Lemon Slice & Beet Juice
Have you ever had an occasion where the garnish on the dish you prepared turned out better than the food itself? It's definitely not a good thing, but it happened to me last night. I envisioned a pretty plate of baked halibut sitting atop a bed of steamed beet greens, surrounded by and drizzled with pureed roasted beets and a yogurt/horseradish mix on a white plate. It looked sooooo good in my mind's eye. But it looked a mess to my actual eyes when I plated it up. The fresh goat milk yogurt I used was too runny to look good. Drizzling the pureed beets and the yogurt/horseradish mix on top of the delicate baked halibut was a mistake. The whole thing was just a mess. It tasted decent . . . not great . . . but definitely edible . . . so my efforts were not completely wasted. I got a meal out of the deal.
And when I was cleaning up my mess I noticed the beet juice soaked lemon slice pictured above. A silver lining in the cloudy meal. I didn't intend to soak the lemon slice in beet juice. It just fell over, into the pureed beets, while I was eating. Serendipity.
That looks awesome. I may do that [intentionally] at some point. And for what it's worth, the flavor pairing sounds great (baked halibut + beet + yogurt with a horseradish twist).
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Thanks, again, for hosting our DC food blogger potluck Sunday. I had a great time. And, regarding this dish, I think the flavor pairing did work . . . I'll likely try it again with some more care taken in my execution.
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well it sounds like it had a good personality, if not much going on i the looks department.
man, that lemon is fluorescent!
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LOL . . . yeah . . . a great personality, generally . . . and a great sense of humor, in particular!
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I bet if you had used nice thick Greek yogurt it would have looked better. But the pairing sounds great!
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I'm sure it would have . . . it's hard to beat Greek yogurt . . . or Greek anything, for that matter . . . right? But you know me . . . trying to support the local yogurt makers! The stuff I have is really delicious . . . just not thick enough for last night's application. Live and learn.
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reallly cool....
xoxo
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That's saying a lot . . . ya know, cool doesn't come easily for me! Thanks!
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That is one of the prettiest things I've ever seen! You have to love happy accidents.
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I do love happy accidents . . . and I also love the use of superlatives in comments on my blog! Thankz Madeline.
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Beautiful! It looks like candy and would make a awesome cocktail garnish.
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I think you're on to something, Julie. How cool would it be to color some lemon slices and then actually candy them . . . before using them as a coctail garnish . . . or just eating them as candy. I may have to try that.
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