, and we prove it with a recipe that is pure winter.
Combining beet, orange and grapefruit with the creaminess of tofu will make you want this season to last another month.
SECOND:
SATAY STYLE STEWED RED LENTILS
These skinless lentils are prepared very quickly and do not require soaking.
Enhance the color they lose during cooking with ingredients such as tomato or pumpkin and finish with a creamy peanut sauce.
DESSERT:
BIENMESABE CANARIO
Almonds are its main ingredient, accompanied by syrup, yolks, lemon peel, cinnamon and, depending on who prepares it, a splash of sweet malvasia (a typical wine of the islands), biscuits or butter.
I think those bowls are from a certain Swedish company that rhymes with "idea"
Thursday February 29
FIRST:
BAKED POTATOES WITH LEMON AND OREGANO
Say goodbye to the dry baked potato and hello to its creamy inside and toasted outside version.
The secret: a very simple Greek technique with only three ingredients.
SECOND:
MUSSELS WITH CIDER AND SHALLOTS
Mussels are very healthy and economical.
Here we prepare them in a very quick cider and shallot sauce that, when we add their own juices, becomes a flavor bomb.
If you cook them to perfection, they are a delightIÑIGO SOMOVILLA DE MIGUEL
DESSERT:
SEASONAL FRUIT: MANDARIN
Ok: the smell of tangerines is not easy to remove from your fingers, but it is a lesser evil compared to their juiciness.
Friday March 1
FIRST:
CAULIFLOWER AND ROASTED LEEKS WITH YOGURT SAUCE
We once again opt for the oven as a tool to obtain tasty, caramelized vegetables without added calories.
A yogurt and curry powder sauce finishes off a winning move from minute zero.
That golden one is good loveCarlos Román
SECOND:
BILBAINE-CURED MAKERS
A festival of sea flavor, freshness and texture that we vilely insulted the chef of the Bocanegra restaurant in A Coruña.
The first one who said 'Galicia, quality' knew what he was talking about.
DESSERT:
HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE DALKYS
It has everything to succeed: the combination of chocolate and whipped cream, and a small size.
By making it at home you can present it in cute little glass jars and look like a gentleman or lady.
Saturday March 2
MAIN COURSE:
WRAPPED CHILDREN
No real child has suffered during the preparation of these rolled beef fillets with a filling of pancetta, cheese and mustard, stewed in a delicious sauce based on concentrated meat broth.
It tastes better over low heatJulia Laich
DESSERT:
SEASONAL FRUIT: ORANGE
We are sorry to tell you that oranges do not cure colds, but they are still very delicious.
Sunday March 3
MAIN COURSE:
GNUDI
There are some (few) types of homemade pasta that are easy to prepare without the need for extensive assembly, such as
gnudi
, spinach and ricotta balls typical of Tuscany.
DESSERT:
KIWI CAKE
If you thought that cooking with kiwi was impossible, here we show you otherwise.
This cake has two parts: a base of cookies and butter, and a cream of yellow kiwis, cream, egg yolks and condensed milk.
Kiwi dessertJulia Laich
The weekend drink
HOMEMADE LEMONADE
This lemonade differs from the usual ones in that it is not prepared with lemon juice, but with the whole fruit, which makes it more refreshing.
To take advantage of the citrus seasonMikel López Iturriaga
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