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Saturday 19th of November marks Australian Gin Day - an annual celebration aimed at bringing gin lovers together to enjoy the country's finest distillers. Le Cordon Bleu Melbourne cuisine teacher and chef Mariano Velazquez is celebrating the occasion by indulging in a Tasmanian Salmon Ceviche with a twist.
“I love the colours and flavours of this recipe, a modern take on a traditional ceviche,” he says.
For this recipe, Chef Mariano recommends using gin from one of his favourite local distillers, Australian Distilling Co.
“The salmon, combined with the citrus and Australian Distilling Co. Gin makes this the perfect dish during any summer celebration,” he adds.
“The Australian Distilling Co. Gin goes in both the curing mix and the vinaigrette. It brings a lot of freshness and aromas like juniper, coriander and cardamom, which is the perfect combination of flavours that go with the fish and its accompaniments.”
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 1
Cooking time: nil
1. Combine the sea salt flakes, crushed juniper berries and sugar and mix well.
2. Lay a sheet of plastic wrap or baking paper on the kitchen bench and use half of the salt mixture to cover the sheet.
3. Place the salmon on top of the salt, then dredge the salmon fillet with the Australian Distilling Co. Gin.
4. Cover the salmon with the remainder of the salt mixture.
5. Wrap the salmon tightly in the plastic wrap or baking paper, place on a kitchen tray and leave to cure in the fridge for 6-8 hours.
6. Once the salmon has cured, remove from the fridge and wipe off the salt and sugar mixture, making sure you keep the liquid residue for use in the dressing.
7. Re-wrap the fish and store in the fridge until required.
8. Slice the fennel as thin as possible using a mandolin slicer, then place the fennel in a bowl of ice water and leave to chill. The fennel will crisp and curl.
9. Segment the citrus fruit, cut into small ½ cm pieces and mix together.
10. Combine all the ingredients for the dressing into one bowl and whisk together. Season with salt and pepper.
11. Use olive oil to lightly oil 8 serving plates and sprinkle with a little sea salt.
12. Using a very sharp knife, slice the salmon fillet into very thin slices then place evenly on each plate.
13. Top each plate with a liberal amount of the citrus mixture and fennel shavings.
14. Sprinkle a pinch of the crushed pink pepper corns and micro salad greens on top, then spoon over the vinaigrette. Serve chilled.
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