A festival of flavours in this menu with a focus on vegetables, fruits & nuts, sweet & sour combination for this lovely and refined starter, an exotic touch with the main and summer feeling for the dessert
Prepare pistachios: In a small pan put 3 TBSP unsalted pistachios to grill for 5 minutes over medium heat
Prepare nectarines: Cut nectarines in halves and display them next to one another in a large oven-safe dish. Add 1 tsp liquid honey and ½ tsp ghee (or butter) on each nectarine half. Pour 4 TBSP water around the nectarines in the dish
Bake: Place the dish in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Leave the dish in the oven with the door slightly open until serving
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Done
20' preparation
Rocket & pear salad
Prepare walnuts: Chop 12 walnut halves roughly. Put them to roast over medium heat in a small frying pan for 5 minutes. Add ½ TBSP liquid honey and cook for another 2 minutes until lightly caramelized. Let cool on a parchment paper separating the bits
Prepare salad: Peel, core and cut 2 pears in quarters. Place 100g rocket salad evenly on 3 plates. Add pear quarters and sprinkle with caramelized walnuts. For the dressing, mix in a small bowl 2 TBSP tamari (or soy sauce), the juice of ½ a lemon and 2 TBSP olive oil
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Done
20' preparation + 10' cooking
Beef tenderloin & snow peas with sesame seeds
Prepare vegetables: Mince 3 spring onions including their greens, peel 2 garlic cloves, peel 2cm fresh ginger. In a large skillet, heat up 1 TBSP sesame oil, add minced spring onions, press garlic over the pan, grate ginger over the pan, stir fry together for 5 minutes. Add snow peas and frozen peas, add 3 TBSP water, cover and let simmer gently for 10 minutes
Prepare the meat: Sprinkle some salt on 300g beef tenderloin, press well. Put a large skillet over medium heat, add ½ TBSP sesame oil, when hot add the meat and grill 1 minute on each side. Remove from skillet and cut in small cubes. In a large mixing bowl put the meat cubes, add 1 TBSP black sesame seeds and some ground black pepper, mix. Add the vegetables and mix with the meat
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Done
Rocket & pear salad
To serve: Pour the dressing evenly over the salad, add ground black pepper
5
Done
Beef tenderloin & snow peas with sesame seeds
To serve: Serve on plates or bowls and decorate with some chervil cut with the scissors over the mixture
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Done
Grilled nectarines & pistachios
To serve: Place 3 lukewarm nectarine halves on each plate, sprinkle the grilled pistachios on the fruits
