Nordic Week: seven days from the northern kitchen

Cold-water fish, game, juniper, dill, cabbage and radishes: a week of Scandinavian flavours, every day under 20 g net carbs, ending with a slow-roasted pork belly Sunday dinner.
At a glance
15.8 g net carbs a day on average · highest day 19.8 g · limit 20 g. Every number is added up from the verified figures of each recipe (one serving per meal). How we calculate.
Monday
BreakfastNordic Breakfast Plate: Eggs, Smoked Mackerel, Cucumber & Seed Crackers4.4 g
LunchSmoked Salmon Cucumber Ribbons with Lemon-Dill Cream5 g
DinnerJuniper-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Buttered Caraway Cabbage6.2 g
15.6 g net carbs · 78 g protein · 79 g fat · 1078 kcal
Tuesday
BreakfastPerfect Eggs, Two Ways: Soft-Scrambled & Jammy2.1 g
LunchJuniper-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Buttered Caraway Cabbage (leftovers)6.2 g
DinnerCrisp Mackerel with Horseradish Cream & Cucumber-Dill Salad7 g
15.3 g net carbs · 89 g protein · 100 g fat · 1317 kcal
Wednesday
BreakfastMushroom, Spinach & Goat Cheese Frittata2.7 g
LunchCreamy Egg Salad Lettuce Cups with Chives & Celery3.2 g
DinnerCrustless Leek & Chicken Flamiche with Gruyère8.1 g
14 g net carbs · 68 g protein · 97 g fat · 1200 kcal
Thursday
BreakfastMushroom, Spinach & Goat Cheese Frittata (leftovers)2.7 g
LunchCrustless Leek & Chicken Flamiche with Gruyère (leftovers)8.1 g
DinnerWhole Baked Trout with Lemon-Sorrel Butter3.4 g
14.2 g net carbs · 91 g protein · 111 g fat · 1419 kcal
Friday
BreakfastMushroom, Spinach & Goat Cheese Frittata (leftovers)2.7 g
LunchCrustless Leek & Chicken Flamiche with Gruyère (leftovers)8.1 g
DinnerArctic Char with Brown Butter, Dill & Butter-Braised Radishes3.2 g
14 g net carbs · 86 g protein · 95 g fat · 1254 kcal
Saturday
BreakfastPerfect Eggs, Two Ways: Soft-Scrambled & Jammy2.1 g
LunchLemon-Dill Salmon Cakes with Cucumber & Radish3.7 g
DinnerVenison with Juniper, Butter-Fried Chanterelles & Lingonberries6.3 g
DessertCardamom Panna Cotta with Raspberries5.9 g
18 g net carbs · 93 g protein · 122 g fat · 1537 kcal
Sunday
BreakfastNordic Breakfast Plate: Eggs, Smoked Mackerel, Cucumber & Seed Crackers4.4 g
LunchLemon-Dill Salmon Cakes with Cucumber & Radish (leftovers)3.7 g
DinnerSlow-Roasted Pork Belly with Crackling, Fennel-Garlic Rub and Roasted Cabbage with Mustard5.8 g
DessertCardamom Panna Cotta with Raspberries (leftovers)5.9 g
19.8 g net carbs · 83 g protein · 224 g fat · 2423 kcal
Prep plan
- Monday: cook a double portion of the juniper pork; Tuesday’s lunch is ready.
- Tuesday evening: bake the mushroom & goat cheese frittata (breakfast Wednesday to Friday).
- Wednesday: the flamiche feeds dinner tonight and lunch on Thursday and Friday.
- Friday: make the panna cotta and the salmon cakes; Saturday night score and salt the pork belly for Sunday.
Shopping list for the whole plan
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Vegetables, herbs & fruit
- 440 g cucumber
- 24 g dill
- 270 g radishes (with leaves)
- 3 lemons
- 18 g chives
- 10 g watercress
- 340 g pointed or savoy cabbage
- 3 g parsley
- 150 g spinach
- 1 avocados
- 1 tsp radishes (with leaves)
- 30 g watercress or rocket
- 150 g mushrooms
- 30 g rocket leaves
- 30 g celery
- 80 g little gem or cos lettuce
- 1 leeks
- 0.5 tbsp thyme leaves
- 110 g mixed salad leaves
- 2 parsley
- 130 g green beans or asparagus
- 80 g chanterelles
- 1 shallot
- 1 sprigs thyme
- 10 g lingonberries
- 50 g kale or brussels sprout leaves
- 50 g raspberries
- 1 g mint
- 1 1 sliced onion and 2 bay leaves under the pork (optional)
- 1 small green or savoy cabbage
Fish & shellfish
- 120 g smoked mackerel fillet
- 60 g smoked salmon
- 2 mackerel fillets
- 1 whole rainbow trout
- 1 skin-on arctic char fillets
- 200 g cooked salmon
Meat & poultry
- 1 pork tenderloin
- 200 g cooked chicken
- 180 g venison loin or reindeer fillet
- 38 ml game or beef stock
- 0.2 kg skin-on pork belly
Dairy & eggs
- 18 eggs
- 40 g aged cheese
- 170 g butter
- 30 g full-fat cream cheese
- 260 ml double cream
- 50 g crème fraîche
- 40 g soft goat cheese
- 30 g mayonnaise
- 100 ml crème fraîche
- 60 g gruyère
- 27 g sour cream
- 50 ml whole milk
Pantry
- 4 seed crackers
- 15 g creme fraiche
- 10 dried juniper berries
