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Efficient meal planning not only ensures that you get to eat delicious well-cooked meals at home minus the stress of a last-minute dash to the supermarket and all the bad decisions that entails, but it also helps to cut back on food waste.
With that in mind, we wanted to provide you with an enticing set of recipes to try at home, one for each day of the week, some simple, some a little more ambitious, that will take your meal planning up a level.
Step forward seven Dubai-based chefs – “A supper club sensation, a neighbourhood favourite, a catering queen, an award-winning cookbook author, a power chef under 30, a pastry mastermind, and a culinary director of a five-star property” – all of whom are cooking at The Kitchen Takeover: 7 Chefs in 7 Weeks event at award-winning Boca in Dubai, one of the UAE’s most acclaimed restaurants.
The event, sponsored by S.Pellegrino, sees a different chef taking over the Boca kitchen for a three-night stint over the course of, you guessed it, seven weeks. Having kicked off in January, there are still two chefs left to cook. Head to Boca’s Instagram for more details and to find out how to book.
So, when we were looking for seven recipes for seven days it made sense to ask these seven top chefs for their ideas, in a satisfyingly circular kind of way. Let’s meet the chefs, from all over the world, and discover a recipe for every day of the week.
Monday – Beetroot mutabal with apple, walnuts and anchovy oil by Bethany Kehdy
Start the week off in a healthy and delicious frame of mind with this beetroot mutabal recipe from chef, author, presenter and founder of Taste Lebanon, Bethany Kehdy.
Tuesday – Sea bass ceviche with coconut sauce and jalapeño granita
Have a zingy Tuesday with this simple ceviche recipe from Gabriela Chamorro, the Nicaraguan chef behind the acclaimed ‘Girl and the Goose’ supper club.
Wednesday – Pandan coconut sorbet by Sheerin Ghaffar
Why not try this refreshing pandan (also known as vanilla grass) and coconut sorbet from Hakkasan Dubai’s Head Pastry Chef, Singaporean Sheerin Ghaffar, for a hump day treat?
Thursday – Panelle with tzatziki by Sara Aqel
These chickpea fitters with creamy tzatziki by Palestinian chef Sara Aqel make for a great snack or a component of a larger mezze-style meal.
Friday – Arroz con mariscos by Penelope Diaz
Gather your friends and family for a Friday night rice and seafood feast with this recipe from Peruvian chef Penelope Diaz of Dubai’s popular Fusión Ceviche restaurant. Just bump up the quantities if there’s a lot of you!
Saturday – Rose and fig macaron by Trisha Henault
It’s time to master macarons! Once you’ve nailed these decadent rose and fig macarons from Indian chef Trisha Henault of Tandoor Tina, you’ll have the confidence to bake a batch of these sugary treats whenever the mood takes you.
Sunday – Quail pithivier, mushrooms duxelles, foie gras and Madeira sauce by Célia Stoecklin
France’s Célia Stoecklin, Caterer Middle East's 30 under 30 best chefs, and 2022 Hotel Young Chef of the Year, has devised a luxurious quail pithivier with a rich madeira sauce that will make a great Sunday project and leave you happily lulling on the sofa afterwards. The perfect end to the week.
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