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Clean 6  Jumbo shrimps and with a wooden skewer, skewer the shrimp from head to tail to keep it straight. Boil them for about a minute, take them out and once cooled take out the skewer. To make the salad, remove the skin from 1/4 cucumber  and cut it into small 5 mm cubes.  Do  the same for 1/2 Roma tomato ; then reduce 1/2 avocado into cubes of the same size. Mix the diced cucumber, tomato, and avocado with a tbsp olive oil , 1,5 tbsp jalapeno’s syrup , some tabasco and salt and  pepper. Serve as shown   Or just one, as an amuse (Here the original recipe in The Good Gourmet magazine)   Follow me on Instagram @peterschoenmaker7 and have a look at my book Breakfast in Gascony on Amazon for your Kindle from simple food, looking good Poached Shrimps with Chopped Guacamole Recipe from Sweet Cake Poached Shrimps with Chopped Guacamole Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2022/05/poached-shrimps-with-chopped-guacamole.html

Put a slice of Serano ham (on paper) in de microwave for 2x 30 sec to make it crispy. Drain a burrata and slice 1/2 in cubes, put on 2 plates. π Drizzle with smoked olive oil and season with pepper and sea salt. Roll up 4 slices of the ham , put on the cheese, with 50g raspberries . Again drizzle with smoked olive oil and 2 tsp balsamic cream. Finish with shards of crispy ham and edible flowers (Here the original recipe in Flemish)   Follow me on Instagram @peterschoenmaker7 and have a look at my book Breakfast in Gascony on Amazon for your Kindle from simple food, looking good Serano, raspberry, burrata Recipe from Sweet Cake Serano, raspberry, burrata Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2022/05/serano-raspberry-burrata-recipe.html

Boil 4 purple potatoes without peeling, otherwise they'll loose their colour. After 19 mins drain them and let them cool. Cut the end from 6 purple asparagus spears. There is no need to peel them and can be eaten raw.  Thinly slice a red onion and slice a spring onion. Whisk a dressing from 1 tsp Dyon mustard , the juice of 1/2 lime and olive oil . Season with salt and pepper. There is no need to peel the potatoes, but it looks nicer if you do. Crumble 100g feta cheese and shred 10 leaves of mint. Mix everything in a big bowl. I added some leftover broad beans and lime zest. (Based on a House&Garden recipe) from simple food, looking good Pretty in purple salad Recipe from Sweet Cake Pretty in purple salad Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2022/05/pretty-in-purple-salad-recipe.html

Peel 4  w hite asparagus , put in a pan, cover them with just enough water and bring to the boil. Lid on. Boil for 2 mins, then turn off the heat but keep them in for another 9 mins. Boil 120g frozen peas for 3 mins in vegetable stock , drain and blend with 1tbsp crême fraiche . season with salt and pepper. Make a dukkah ( pronounced doo-kah, is a traditional Egyptian blend of nuts, seeds, and warm spices)   in the blender from 30g toasted  almonds and the leaves from 3 sprigs of tarragon . Start plating with a spoonful of the pureed peas. Cover with 3 asparagus spears with 1/2 burrata on top. Finish with the dukkah and some tarragon. (Recipe by Culy Homemade)  Follow me on Instagram @peterschoenmaker7 and have a look at my book Breakfast in Gascony on Amazon for your Kindle from simple food, looking good White asparagus, burrata and dukkah Recipe from Sweet Cake White asparagus, burrata and dukkah Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2022/0

Cure 200g salmon 24 hours before intending to serve. Make the cure by toasting 2g coriander seeds 2g peppercorns in a dry pan until fragrant. Add to a food processor with 35g salt , 5g brown sugar , 7,5 g black treacle , 7,5g g rated ginger , 10 ml mirin and the zest of 1/2 lime and blend to a coarse paste Pin-bone the salmon and remove the skin. Place in a non-metallic container and cover with the cure mix on both sides. Cover and leave to cure in the fridge for 24 hours, turning several times to ensure an even cure Once ready, wash off the cure in cold water and pat dry. Thinly slice and mix the fish with 30g teriyaki sauce and set aside In a small bowl, sift 240g flour  once or twice to remove any clumps and to make it light and soft. Set aside. In a separate medium bowl, gently beat 1 egg until the yolk and egg whites are just barely incorporated. Combine 240g ice cold fizzy water  with the beaten egg.  Add the sifted flour into the bowl

Peel a 75g potato and boil in salted water. Then start the mayonaise by putting 1 egg yolk , 1/2 tbsp water , 1/2 tl wasabi and 1 tbsp vinegar in a blender beaker. Add 10g sushi ginger Grate 1/2 lime and add the zest to the mix, then the juice . Bruise a clove of garlic , peel an add 1/4 to the mix. Start blending with the stick blender, slowly add 1 dl arachide oil. Taste the mayo and season with salt, pepper, curry powder , curcuma , paprika powde r and 1 tbsp honey . Drain the potato and mash with 1/2 egg . Add 225g crab meat , 1 tbsp Panko and stir well. Season with cayenne pepper and smoked paprika powder. Shape into hamburgers, cover with breadcrumbs and fry in arachide oil. Remove the dense, crunchy core from 2 endives . Halve lengthwise and slice into a julienne.  Do the same with 1/2 Granny Smith . Dress the salad with some of the mayonaise, a few drops of vinegar and some dill . Serve as shown (Here a video with Jeroen Meeus demonstrating his recipe)

