Daily menu, November 5: smoked salmon and apple, autumnal bacon loaf, chocolate-walnut karyokes
This daily menu for November 5 brings contrasting textures and flavors together for a meal that feels especially suited to autumn. It begins with a cool, no-cook starter, moves to a savory loaf with familiar, hearty ingredients, and finishes with a chocolate-and-walnut dessert.
The starter layers smoked salmon, crisp green apple and fresh goat cheese, balancing richness with a bright, tart note. For the main course, bacon, goat cheese and walnuts make a savory loaf that can be served as part of lunch or dinner, with a salad alongside if desired. Walnuts also link the main dish to dessert, giving the menu a subtle thread of nutty flavor.
To end, healthy karyokes combine walnuts and whole-wheat cereal with cocoa, cherry spoon sweet or craisins, and a chocolate coating. The three courses offer a pleasing range, from fresh and creamy to savory and substantial, then sweet and cocoa-rich. Use the recipe notes and grouped shopping list below to plan the menu and gather its ingredients.
Smoked salmon and green apple mille-feuille
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Autumnal bacon, goat cheese and walnut loaf
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Chocolate and walnut karyokes
In a food processor add the rusks and powder. Place in a bowl together with cereals, walnuts, butter, sugar, cocoa and cherries and using your hand mix them well. Add the honey (or milk) and mix until they can hold together. Shape round about th
Frequently asked questions
A green apple, such as Granny Smith, adds tartness and crunch to balance the salmon and goat cheese.
Can I use a different cheese in the starter?
A soft spreadable cheese or cream cheese can replace the fresh goat cheese, though the flavor will be milder.
Is the salmon starter gluten-free?
The supplied recipe describes it as gluten-free and lists salmon, apple, goat cheese and dill.
How can I serve the bacon and walnut loaf?
Serve it as a main dish, with a salad if desired, or enjoy it as part of the menu's lunch or dinner spread.
How should I store the savory loaf?
The recipe notes recommend keeping it refrigerated in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap; it can also be frozen.
What can replace the cherry spoon sweet in the karyokes?
The ingredient list gives craisins as an alternative; the cherry spoon sweet is used without its syrup.
What is used to coat the karyokes?
The coating ingredients are couverture chocolate, margarine and milk.
Shopping list for the complete menu
- 1 green apple
- 3 oz sliced smoked salmon
- 5 oz fresh goat cheese (like Chavroux)
- dill
- 1 ⅔ cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder (1 sachet)
- pepper
- 3 eggs
- 6 tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp milk
- 10 walnuts
- 6.5 oz goat cheese log
- 3.5 oz smoked bacon lardons
- 170 grams (low fat, low sugar) rusks
- 1 cup whole wheat cereals
- 1 cup walnuts pounded (plus whole walnuts for decoration)
- ¼ cup demerera (or brown) sugar
- 100 grams becel proactive olive oil margarine
- 1/3 dark cocoa, sieved
- ½ cup of cherry spoon sweet, without syrup (optional)- (or craisins)
- 3 tablespoons Greek honey (or low fat milk)
- 375 grams couverture chocolate
- 2 tablespoons becel margarine
- 4 tablespoons milk 0%
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