Perfect Three Course Dinner

Ingredients
- 1 kg (8 cups) strong white bread flour
- 625 ml (3 cups) lukewarm water
- 2 ea. 7-gram sachets (1½ tbsp total) dried yeast
- 30 g (2 tbsp) salt
- 30 g (2 tbsp) white sugar
- Cold ham or beef, sliced thin
- Greek feta cheese, cubed
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Fresh-baked bread (see recipe above)
- Aperitif such as Bellini or Aperol Spritz
- Good quality beef carpaccio (2–3 slices per person)
- Chicory leaves, or other lettuce
- Parmesan cheese
- Olive oil
- Provençal herbs
- Grissini
- White bread (see recipe above)
- Red wine
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 lemons, juiced
- 125 g (9 tbsp) melted butter
- 1 bundle of chives, chopped fine
- 300 g (10.5 oz) green ribbon noodles
- ½ head of broccoli, cut into florets
- 4 salmon fillets (about 125 g each)
- Flour
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 3 eggs
- 100 g (3.5 oz) dark chocolate
- 100 g (3.5 oz) milk chocolate
- 40 g (3½ tbsp) sugar
- 2 tbsp hot water
- 200 ml (¾ cup) whipped cream
Steps
- Mound flour on clean work surface. Form hole in middle.
- Pour half the water into hole. Add yeast, sugar and salt. Stir with fork, gradually pulling in flour from sides. Add remaining water little by little.
- Knead once mixed. Form smooth ball. Put in bowl. Rise in warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Shape dough into loaf. Rise until doubled again.
- Bake loaf at 200°C (390°F), 15–20 minutes, until it sounds hollow when knocked. Cool before slicing.
- Wrap slice of ham or beef around each piece of cheese.
- Serve with olive oil, fresh bread and aperitif of choice.
- Arrange carpaccio on chicory leaves on each plate.
- Finely grate parmesan over top.
- Drizzle with a little olive oil.
- Sprinkle herbs over top. Decorate plate with two grissini.
- Serve with bread and red wine.
Sauce
- Mix egg yolks and lemon juice in glass bowl. Set bowl over pot of simmering water.
- Mix in butter little by little, stirring constantly until sauce thickens.
- Mix in chives. Season with salt and pepper.
Noodles
- Boil noodles in large pot of salted water, stirring occasionally.
- Drain when al dente, about 8 minutes.
Broccoli
- Boil broccoli florets in salted water about 10 minutes.
- Remove while still firm to the bite. Cook just before serving; they cool quickly.
Salmon
- Coat skin of fish fillets with flour.
- Heat thin layer of oil in pan over medium-high heat. Place fillets flour-side down.
- Drizzle with lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook until crispy, about 12 minutes. Beware of splattering fat.
- Arrange noodles, salmon and broccoli on plate.
- Top with sauce.
- Separate eggs. Whip egg whites.
- Melt both chocolates in metal bowl over pan of simmering water. Cool until lukewarm.
- Whip egg yolks with hot water. Gradually add sugar. Whip until creamy. Quickly add melted chocolate. Mix in whipped cream and egg whites.
- Chill in fridge at least 3 hours.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Perfect Three Course Dinner” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2025-06-19, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changes. Steps rewritten into short commands. Introduction shortened. Wiki formatting removed. This adapted recipe is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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