5 little champagne Recipes

middle-cut skinless salmon fillets (6-7 oz/175-200 g each), champagne, butter , plus a little extra for greasing, shallots, finely chopped, all-purpose flour, heavy cream (double cream), keta salmon caviar, optional to garnish, fresh dill, to garnish, salt & freshly ground black pepper, fresh lemon, cut into 6 wedges

fresh little neck clams, shucked and on the half shell, crushed ice, kosher salt, crushed white pepper, champagne vinegar, olive oil, chopped shallots, caviar

extra-virgin olive oil, red onions, 1 cut into 1/4-inch dice and 1 sliced for garnish, kosher salt, crushed red pepper, garlic , finely smashed, ground lamb, fresh dill, finely chopped, fresh mint, finely chopped, fresh oregano, finely chopped, zest of 1/2 lemon, whole-wheat pitas , recipe follows, or 4 seeded hamburger buns, pickled feta spread , recipe follows, beefsteak tomato, sliced for garnish, baby spinach, for garnish, warm water, sugar, active dry yeast, bread flour , plus a little more for dusting, whole-wheat flour, cumin seeds, toasted and ground, kosher salt, cayenne pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for oiling bowl, champagne vinegar, sugar, kosher salt, mint tea bags, bay leaf, fresh mint stems (leaves reserved for something else), optional, fresh dill stems , same deal as the mint stems, fresh oregano stems , same deal as the mint stems, feta, coarsely crumbled, plain greek yogurt

radishes, washed and spit down the middle with a little stem (about 1/2-inch) still attached, champagne vinegar, white sugar, pickling spices, smashed garlic, stems fresh wild fennel (optional if you don tsp have it , or use 2 tbsp dried fennel seed)