SCALLOP CRUDO with Sour Apple Consume, Fennel, Apple, Radish and Horseradish Oil

Recipe by Blake Burgard, Executive Chef at The Tuxedo Club, Tuxedo Park, New York, USA

Yields 4

Ingredients

Sour Apple Consume

• 4 Apples (Tart variety such as Granny Smith, Courtland, Empire or Pink Lady)
• 2-3 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
• Salt and Pepper (to taste)
• Maldon Sea Salt (sprinkle)

Fennel Salad

• 1 Apple (sweeter variety such as Honeycrisp, Zester or Fuji)
• 1 head Fennel (reserve fronds for garnish)
• 2 Tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil (plus a few drops for garnish)
• 1 Tablespoon Honey
• Salt (to taste)

Crudo

• 4 u-10 Scallops
• 1 Watermelon Radish
• 1 Apple ((sweeter variety such as Honeycrisp, Zester or Fuji)

Garnish

• 4 Nasturtium Leaves
• Horseradish Oil (4-5 drops for garnish)  Chef Note: Can be found at most Asian markets

​Preparation

Sour Apple Consume

Freeze the four tart apples. (whole apples)
Remove from freezer and let thaw at room temperature for 2 hours.
With a skewer poke a few holes through the flesh of each apple and crush with your hands or a press.
Retain the juice and pass through a chinois or cheesecloth.
Season the juice with salt to taste and 2-3 Tablespoons of the Apple Cider Vinegar.

Fennel Salad

Remove the core from the fennel and finely shave on a mandolin.
In a bowl mix the fennel with the rice winevinegar, salt, honey and Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Scallops Crudo

Trim the adductor muscle from the scallops and slice thinly. (4-5 slices each scallop)
Slice the watermelon radish and sweet apple thinly on a mandolin and punch out small rounds with a ring cutter.

Assembly
​Place the fennel salad slightly off-center in the bottom of a bowl.
Shingle the sliced scallop on the side of fennel.
Garnish the dish with the rounds of sliced apple and watermelon radish, nasturtium leaf and fennel frond.
Pour 3 ounces of the sour apple consume into the bowl and place a few drops of horseradish oil and EVOO in the consume.

Wine Match

2015 Drouhin Vaudon Chablis Premier Cru

The Tuxedo Club, Tuxedo Park, New York, USA, Image courtesy The Tuxedo Club