Feringgi Grill

Ingredients

• 1/2 a side of cured salmon
• 150g brie cheese
• 80ml cream
• 1 loaf black rye sour dough bread
• Garlic infused olive oil
• 2 avocados
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 5 tsp good sea salt flakes
• 4 sheets brik pastry
• Clarified butter (for baking)
• Organic flowers
• Pea leaf
• Salmon roe

Method

1. Slice the salmon horizontally into thin slices and lay on fridge’s cold tray. Set aside.
2. Using a very sharp knife or scissors, cut the brik pastry into desired sizes. Brush both sides generously with clarified butter, wrap around steel cannelloni tubes and bake at 170°C until just golden. Remove from oven and leave to cool on the steel tubes until needed.
3. Use a spoon to scoop the brie from its rind and place in a large bowl. Whip the brie with a whisk until smooth.
4. Slowly add the cream to the brie until incorporated, whipping continuously until light and airy. Keep in chiller until needed.
5. Cut avocado in half, remove skin and seed. Cut the avocado flesh into uniformly sized pieces.
6. Place avocado in blender with lemon juice, cayenne pepper and salt. Puree until smooth and creamy. Place in piping bag and chill.
7. Remove the crust from the rye bread. Tear the bread into bite-sized pieces.
8. Put a pan on low heat with garlic oil (just enough to cover the base). When hot but not smoking, add bread pieces and reduce heat to low.
9. Toss bread in the garlic oil until it is just beginning to dry. Remove from pan, place on paper towels and store somewhere warm until needed.

To Finish 

1. Roll the sliced salmon into tight wheels and arrange around the plate.
2. Use a hot teaspoon to make quenelles of the whipped brie, arrange with the salmon.
3. Pipe the avocado into the brik pastry and place around the plate with the toasted rye to fill the gaps.
4. Once you have a nice balance of ingredients, scatter the salmon roe around the rolled salmon and finish with organic flowers and pea leaves.

Tips

• If brik pastry is not available for the steel cannelloni tubes, substitute with spring roll pastry and roll around the handle of a well-oiled wooden spoon.
• A good seafood supplier should be able to help source for whole cured salmon. Alternatively you could try curing one yourself, it is not difficult and well worth the effort.

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