For something that is not only visually appealing but also amazingly delicious when you are entertaining try this very unique recipie for watermelon.
This stunning dish that is great on warm summer days and elegant, easy entertaining. The wholesome ingredients can be combined in such a highly creative way for the most gorgeous artistic presentation and sensual flavor combinations. With less than 7 minutes of prep time, it doesn’t get any easier than this – and, it may be a novelty for some with touches of a southern pallet where salt on watermelon is the standard. Inspired by Chef Ferran Adria’s recipe, (often referred to as “the Salvador Dali of the kitchen”), this is a recipie for watermelon on salt and is sure to be one of your summer favorites.
The subtle layers of flavor pair especially well with summer grilling and wine tasting. To finish the dish after the watermelon has vanished, soak up the remaining olive oil-yuzu, rosemary, and pepper mix with fresh cut sourdough bread.
Instructions:
Chill watermelon and cube to bite size pieces (approx 1 ½” cubes). Cut cherry tomatoes in half and scoop out seeds, set aside for garnish. In a bowl, add olive oil and yuzu or lime juice, and a pinch of HimalaSalt. Whisk with a fork to form an emulsion. Zest the lemon with long curls for visual appeal, set aside for garnish. Pick leaves, buds, and flowers off rosemary, set aside. Chop chives, set aside.
Arrange watermelon cubes on chilled HimalaSalt salt plate, spoon 1 tsp of tomato seeds on top of watermelon cube, drizzle olive oil emulsion over cubes, give about 3-4 grinds of HimalaSalt organic Tellichery pepper, grate the HimalaSalt Zen Cube over each one to fully open flavors. Place bamboo skewers into the center of each cube. Garnish by sprinkling with chives, rosemary leaves and blossoms, and finish with lemon zest.
TOTAL TIME: Less than 7 minutes.
Ingredients
- Organic watermelon (seedless if possible)
- 4 organic cherry tomatoes
- 1 organic lemon
- 4 tbsp organic olive oil
- Several sprigs organic rosemary with blossoms
- HimalaSalt Organic Tellichery Pepper
- HimalaSalt Zen Cube for finishing
- 4 sprigs organic chives
- 1 tsp Yuzu juice (or substitute fresh lime juice)
- HimalaSalt Salt Plate (chilled for one hour in freezer)
- Short bamboo skewers (enough for each watermelon cube)
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