Sea Urchin Toasts With Shiso And Lime
- 1/2 cup small cauliflower florets
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
- 4 (1 1/2 by 2 1/2 by 1/8 inch) baguette slices
- 2 teaspoons pickled mustard seeds (page 201)
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated wasabi
- 12 tongues West Coast sea urchin
- Mustard oil to taste
- Soy sauce to taste
- 1 lime
- 1 shiso leaf, very thinly sliced
- Maldon sea salt for serving
- In a small saucepan, combine the cauliflower, milk, and a pinch of kosher salt.
- Bring to a simmer over high heat, then lower the heat, cover, and gently simmer until a cake tester pierces the cauliflower with no resistance.
- Transfer the cauliflower mixture to a blender and puree until smooth.
- With the machine running, add the olive oil.
- Continue blending until emulsified.
- Press the puree through a fine-mesh sieve, season with kosher salt and pepper, and refrigerate until cold.
- Extra puree can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.
- Preheat a broiler or salamander.
- Rub the baguette slices with olive oil and toast until golden brown and crisp.
- On each toast, spread 1 1/2 teaspoons cauliflower puree, leaving a 18-inch (3-mm) rim all around.
- Arrange three dots of mustard seeds on the puree, one dot on each end and one in the middle.
- Arrange three dots of wasabi next to the mustard dots.
- Align three sea urchin tongues on the baguette, tucking in their tapered ends.
- Very lightly drizzle the mustard oil, then the soy sauce over the sea urchin.
- Place the toasts on a baking sheet and warm them under the broiler for 30 seconds.
- Zest the lime directly over the sea urchin, then cut the lime and squeeze a few drops of juice on top.
- Top with the shiso leaves and Maldon salt.
- Serve immediately.
cauliflower, milk, kosher salt, extravirgin olive oil, baguette slices, freshly grated wasabi, oil, soy sauce, lime, shiso leaf, salt
Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/sea-urchin-toasts-with-shiso-and-lime/ (may not work)