Watermelon with Blackberry-Balsamic Syrup, Petit Basil, Grana Padano
Last weekend I cooked a little dinner for Nena and her parents, and this was the amuse bouche -- a cube of fresh watermelon, balsamic vinegar syrup made with local blackberries, a petit basil leaf and some grated grana padano cheese.
I've wanted to make some version of this for quite a while after seeing it over at Obsession With Food, and I'm glad I finally did, with a few modifications of course.
And very good additions at that. The umami/salt component of the cheese must work very nicely with the sweet watermelon and sweet-tart balsamic reduction.
Posted by: Derrick Schneider | August 11, 2006 at 10:39 AM
having been of the lucky "parents" to be part of this meal- I can say there was nothing "little" about it... he failed to mention we all (including Lenn), had just put in about 6 hours redoing a room in their new home!! I should have known better than to think we would order pizza!! Thanks again SIL- I hope you share the rest of the meal with your readers!!
love, MIL
Posted by: MIL | August 13, 2006 at 03:05 PM
Wow. Now this is an amuse .. . . . . Wow. Wish the restaurants in the Finger Lakes area did as well -- I am missing little bits like this.
Posted by: bibliochef | August 20, 2006 at 07:18 PM
TY so much for sharing this! :D
I am just learning the art of Amuse-Bouche and i have been very excited about making these for friends and family.
Is there anyway you would be so kind and email me the recipe in detail? I would be very very greatful.
Cheers and ty in advance!
Francesco :)
Posted by: Francesco | May 17, 2008 at 11:28 PM
oh by the way my email address is:
F_Pisicoli@Hotmail.com
Tnx again! :D
Posted by: Francesco | May 17, 2008 at 11:31 PM