Game Set Match

[Dottore]

Oven-roasted red beet carpaccio with warm goat cheese and pesto:




Spaghetti con vongole e gamberi:




Whisky-infused grilled wild salmon with potato chive pancake and leeks sauteed in Riesling creme:



Time for a cigar...

[nynor]

damn, i'd eat that.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Not sure what some of that is, but it sure looks tasty.

[porsche4life]

I'd eat that salmon...

[m21sniper]

Dude you eat that stuff?

[widebody911]

Other than maybe the chunk of salmon, none of that looks appetizing. Probably cost a week's wages, too.

[nynor]

don't listen to them, dottore. that stuff looks like it belongs in my belly.

[MOMO3.2]

Holy smokes Dottore!

That looks fabulous!!! Food as art. Salmon=yummmmmmm.

Mike

[jyl]

Looks great! Delicious and well-plated. What is gambieri? I'm not sure about the beet carpaccio rather than beef carpaccio but it sure is elegant. I bow to you.

[Shawn 357]

Damn! Now the fajitas I'm making don't sound nearly as good as they did before I looked at those photos!

[Dottore]

Originally Posted by jyl

What is gambieri?

Crayfish.

[Moses]

Fantastic!

[s_morrison57]

looks great but it wouldn't fill up a ten year old, I could eat all 3 plates and still be looking for more, where's the meat? takes an hour to prepare and 2 minutes to eat, not my idea of time management, presentation is nice, taste is probably top notch, just not enough of it to feed a desk jockey on a diet.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by s_morrison57

looks great but it wouldn't fill up a ten year old, I could eat all 3 plates and still be looking for more, where's the meat? takes an hour to prepare and 2 minutes to eat, not my idea of time management, presentation is nice, taste is probably top notch, just not enough of it to feed a desk jockey on a diet.

Actually, if you were used to eating it, it would fill you up.

That's a huge part of the problem is that people think they need to eat a ton of food. THat's rarely the case.

[Dueller]

Wow...looks awesome. I hate beets but might just try them prepared that way. Recipes for the potato pancake and pasta, please?

[Dottore]

Originally Posted by Dueller

Recipes for the potato pancake and pasta, please?

Potato Pancakes: peel and grate potatoes, squeeze out water and combine with one or two beaten eggs, chopped chives, salt and pepper, and fry lightly (medium) in a little olive oil.

Pasta: regular spaghetti vongole recipe—but I added some freshly steamed crayfish. And some grated parmesan (even though this is taboo in Italy for seafood pasta).

Cheers.

[jyl]

I used to hate beets but have been using them more, initially for the rich red color and increasingly for the taste which I've been liking better. I usually have them julienneed or in small cubes. Still mostly a visual/garnish for me but I have to open my mind.

Did you slice the beets w/ a mandolin? Otherwise I double-bow to your knife skills.

[jyl]

The potato pancakes sound like a swiss roesti but with egg binder instead of cheese. I love roesti, so I'm sure I've love your pancakes too. They will fit in a FedEX box, you know.

[Dottore]

Originally Posted by jyl

Did you slice the beets w/ a mandolin? Otherwise I double-bow to your knife skills.

Mandolin. You want them really thin.

This is a brilliant appetizer BTW. Always a hit—even with sceptics...

[vash]

that meal looks awesome!! my mandolin scares me........

young people need to know, preparing a meal like that can get you laid.