Menu of the week: recipe ideas from Monday March 11 to Sunday March 17

This week, as always as spring approaches, spotlight on March fruits and vegetables. Kohlrabi and asparagus are featured in comforting dishes with spring flavors, ideal for getting through the last harshness of winter. Winter fruits and vegetables, trusty citrus fruits, carrots and even beets, also feature one last time in our preparations before the arrival of warm weather. A delicious seasonal transition full of vitamins!

What menu for the week?

Monday

Smoked corn soup
Dauphinois-style kohlrabi gratin
Coconut Macaroons

Tuesday

Smoked mozzarella crostini, anchovy butter and sage
Scandinavian meatballs
Pasticciotti al limone

Wednesday

Casserole eggs with Avesnes dumpling
Asparagus and old Comté tart
Chocolate Spoon Cookies

THURSDAY

Caesar salad with kale and Brussels sprouts
Linguine grana e pepe
Honey and pistachio mascarpone

Friday

Carrot and Celery Salad with Mint and Almonds
Fried chicken with chili paste
Tiramisù coconut, honey, lime

SATURDAY

Cauliflower and apple salad
Linguine with parmesan, peas and pepper
Giant hazelnut praline cookie

Sunday

Asian kohlrabi carpaccio
Veal colombo with green asparagus and spinach
Caramelized pineapple, passion fruit juice

Your shopping list for the week

This week, we slip into our basket at the primeur leeks, potatoes, corn, kohlrabi, cauliflower, Brussels and kale, fennel, raw beets, green asparagus, spring onions, carrots, celery, green pepper and spinach. Side fruits, you will need yellow and green lemons, apples, pineapple, pomegranate and passion fruit. Above all, we do not forget the fresh herbs : coriander, sage, dill, rosemary, thyme, parsley, mint, lemongrass and ginger.

Little detour to the butcher to buy ground pork, chicken legs and veal fillet. At the bakeradd a good wholemeal bread to your basket.

Direction thesalty grocery store to obtain spices: nutmeg, Espelette pepper, colombo, star anise and fennel seeds. We continue by taking sesame and sunflower seeds, pine nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, peanuts, almonds, mustard, black olives, ketchup, cannellini beans and linguine.

Let's move on to theSweet groceries with honey, vanilla pod, hazelnut paste, white and icing sugar, cocoa powder, spoon biscuits, dark chocolate, brown sugar, maple syrup and grated coconut.

Then stop at the department international cuisine to collect soy sauce, gochujang (chili paste) and coconut milk.

We stop at fresh section for dairy products, with semi-salted and unsalted butter, skimmed milk, thick crème fraîche and liquid natural yogurt, grated Comté, grana padano and grated parmesan, mascarpone, smoked bufala mozzarella, blue cheese, Avesnes meatballs and a dough flaky.

Before leaving, a little detour through the department frozen to take some peas and that's it.

Have a good week and enjoy your meal!