Smoked Salmon Tartare with Confit Egg Yolks

Smoked Salmon Tartare with Confit Egg Yolks
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I’m back from my Christmas breather to share with you a couple of recipes for New Year’s Eve. Now, these are not for party planners or people expecting a crowd of 50. No, what I have in store for you is a chill but luxurious New Year’s menu for two. You could accommodate up to four if necessary but I did envision this menu as a sort of at-home date night. Consequently, all the dishes are fairly romantic and require very little fuss to serve the day of. No one wants to be stranded at the dinner table as their date fiddles with something in the kitchen. Undivided attention is what we’re after and that all starts with this Smoked Salmon Tartare.

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Çilbir Potato Rösti with Fresh Mint

Cilbir Potato Rosti with Fresh Mint
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Sometimes creating a tasty piece of fusion is as simple as popping one dish on top of the other. While I’m not inclined to rob myself of praise, today’s mashup was really a no-brainer. Çilbir (Turkish Eggs) perched on top a golden potato rösti? Why wouldn’t you want something like that? I’m only surprised I haven’t seen it before. It is the perfect brunch food. Golden crispy potatoes to soothe any potential hangovers, delicately poached eggs with runny yolks, paired with the enlivening sharp tang of yogurt. This is the stuff brunch dreams. Oh and there’s chili butter! Yeah, you’re going to need this Cilbir Potato Rösti in your life.

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Mapo Tofu Frittata with Green Salad

Mapo Tofu Frittata with Green Salad
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The weekend is a blink away and summer mornings are perfect for ambitious brunch plans. So what better way to celebrate a Friday in July than with a delicious and surprisingly simple brunch recipe? This Mapo Tofu Frittata may seem complex and yes, it does require a few ingredients that you may or may not be familiar with. But I promise this frittata is as easy to pull off as any other. It just has more fire and moxie than its more pedestrian peers. The truth is complex flavors don’t always require complex techniques. So let’s dive right in.

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Green Panzanella Salad with Roasted Asparagus

Green Panzanella Salad with Roasted Asparagus
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I’m back with yet another salad. And once again this salad is short on virtue because this salad is mostly bread and I’m not the least bit sorry about it. It is my ardent belief that carbs make you a kinder, gentler person. I have no science to back this up, just my own experience with carb-related hangriness. But whether it’s true or not, I do think this Green Panzanella Salad makes the world, or at least a picnic, a better place to be. It has a thick creamy dressing, eggs with jammy yet velvety yolks, roasted asparagus, and as I mentioned earlier, it’s at least 80% bread. And don’t worry, there’s cheese in there as well.

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