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We are on the verge of Holy Week which, in the best of cases, will mean pausing obligations for a while, having time for leisure and rest, enjoying probably more elaborate meals and longer after-dinner meals.
This week's menu brings together, on purpose and so that you save your energy for what's to come, rather simple recipes – although no less appetizing – and made with seasonal ingredients.
Monday March 18
FIRST:
AVOCADO STUFFED WITH CARROT AND QUAIL EGG
Stuffing an avocado is a great idea, especially if you do it with a very well seasoned carrot tartar topped with fried quail egg.
SECOND:
QUICK CHICKEN WITH PAPPY
A little sour cream and a couple of spices will stop brisket from looking dry and boring.
Creamy but not soggyMIREIA FONT
DESSERT:
CARAMELIZED ORANGES WITH COCOA AND CINNAMON
If you know how to peel an orange, you know how to make this dessert.
And if you have cinnamon sticks and chocolate, what are we going to tell you.
You're already late.
Tuesday March 19
FIRST:
CHICKPEAS WITH ANCHOVIES, TUNA AND RAW SPINACH
We only ask one thing of you, for your mother, your grandmother and all your ancestors: that you do not use second-rate canned chickpeas.
SECOND:
SPAGHETTI TO THE KILLER
This pasta is not cooked in boiling water, but is sautéed first and then finished as if it were a risotto in a sauce that only contains tomato, chilli and garlic.
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 20 March
FIRST:
CREAM OF LETTUCE AND PEAS
Lettuce has been ignored and relegated to bland mixed salads for years, but the truth is that this vegetable has many possible uses in the kitchen.
We teach you how to use it to make a cream.
SECOND:
NASI GORENG
In Indonesian,
nasi
means rice, and
goreng
means fried.
This preparation is one of the national dishes of Indonesia, where it is usually prepared with pickled vegetables as an accompaniment, which they call
acar
.
DESSERT:
LEMON CREAM AND MERINGUE CUPS
These little glasses of lemon meringue cream are nothing more than a simple adaptation of
lemon pie
, a cake that consists of a shortcrust pastry or
sablée
, a lemon cream and an Italian meringue to top it off.
And all the guests are happyJulia Laich
Thursday March 21
FIRST:
THE ULTIMATE CARROT CREAM
The best carrot cream we've tried uses science to get the most out of this vegetable.
Its author explains to us the how and why of this recipe, which couldn't be easier.
SECOND:
GRILLED MAKERLER WITH POTATO SALAD
In this recipe we accompany the mackerel, which is at its optimal consumption date, with a salad that is the cousin of the Russian salad.
We couldn't put it easier and richer.
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 22th
FIRST:
BASQUE-STYLE CHARD
This dish smells and tastes like traditional Basque cuisine.
And as if it were not enough Basque, in this recipe the famous Idiazábal cheese is added.
SECOND:
CLAMS, 'BEURRE BLANC' AND GREEN ASPARAGUS
Beurre
blanc
is a sauce originally from Brittany that is prepared with butter, dry white wine and shallot.
We use it to cover some clams and some whole green asparagus cooked al dente
.
You'll want to add beurre blanc to everythingClaudia Polo
DESSERT:
BUTTER COOKIES
This cookie recipe is foolproof and when you bake them your house will smell heavenly.
The bad: they are so good that it is difficult to contain yourself and not devour them all in one sitting.
Saturday March 23
MAIN COURSE:
WELLINGTON VEGETARIAN
Stuffed with portobello mushrooms, caramelized red onion, cooked chestnuts (either homemade, or bought vacuum-packed), walnuts and a little sweet potato so you don't miss the original version of this meat classic.
DESSERT:
SEASONAL FRUIT: KIWI
Kiwi is in season and is one of the fruits with the highest concentration of vitamin C. Ideal for coping with the cold.
Sunday March 24
MAIN COURSE:
FRIED PORK'S EAR 'SSÄM'
Ssäm is a popular Korean dish
that
can be summarized as a kind of taco with a lettuce leaf base, appropriate to accompany fatty and heavy fillings such as pig's ear, since it lightens them.
DESSERT:
CHOCOLATE CHEESE CAKE
If you're fed up with the traditional recipe, you should try this ultra-creamy and chocolatey twist.
The weekend drink
SICILIAN-STYLE COFFEE SLUSH
A Sicilian classic that ice coffee enthusiasts will love and that can be prepared by any creature who knows how to make coffee and has a freezer: it has no more mystery.
Coffee for everyoneMiriam García Martínez
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