Amuse bouche
// jellies
GELATIN 01:
granny smith apple + ginger + green tea
1 cup strong brewed green tea (cooled)
1 cup granny smith juice
2-3 tbsp lemon juice
2-3 tbsp honey
tiny pinch of salt
4-5 tsp powdered gelatin
julienned granny smiths
grated ginger (color w/ beet juice)
How to make it:
pour 1/2 cup cold green tea into a bowl, sprinkle gelatin on top, let sit 5-10 mins (will thicken + wrinkle)
soak grated ginger in diluted beet juice
in a saucepan, combine remaining green tea, apple juice, lemon juice, honey, salt – warm gently
add bloomed gelatin mixture into warm liquid and dissolve until smooth
remove from heat and let cool 5-10 mins
first pour: thin layer into mold (let partially set for 10-15 mins in fridge)
scatter apple + ginger and gently pour rest of liquid
chill 2-3 hours until set
GELATIN 02:
mint + cucumber + lemon + orange
1 cup cucumber juice (blend/strain)
1/2 cup water
juice of 1 lemon
juice of 1/2 orange
2-3 tbsp agave
tiny pinch of salt
4-5 tsp gelatin
1 tbsp chia seeds (lightly pre-soaked)
mint chiffonade
cucumber brunoise
How to make it:
soak chia seeds in a few tbsp of cucumber liquid first (10-15 mins)
bloom gelatin, 1/2 cup cold cucumber juice, sprinkle gelatin and let sit 5-10 mins
combine remaining cucumber juice, water, lemon juice, orange juice, agave and salt to saucepan and warm gently
stir in bloomed gelatin
remove from heat and let cool 5-10 mins
first pour: thin layer into mold (let partially set for 10-15 mins in fridge)
scatter soaked chia seeds and mint chiffonade and gently pour rest of liquid
chill 2-3 hours until set