Apple with caviar and iced almond

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This fun starter from the Cerea Brothers combines a jelly-coated 'apple' with caviar, liquid nitrogen granita and salted almond crumble, providing a riot of textures and contrasting flavours.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Potato chips

  • 200g of new potatoes, peeled and chopped

Apple spheres

  • 4 Granny Smith apples

Apple jelly

  • 1l apple juice, from green apples
  • 1g of ascorbic acid
  • 78g of gelatine

Almond granita

Salted almond crumble

  • 100g of sugar
  • 100g of butter
  • 50g of almonds
  • 10g of flaky sea salt

To plate

  • 16 tsp caviar
  • 1 beetroot, candied variety

Equipment

  • Deep-fryer
  • Blender
  • Liquid nitrogen
  • Pipettes
  • Mandoline
  • 2cm round cutter
  • 5cm silicone semi spheres 8

Method

1
For the potato chips, boil the potatoes until completely soft then blend them with small splashes of the cooking water until you obtain a thick but liquid consistency
  • 200g of new potatoes, peeled and chopped
2
Preheat the oven to 70°C/gas mark 1/4
3
Spoon the potato mixture into rounds on a baking mat and dry in the oven for approximately 3 hours
4
Preheat a deep fryer to 180°C
5
Fry the potato chips until golden and crispy then drain on kitchen paper
6
For the apple spheres, peel, core and chop the apples and add to a pan with a little water. Cover the pan with cling film and cook until softened
  • 4 Granny Smith apples
7
Blend the apples and pour into 8 silicone semi-sphere moulds. Place in the freezer until set then press the two halves together to create a sphere. Return to the freezer to set
8
To make the jelly, combine all of the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil. While still hot and unset, dip the frozen apple spheres into the jelly using a toothpick. Repeat 3 times until the ball is well-covered. Store in the fridge to set
  • 1l apple juice, from green apples
  • 1g of ascorbic acid
  • 78g of gelatine
9
For the crumble, caramelise the sugar in a small saucepan over a medium heat, then add the butter, almonds and salt. Leave to cool then blend into a crumb
  • 100g of sugar
  • 100g of butter
  • 50g of almonds
10
Thinly slice the beetroot with a mandoline and cut out circles with a 2cm ring cutter
11
To make the almond granita, mix together all of the ingredients. Squirt the mixture into liquid nitrogen with a kitchen pipette
12
To serve, place the salted almond crumble between place and place the 'apple' on top. Garnish with the potato chips, beetroot, caviar and almond granita
  • 16 tsp caviar

Roberto and Enrico Cerea were brought up by parents who devoted their lives to culinary excellence. Taking over the family restaurant, they earned its third Michelin star for their signature seafood dishes.

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