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 0.75 tsp black peppercorns and 1 tsp sea salt
- 70 ml olive oil (or your cooking oil)
- 0.75 tsp caraway seeds
- 0.75 tsp cider vinegar
- 0.5 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1.25 tsp Dijon mustard
- a pinch paprika
- a pinch nutmeg
- 10 g almond flour
- 3 green cardamom pods
- 2 gelatine leaves
- 3 tsp monk fruit sweetener (optional)
- 0.25 tsp vanilla extract
- 0.25 tsp fennel seeds
Vegetables, herbs & fruit
- 870 g cucumber
- 48 g dill
- 540 g radishes (with leaves)
- 5 lemons
- 36 g chives
- 20 g watercress
- 670 g pointed or savoy cabbage
- 6 g parsley
- 300 g spinach
- 1 avocados
- 2 tsp radishes (with leaves)
- 60 g watercress or rocket
- 300 g mushrooms
- 60 g rocket leaves
- 60 g celery
- 150 g little gem or cos lettuce
- 2 leeks
- 1 tbsp thyme leaves
- 220 g mixed salad leaves
- 4 parsley
- 250 g green beans or asparagus
- 150 g chanterelles
- 1 shallot
- 1 sprigs thyme
- 20 g lingonberries
- 100 g kale or brussels sprout leaves
- 100 g raspberries
- 2 g mint
- 1 1 sliced onion and 2 bay leaves under the pork (optional)
- 1 small green or savoy cabbage
Fish & shellfish
- 240 g smoked mackerel fillet
- 120 g smoked salmon
- 4 mackerel fillets
- 1 whole rainbow trout
- 2 skin-on arctic char fillets
- 400 g cooked salmon
Meat & poultry
- 2 pork tenderloin
- 400 g cooked chicken
- 350 g venison loin or reindeer fillet
- 80 ml game or beef stock
- 0.5 kg skin-on pork belly
Dairy & eggs
- 36 eggs
- 80 g aged cheese
- 330 g butter
- 60 g full-fat cream cheese
- 510 ml double cream
- 100 g crème fraîche
- 80 g soft goat cheese
- 60 g mayonnaise
- 200 ml crème fraîche
- 120 g gruyère
- 60 g sour cream
- 100 ml whole milk
Pantry
- 8 seed crackers
- 30 g creme fraiche
- 20 dried juniper berries
- 2 dried bay leaf
- 1.25 tsp black peppercorns and 1 tsp sea salt
- 140 ml olive oil (or your cooking oil)
- 1.25 tsp caraway seeds
- 1.25 tsp cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 2.25 tsp Dijon mustard
- a pinch paprika
- a pinch nutmeg
- 20 g almond flour
- 6 green cardamom pods
- 3 gelatine leaves
- 6 tsp monk fruit sweetener (optional)
- 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 0.75 tsp fennel seeds
Vegetables, herbs & fruit
- 1740 g cucumber
- 100 g dill
- 1080 g radishes (with leaves)
- 10 lemons
- 80 g chives
- 40 g watercress
- 1340 g pointed or savoy cabbage
- 11 g parsley
- 590 g spinach
- 2 avocados
- 4 tsp radishes (with leaves)
- 120 g watercress or rocket
- 600 g mushrooms
- 120 g rocket leaves
- 120 g celery
- 300 g little gem or cos lettuce
- 4 leeks
- 2 tbsp thyme leaves
- 440 g mixed salad leaves
- 8 parsley
- 500 g green beans or asparagus
- 300 g chanterelles
- 1 shallot
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 40 g lingonberries
- 200 g kale or brussels sprout leaves
- 200 g raspberries
- 3 g mint
- 1 1 sliced onion and 2 bay leaves under the pork (optional)
- 1 small green or savoy cabbage
Fish & shellfish
- 480 g smoked mackerel fillet
- 240 g smoked salmon
- 8 mackerel fillets
- 2 whole rainbow trout
- 4 skin-on arctic char fillets
- 800 g cooked salmon
Meat & poultry
- 3 pork tenderloin
- 800 g cooked chicken
- 700 g venison loin or reindeer fillet
- 150 ml game or beef stock
- 1.0 kg skin-on pork belly
Dairy & eggs
- 71 eggs
- 160 g aged cheese
- 660 g butter
- 120 g full-fat cream cheese
- 1020 ml double cream
- 200 g crème fraîche
- 160 g soft goat cheese
- 120 g mayonnaise
- 400 ml crème fraîche
- 240 g gruyère
- 110 g sour cream
- 200 ml whole milk
Pantry
- 16 seed crackers
- 60 g creme fraiche
- 39 dried juniper berries
- 3 dried bay leaf
- 2.75 tsp black peppercorns and 1 tsp sea salt
- 280 ml olive oil (or your cooking oil)
- 2.75 tsp caraway seeds
- 2.75 tsp cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp cider vinegar
- 4.75 tsp Dijon mustard
- a few pinches paprika
- a few pinches nutmeg
- 40 g almond flour
- 12 green cardamom pods
- 6 gelatine leaves
- 12 tsp monk fruit sweetener (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.25 tsp fennel seeds
Nutrition figures are estimates based on food tables and the recipe yields. They are not medical advice. If you follow a therapeutic diet, use your own weighed portions and talk to your doctor or dietitian.
