Monday, April 16, 2007

Marinated Brillat Savarin Cheese with Tomato Coulis, Fresh Garden Herbs and Brown Toast


Ingredients:

60 gr Brillat Savarin Cheese, rolled in balls of 20 gr
Fresh Italian tomatoes for coulis, can be the insides of the tomato petals from above
Fresh herbs to include; thyme, tarragon, chervil, chives, any other soft herbs
Brown bread toast
1 pcs Salad makki roll
Olive oil
Tinned tomatoes in juice
Cayenne pepper, alternatively
Pumpkin seed oil, some drops
Pepper and salt

Method:

Tomato Coulis

200 gr. good tomatoes, roughly chopped
50 ml red wine vinegar
40 gr. tomato puree
a dash each of Tabasco and tomato ketchup
salt and freshly ground white pepper
50 ml extra virgin olive oil

1. Place all the ingredients except the oil in a processor and blend to a puree.
2. Add the oil and blend for 30 seconds
3. Pass three times through a fine strainer to make it nice and smooth.

Roll the cheese in balls and through the chopped herbs and marinate in the olive oil.
Make a mirror of the coulis on the plate. Place the balls in each corner. In the middle place a small salad makki roll. Drip some pumpkinseed oil in the coulis. Garnish with some fresh herbs.
Toast is served on the side.

Salad Makki roll; roll in a peeled cucumber strip some salad leaves, some pan-fried cepe mushrooms, some avocado and some sun-dried tomatoes.

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