Menu of the week: recipe ideas from Monday December 30 to Sunday January 5

After enjoying Christmas, we continue with the unmissable New Year’s meal. For the occasion, we pull out all the stops with a festive table and unmissable New Year’s Eve recipes. On the menu: gravelax salmon as a starter, and, as a main course, a delicious risotto with porcini mushrooms. To conclude gently, the all-chocolate cheesecake will delight gourmets. The rest of the week, seasonal vegetables are available in light winter recipes full of flavor. A great way to start this new year.

The menu of the week

Monday

Leek soup with miso
Endive gratin with gorgonzola
Savoie cake with lime zest

Tuesday

Salmon gravlax, raevesauce sauce
Risotto with porcini mushrooms, sage and mascarpone
All chocolate cheesecake

Wednesday

Garlic Broth with Sage and Chicken
Polenta with roasted winter vegetables
Chestnut apple compote

THURSDAY

Roasted squash, porcini and walnut salad
Indian falafel with coral lentils and carrot, cumin and lime raita
Lemon creams

Friday

Salsify and green mayonnaise fritters
Fisherman’s broth with cod and fennel
Chestnut cream and chocolate tartlets

SATURDAY

Endive, apple, celery, beetroot and walnut salad
Shrimp and Chicken Pad Thai
Apples stuffed with ricotta and dried fruits

Sunday

Orange and fennel salad, sherry and oregano vinaigrette
Cauliflower tartiflette
Chocolate and pecan babka

My shopping list for the week

This week, at the greengrocer, we put leeks, potatoes, salsify, endives, carrots, pumpkin, porcini mushrooms, beets, fennel, celery, cauliflower, shallots, garlic and onions in our basket. As for fruits, you will need apples, chestnuts, oranges, lemons and limes. Don’t forget the fresh herbs: dill, parsley, bay leaf, coriander, mint and sage leaves.

A quick detour to the butcher to pick up some chicken fillets and bacon. At the fishmonger, get some salmon, cod and shrimp.

Then, head to the salty grocery store to get spices: chili pepper, turmeric, cumin, cardamom, nutmeg, oregano. We continue by taking eggs, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, toasted salted almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, raisins, cornstarch, polenta, risotto rice, rice noodles, sesame oil, cider vinegar , white miso, soy sauce, mustard and coral lentils. Let’s move on to the sweet grocery store with white and icing sugar, brown sugar, dark and milk chocolate, chestnut cream, cocoa powder, petit-beurre type biscuits, honey.

Stop at the fresh produce section to pick up unsalted and semi-salted butter, liquid cream, Greek yogurt, milk, gorgonzola, parmesan, mascarpone, cream cheese (Philadelphia type), blue cheese, ricotta and reblochon.

Bon appetit and happy new year!