2012 Apr - Avocado Carpaccio with Edamame Beans, Black Pepper Sauce and Piquillos Coulis (serves 1)

Avocado Carpaccio with Edamame Beans, Black Pepper Sauce and Piquillos Coulis

(serves 1)


Chef's note: Personal favourite - a healthy DIY dish that is great for detoxing!

Method
  • Combine olive oil, sliced chili padi and thyme leaves together
  • Drizzle the olive oil marinade over the avocado
  • Scatter edamame beans on top of the avocado
  • Make dots of piquillos coulis and black pepper sauce using squeeze bottles around the plate

Finish with a pinch of fleur de sel and cracked black pepper over the avocado

Method for Piquillos Coulis

  • Bring oil to heat, add shallot and cook until translucent
  • Add remaining ingredients and cook on low fire for 20 minutes
  • Place in high-speed blender (thermomix) and strain through sieve
  • Keep in squeeze bottle
 

Ingredients

1 avocado, seed removed and finely sliced

10g black pepper sauce in a squeeze bottle (lee kum kee)

10g piquillos coulis

1 chilli padi, finely sliced

15ml olive oil

1 spring thyme

10g edamame beans, blanched and peeled

fleur de sel or salt to taste

fresh cracked black pepper to taste

Ingredients for Piquillos Coulis

1 tin of piquillos (390g)

3 tomatoes, peeled and diced

3 shallots

15ml olive oil