Stunning sea bream carpaccio by Cyril Lignac; generous beef wellington; trunk with snowy flavors, Christmas is just around the corner. Whether you opt for a traditional Christmas meal or prefer to focus on originality, deliciousness will always be a must on the Christmas table. The idea is to prepare a magical Christmas dinner using unusual recipes and a spectacular presentation. Christmas cake in the shape of a tree, flambéed meat, soufflé and frozen dessert, there are many ideas on the menu for this Christmas week.
What menu for the week?
Monday
Salmon carpaccio with pink fruits from Cyril Lignac
Seafood pie, salmon and watercress, herb sauce
Chocolate and Kororima Seed Soufflé
Tuesday
baker’s apples
Beef Wellington
Fir, almond and citrus layer cake, whipped cream zest
Wednesday
Scallop and oyster ceviche
Roasted duck with marsala, Christmas vegetables and clementines
Trunk of Mont Blanc by Christophe Felder
THURSDAY
Leek soup with miso
Escarole tatin with feta cheese
Apple and chestnut compote
Friday
Gougères on Mont d’Or
Autumn salad with apples, clementines and chestnuts
Mango cream and raw cocoa
SATURDAY
broccoli guacamole
Curried carrot cream and sautéed mullet fillets
Moist coffee cake with creamy coffee frosting
Sunday
Parmesan and Sage Christmas Cookies, Candied Shallot
Caramelized pork ribs, clementine and maple syrup sauce
Semifreddo with candied fruits
My shopping list for the week.
Side vegetablesWe put broccoli, carrots, onions, garlic, shallots, potatoes, mushrooms, winter vegetables, endives, lamb’s lettuce and leeks in our basket. Complete with sage leaves, thyme, chives, rosemary, to aromatic herbs.
For him fruitWe source mangoes, oranges, clementines, grapefruits, yellow and green lemons, Granny Smith apples, apples and chestnuts.
For the different Christmas menus we choose beautiful pieces of meat such as pork ribs, beef tenderloin, duck magret, dried duck breast and country ham.
on the shelf fishwe had mullet fillets, oysters, scallops and salmon.
Side cheeses and dairy productsyou will need semi-salted butter, whole milk, heavy cream, parmesan, mascarpone, feta cheese and mont d’or.
Cocoa powder, sugar and icing sugar, powdered almonds, baking powder, white and dark confectionery chocolate, flour, maple syrup, honey, cornstarch, chestnut puree, nuts and candied fruits make up the list of ingredients for the desserts and cakes.
on the shelf groceryWe highlight silken tofu, coconut cream, olive and sunflower oil, mustard, vegetable broth, balsamic vinegar, meat juice and cider vinegar on its list. Without forgetting turmeric, curry and Espelette pepper to spices.
we add eggsbut also clementine juice, marsala and rum, for example. drinks and alcohol.
Finally, we take rolls of puff pastry for Christmas Beef Wellington.
Have a good week and above all Merry Christmas!