Miso Cured Low Temperature Salmon, Avocado & Chive, Tempura Zucchini Flowers, Cucumber Ribbons, Pickled Radish, Pickled Daikon, Puffed Wild Rice, Marigold Petals, Borage.
2018 Nestlé Golden Chef's Hat Award National Finalists Entree Recipe.
Ingredients
- Salmon Kg 0.400
- Red Miso Paste Gr 80
- Mirin mL 80
- Sugar Gr 40
- Avocado Each 2
- Lemon Each 1
- Chives Sprigs 4
- Pepper Gr 5
- Salt Gr 5
- Rice Flour Gr 150
- Water mL 250
- Zucchini Flowers Each 3
- Cucumber Each 1/2
- White Wine Vinegar mL 50
- Water mL 50
- Castor Sugar Gr 50
- Diakon Gr 50
- Red Raddish Each 2
- Wild Rice Gr 50
- Five Spice Gr 5
Preparation
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1Salmon:
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2Skin and pin-bone salmon. Cut into portions (85-90g).
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3Mix together ingredients for miso cure. Rub onto salmon portions.
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4Croyvac and sous vide on 43°C for 15-20minutes. Check cook.
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5Store in fridge until service. To bring back, reheat in a steam-bake oven set to 43°C.
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6Avocado and Chive:
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7Peel and deseed avocado. Place in blender.
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8Finely chop chives. Add to avocado. Juice lemon.
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9Blend chives and avocado into a smooth, silky purée. Add seasoning and lemon juice to taste.
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10Lay out in croyvac bag. Spread into even sheet. Blast freeze. Cut into desired shape.
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11Set aside for service.
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12Tempura Zucchini Flowers:
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13Charge water in a siphon gun with 2 CO2 canisters.
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14Whisk together water and rice flour.
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15Cut down zucchini flowers.
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16Tempura zucchini flowers. Set aside for service.
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17Cucumber Ribbons:
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18Slice cucumber length ways on mandolin (1-2mm thick).
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19Cut slices in half, lengthways.
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20Roll cut down cucumber slices into Scilla.
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21Set aside for service.
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22Pickled Raddish and Diakon Textures:
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23Combine vinegar, water and sugar in small saucepan.
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24Bring to boil, until sugar is dissolved. Set aside for service.
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25Slice raddish on mandolin. Dice Diakon.
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26Pickle raddish and Diakon in solution.
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27Puffed Wild Rice:
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28Deep fry wild rice in 200° oil until puffed.
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29Mix with 5 spice. Set aside for service.