trout & hawk

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Haddock on leeks deglazed with white wine
Basmati Rice 
Banana “semifreddo”
 Milk

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Spicy Puré of red lentils
Slices of  yellow tomatoes, slightly salted
Vanilla and lemon poached apple wedges
Sencha tea

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Stripes of carrots and orange bell peppers cooked in herb scented butter
Shrimps braised in olive oil with garlic and hot pepper flakes
Cantaloupe halves filled with bits of orange
Grapefruit/grenadine juice

My first test eaters were excited about the idea and immediately bubbled over with ideas for more colours and ingredients. We laughed a lot because  in German a “medium done” steak is “pink fried”, or Schwarzwurzeln (salsifies) are white but their name actually is “black roots”…  
The most challenging colours seemed to be brown (a must nevertheless, because of the beloved chocolate desserts) and black (pure extravaganza!)

This is a project of contemporary artist Sophie Calle. I immediately loved  its playfulness and  knew I wanted to try it myself . So from tomorrow I will come up with my own six monochromatic meals. Although I must say that the orange Monday with the puré of carrots, the prawns and the cantaloupe comes  so close to perfection that  I might use the original menu!