Layered Melon And Smoked Sable With Ginger Emulsion Recipes

LAYERED MELON AND SMOKED SABLE WITH GINGER EMULSION

Steps:

• Finely grate enough ginger to measure 1 tablespoon. Purée ginger, oil, and lime juice in a blender until smooth and emulsified. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Arrange sable slices in 1 layer on a tray and brush with some of ginger emulsion.
• Halve melon lengthwise, then seed and peel. Cut 12 (1/8-inch-thick) lengthwise slices of melon.
• Arrange 3 melon slices and 3 sable slices on each of 4 plates. Drizzle plates with ginger emulsion.

MELON AND GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the whole melon into 8 wedges and the half into 4, and set aside two of the wedges. Remove the remaining melon from the rinds, and chop coarsely. Puree until smooth in a blender or a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Transfer to a bowl and whisk in the lime zest and 1 tablespoon of the lime juice, the salt, buttermilk, 1 teaspoon of the ginger juice, and the agave syrup. Taste and add the remaining ginger juice if desired. Cut the remaining wedges of melon into very small dice and place in a separate bowl. Chill the soup and diced melon for at least 1 hour.
• Just before serving, toss the diced melon with the mint and remaining lime juice. Ladle the soup into bowls, top with the melon and mint, and serve.

MELON & GINGER SHARBAT

Steps:

• Blend the melon, ginger, orange juice and sugar together until smooth - you may need to do this in batches. Add the lemon juice if the orange isn't very tart. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, if you like, and adjust the sugar to taste. Serve in glasses over lots of ice.