< purple cress < chili flakes < roasted peanut < hummus < kroepoek from simple food, looking good Hummus on prawn cracker Recipe from Sweet Cake Hummus on prawn cracker Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2022/05/hummus-on-prawn-cracker-recipe.html

Finely hack 2 de-seeded jalapeño's and slice 200g yellowtail in 1 cm cubes. Mix the fish and the peppers in 1 tsp l ime zest , 1 tbsp  lime juice , 1/4 tsp sea salt and marinate for 5-10 mins. Peel and slice a Lebanese (or small) cucumber Toast 20g unsalted peanuts in a dry pan and roughly hack. Serve as shown, with coriander leaves and some cress  (which I forgot) on top (Recipe by Donna Hay) Follow me on Instagram @peterschoenmaker7 and have a look at my book Breakfast in Gascony on Amazon for your Kindle from simple food, looking good Yellowtail ceviche Recipe from Sweet Cake Yellowtail ceviche Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2022/05/yellowtail-ceviche-recipe.html

Pre heat the oven at 180°C Put 2 heaps of 10g grated Parmesan on a paper covered baking tray, flatten them and bake for 10 mins. Cool om kitchen paper  Peel 4 w hite asparagus , put in a pan, cover them with just enough water and bring to the boil. Lid on. Boil for 2 mins, then kill the heat but keep them for another 9 mins. Toast a1 tbsp almond slivers in a dry pan, the pulverise them in the blender. Pan fry a  scallop  for 1 min per side, Then halve, season with sea salt and pepper. Slice the asparagus in 3 parts. Whisk 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tsp white wine vinegar,   stir in the asparagus. Start plating  with the Parmesan wafers on each plate with 4  pieces of asparagus stacked two by two. Dust them with almond powder. Follow with the halved scallop, a tsp of  caviar and finally some leek cress.   (Recipe from Catherine Nicolas' Amuse glaasjes) Follow me on Instagram @peterschoenmaker7 and have a look at my book Breakfast in Gascony on Amazon for your Kindl

Halve some cherry tomatoes , drip some olive oil over them and season with sea salt and za'atar . Bake in a 100°C oven during 1 hr. Pan fry some pine nuts in a dry pan Scoop 1/2 tbsp hummus in prawn crackers (kroepoek), finish with 1/2 tomato and a few pine nuts from simple food, looking good Crispy amuse from prawn cracker, hummus, cherry tomato, pine nuts Recipe from Sweet Cake Crispy amuse from prawn cracker, hummus, cherry tomato, pine nuts Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2022/05/crispy-amuse-from-prawn-cracker-hummus.html

Make a dressing from olive oil , white balsamic vinegar , pepper and salt.  Panfry 2 black tiger gamba's . Cool and cut. Peel and de-seed a ripe tomato . Cut 1/3 into a brunoise (small cubes). Do the same with 1/3 Granny Smith . Mix with the dressing.  Toast 10g pine nuts in a dry pan and add to the mix Do the same with 1 tsp hacked coriander , 1 tsp hacked chives , the pieces of gamba's and 20g cubed feta cheese. Thinly slice 200g salmon and season with olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Drape the slices against and around 2 serving rings, then use a kitchen burner to scorch the fish. Spoon the salad in the serving rings and compact with a spoon. Peel 4 more gamba's , season with salt, pepper and curry powder and panfry in olive oil. Serve as shown, with rucola , dill and dill oil ( Recipe by René de Baets, found on Hap&Tap) Follow me on Instagram @peterschoenmaker7 and have a look at my book Breakfast in Gascony on Amazon

Mix 1 tbsp harissa , 2 minced cloves of garlic , 2 tbsp pomegranate syrup , 2 tbsp l emon zest.  Warm the oven at 170°C Halve an aubergine lengthwise, use a sharp knife to make a crisscross pattern. Put them, skin side down in an oven dish and cover with the harissa mix and a bit of oil , bake in the hot oven for 50-60 mins. Then make a dressing from 30ml olive oil , 1 tbsp  balsamic vinegar , 1/2 tbsp  pomegranate syrup and lemon juice to taste. Make a salad from 200g cooked lentils , mix with 3g hacked parsley, 3g hacked coriander and 3g hacked mint leaves , 20g chia seeds and the dressing. Serve with Greek yoghurt (Recipe by Donna Hay) from simple food, looking good Grilled harissa aubergine, lentil salad Recipe from Sweet Cake Grilled harissa aubergine, lentil salad Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2022/05/grilled-harissa-aubergine-lentil-salad.html