Edmund Smith Executive Chef/Owner Ascots Restaurant
Rested on a crostino with avocado citrus spread; topped with a jalapeño, cherry tomato, red onion and parsley salsa.
Sliced bread for crostino “bite size”.
Avocado finely chopped mixed with a little lemon juice and seasoned to taste.
Salsa: in a bowl mix chopped jalapeño, cherry tomato, red onions and parsley with a little extra virgin olive oil and seasoning.
In a very hot pan sear the scallops for 1½ minutes each side.
Top crostino with scallop and serve.
Crab Cake
40g White Crab meat
1 Tsp Mayonnaise
½ Tsp Whole Grain Mustard
4 leave fresh Basil Chopped
Flour to pane
Basil and Strawberry Salsa
50g Strawberries
Sprinkle of sugar
Dash of Goslings Gold Rum
1/6 of a lemon, juice
4 leaves of Basil
10g fine diced red onion
Garnish
Frisse salad
15g Green Asparagus
Dash of Olive oil
Directions
For the salsa cut the strawberries into small dice; place in a bowl with a sprinkle of sugar, dash of rum, lemon, chopped basil and the onion. Leave to marinate.
Combine the crabmeat, mayonnaise, mustard and chopped basil in a bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Mould into two crab cakes and lightly flour; pan sear.
While this is cooking make your salad, place the frisse, small batons of asparagus, and a dash of olive oil in a bowl. Season to taste then place in the centre of the plate.
Place the crab cake on the salad and then the strawberry salsa around the plate.
This rich pudding is a delicious holiday tradition throughout Bermuda. Filled with cherries, candied citrus peel, raisins and spices, the pudding is traditionally served as dessert on Christmas Day. Doused in brandy or rum, which is set alight, the pudding is ceremoniously brought to the table flaming from the glow of a hot blue flame of burning alcohol.
Many households have their own recipe for Christmas pudding. Some family recipes are handed down through generations and are a closely guarded secret. Commonly, coins are hidden in the pudding mixture as a token. The person who finds the coin in their serving of pudding is believed to be the recipient of wealth in the coming year!
Christmas Pudding
Recipe Type: Dessert
Ingredients
1-½ cups shortening
1-½ cups brown sugar
4 eggs, beaten
5 cups bread crumbs
1 box seedless raisins
2 cups mixed peel
½ cup cherries
2 cups rum
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. Dri Pak salt
1 tbsp. McCormick Cinnamon
1 tsp. McCormick Ground Nutmeg
¼ tsp. McCormick Allspice
¼ tsp. McCormick Ground Cloves
Instructions
Cream shortening and sugar. Add beaten eggs and all other ingredients. Mix well.
Pour the mixture into pudding mold.
Place the pudding in a steamer set over a saucepan of simmering water and steam the pudding for 6 hours. Check often to make sure the water does not dry out.
Warm Breaded Goat Cheese Salad with Dried Cherries and Toasted Pecans Recipe from Fairmont Southampton Serves 1
Ingredients:
2 slices fresh goat cheese
(1 ounce slices, put through a breading station)
4 ounces fresh mixed greens
½ ounce dried cherries
½ ounce toasted pecans
½ teaspoon sherry vinegar
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon balsamic syrup
Salt and pepper to taste (more…)
This easy to make recipe features Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Ingredients
1 box Mediterranean-style couscous
½ cup Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
¼ cup lemon juice
½ teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lime zest
1 cup canned chickpeas, drained
2/3 cup pitted dates, diced
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
½ teaspoon minced chives
1 fresh mint sprig, minced
1 plum tomato, seeded and diced
½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
Prepare couscous according to package directions. Set aside.
Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest and lime zest until mixed. Add the chickpeas, dates, feta cheese, chives and mint. Whisk vigorously to incorporate all ingredients. Add the tomato and walnuts at the very end. Set aside.
With a fork, fluff the couscous until the grains are separated. Transfer to a large serving bowl. Pour the vinaigrette over the couscous, mixing it well.
This rich pudding is a delicious holiday tradition throughout Bermuda. Filled with cherries, candied citrus peel, raisins and spices, the pudding is traditionally served as dessert on Christmas Day. Doused in brandy or rum, which is set alight, the pudding is ceremoniously brought to the table flaming from the glow of a hot blue flame of burning alcohol.
Ingredients:
