I ate this delicious dish at the Country Road High Summer launch. It was demo’d as a Dessert but I thought it would be suitable for an Amuse Bouche for my culturally appropriated Christmas Dinner. It has 3 of the 5 tastes (Sweet, Sour and Salty) which was the perfect way to get everybody’s mouths watering for the starter that followed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Pineapple Carpaccio:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/span><\/p>\n

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• 1 x Pineapple<\/li>\n
• Mint (3-4 leaves)<\/li>\n
• Sugar (approx 1 tsp depending how sweet your pineapple is)<\/li>\n
• Any Salt except iodised table salt (1\/4 tsp)<\/li>\n
• Lemon or lime zest (1\/2 should be fine)<\/li>\n
• 1 x red chilli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Method:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Clean the pineapple, make sure you get all the eyes out.<\/li>\n
  2. As carefully as you can, cut the pineapple into paper thin slices. Lay them out on a plate, overlapping slightly.<\/li>\n
  3. In a pestle and mortar, grind together a few mint leaves, lemon zest , a little bit of sugar and salt. (This is to taste, be careful of using too much mint as it can be overpowering. The same goes for the salt).<\/li>\n
  4. Cut the red chilli in half and remove the seeds (they don’t look nice). Cut it into tiny pieces,\u00a0 and mix it into your mint mixture.<\/li>\n
  5. Spread this mixture onto your pineapple. You can use a teaspoon or a brush works well too.<\/li>\n
  6. Lastly, chiffonade some mint and scatter over the pineapple.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     Tips:<\/span><\/p>\n

     Lemon is sour and lime is bitter. You can use whichever you prefer.<\/p>\n

     The mint will start to go brown after a while if it’s left out at room temperature. It’s best to do those steps just before serving.<\/p>\n

     If you are making individual plates, arrange the pineapple on one side of the plate, leaving some negative space. This makes the dish look even more attractive.<\/p>\n

     I used Pink Himalayan salt.<\/p>\n

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