Grilled Vegetables with Fresh Truffles and Ham Recipe
Flavors of Spain
Total time: 30 to 60 minutes
Preparation time: 20-25 minutes
Cooking time: Under an hour
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note
This is a traditional Catalan recipe presented here in a version from Ferran Adrià of El Bulli restaurant, who obtained his third Michelin star in 1997.
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 4 small spring onions, halved
- 4 small Belgian Belgian Endive, halved
- 4 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 slices of eggplant, about 1 cm (3/8") thick
- 4 srtichokes
- 4 small fennel bulbs
- 16 spears of asparagus
- 12 cloves of garlic
- 4 small ceps (porcini)
- 1 small zucchini
- 4 tbsp. shelled beans
- 80 g (3 oz.) Serrano ham, thinly sliced
- 80 g (3 oz.) fresh Black Truffles
- 12 tbsp. truffle butter
- 50 g (3 tbsp.) butter
- 50 ml (3 tbsp.) truffle juice
- 1 tbsp. chopped herbs (chervil, parsley, chives)
- Salt and pepper
- 8 tbsp. truffle and dried fruit vinaigrette
Method
- Remove the artichoke hearts with a sharp knife and cut them into thin strips just before placing them into the oven.
- Wash the fennel; cut off the stems from the ceps and clean the mushrooms with a damp cloth.
- Cut the zucchini into slices about 3 cm wide. Grate the truffle into thin slices.
- Cook half the ham on both sides in a skillet over medium heat until crispy.
- Roast all of the vegetables on the grill until they are browned and slightly crispy.
- Arrange the vegetables in a fan shape on plates, drizzle with the truffle butter and cover with the fresh truffles and all the ham. Serve the vinaigrette separately.
Making the Truffle Butter
- Slowly melt the butter and cook it until lightly browned; immediately pour in the truffle juice.
- Remove from the heat and add the salt, pepper and herbs.
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