Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes, Watermelon, Borage Flowers, Basil, Purslane, Powdered Pork Fat
A sun gold, more than any other kind, will remind you that a tomato is in fact a fruit. These things are incredibly sweet. Sweeter than a lot of more traditional fruits. I buy a ton of them during their short window of ripeness during July and August. And I eat most of them like candy, popping them into my mouth throughout the day. The larger heirloom varieties get most of the hype these days. But pound for pound, sun golds are by far the best.
I pulled the tops off of the tomatoes and cut a small X on the underside. I dropped them into simmering water for about 30 seconds when the skin just started to peel back on its own. I removed them and shocked them in an ice water bath before peeling the skin off of them. This process is not meant to cook the tomato, but allow it's exterior to be easily removed.
I placed the tomatoes onto the plate. I separated the stems and leaves from the borage petals and placed them on the tomatoes to mimic their actual stems. I used a small Parisian scoop for the watermelon balls and arranged them about the plate as well along with the basil leaves and purslane. I finished the plate off with some powdered pork fat made with tapioca maltodextrin.
Product:
Sun Gold Tomatoes - Root Mass Farm
Watermelon - Buzby Farm
Borage Flowers - My Garden
Basil - My Garden
Purslane - My Garden
Pork Fat - Hillacres Pride
I pulled the tops off of the tomatoes and cut a small X on the underside. I dropped them into simmering water for about 30 seconds when the skin just started to peel back on its own. I removed them and shocked them in an ice water bath before peeling the skin off of them. This process is not meant to cook the tomato, but allow it's exterior to be easily removed.
I placed the tomatoes onto the plate. I separated the stems and leaves from the borage petals and placed them on the tomatoes to mimic their actual stems. I used a small Parisian scoop for the watermelon balls and arranged them about the plate as well along with the basil leaves and purslane. I finished the plate off with some powdered pork fat made with tapioca maltodextrin.
Product:
Sun Gold Tomatoes - Root Mass Farm
Watermelon - Buzby Farm
Borage Flowers - My Garden
Basil - My Garden
Purslane - My Garden
Pork Fat - Hillacres Pride