Winter Vegetable Salad

A sophisticated vegetarian starter featuring velvet pumpkin purée, roasted garden vegetables, a rich red wine reduction, and mushroom fricassee.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 355.2 kcals 1420.8 kcals
Carbohydrates 20.6 grams 82.3 grams
Fat 22.1 grams 88.5 grams
Protein 3.6 grams 14.2 grams
Cook Time
30 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
1
piece
Caster Sugar
To taste
Fruits
1
piece
Lemon Juice
For seasoning
Liquids
100
ml
100
ml
NutsSeeds
1
piece
Sea Salt
To taste
1
piece
Black Pepper
Freshly ground, to taste
1
piece
10
g
Flat leaf Parsley
Roughly chopped
12
piece
Sage Leaves
Deep-fried until crisp
OilsFats
2
tsp
Olive Oil
For frying pumpkin
0.5
tsp
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
For the purée
0.5
tsp
Hazelnut Oil
For the purée
2
tbsp
Olive Oil
For roasting
1
tbsp
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
For the beetroot
1
tbsp
Olive Oil
For fricassee
Vegetables
250
g
Pumpkin
Peeled, cut into 2cm cubes
1
piece
Candy Beetroot
Washed, quartered
1
piece
Golden Beetroot
Washed, quartered
1
piece
Ruby Beetroot
Washed, quartered
4
piece
Pumpkin
Rounds 3cm in diameter and height
1
handful
Baby Beetroot Leaves
Small handful
100
g
Mixed Mushrooms
Chanterelles, girolles, and trompettes
0.5
piece
Parsnip
Peeled, sliced into ribbons, deep-fried

Steps

  • Fry the cubed pumpkin in olive oil for 5 minutes, then season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
  • Cover and cook for 10 minutes until tender, then blend into a smooth purée with extra virgin olive and hazelnut oils.
  • Preheat the oven to 170°C.
  • Steam all beetroot quarters for 20 minutes until tender and set aside to cool.
  • Brown pumpkin rounds in a pan with olive oil, then roast in the oven for 10 minutes.
  • Warm the steamed beetroot with extra virgin olive oil and seasoning.
  • Boil the port in a pan and reduce the volume by half.
  • Add wine and star anise, simmer until reduced by two-thirds, and strain.
  • Fry beetroot leaves, chanterelles, and lemon juice for one minute, then cover and cook for one minute.
  • Add girolles for 30 seconds followed by trompette mushrooms, then season and stir in parsley.
  • Assemble by plating the purée and arranging the beetroot, pumpkin, mushrooms, parsnip, sage, and shallots with a drizzle of sauce.