Steemit Iron Chef 2017 #04:"Courgette Tower"

This week, I decided to create a main dish, Here is my "Courgette Tower", the dish is build on 4 elements... in all 4 courgette is the main ingredient, Courgette steaks, baked courgette cheese filling, freshly pickled courgette salad and topped off with grilled courgette...
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Courgette Steaks
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3/4 grated courgette
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in a mixing bowl add to the grated courgette
1 egg
finely grated parmasan cheese
breadcrumbs
salt and pepper
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mix well...
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I fried them in circles to get the shape I desired, fried in a mix of extra virgin olive oil and butter...
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carefully remove the circles before turning the steaks over ...
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Drain on kitchen towel
Courgette cheese filling
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bake 1 courgette in the oven
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spoon out the baked meat from the courgette
drain it to remove excess liquid
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in a mixing bowl mix
goat feta cheese with the courgette meat
add some drops of sesame oil , and a bit of Teriyaki sauce, salt and pepper ...
mix well, or even blend lightly ... make sure it is not too runny ...
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Pickled Courgette Salad
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finely dice 1/4 courgette
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in a bowl add the juice of half a lemon and half a lime and extra virgin olive oil
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add fresh red chilli thinly cut no seeds and herbs, I added fresh red sorrel and fresh rosemary...and season with salt and pepper ...
set aside to chill....
Grilled Courgette
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cut uniform long thin strips of courgette
baste with a pit of the juice from the pickled salad with a touch of smoked paprika and grill
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Plating
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in a cooking ring place in the center of your plate and build layers ... start with 1 courgette steak
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add your baked courgette cheese filling
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one more courgette steak
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one more layer of filling and top off with one last courgette steak...
...add the remaining components to your plate
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and decorate to your liking
I added a few drops of balsamic glaze ( I always have that handy as I love the taste ...)
Make sure that you take the "proof photo" very important detail here ...
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make sure you take lots of pics so you can choose your best shots ...
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..... and dig in to enjoy this dish...
It was an awesome dish and worked with the components textures and tastes exactly as I had planned it out , the crunch of the steaks, with the creamy baked courgette cheese filling with a hint of nut, topped with the grilled courgette strips that gave a touch of smoke, and with fresh spicy acid of the pickled courgette salad...

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