Pickled Red Onions
⅔ c white wine vinegar
2 tsp sugar
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
100g cream cheese
2 tbspn chives, finely chopped
10 – 12 frozen kumara slices, thawed
Caper berries
100g smoked salmon
1 telegraph cucumber, peeled into ribbons with a peeler
middle eye bacon, cooked
1 avocado, peeled & sliced
fresh strawberries
fresh blueberries
fresh parsley leaves, mint & dill leaves
borage flowers
sliced radishes
honey
micro greens
Pickled Red Onions
Heat the vinegar in a small saucepan with the sugar until dissolved. Add the red onion to a jar, and pour over the heated vinegar. Mix regularly to ensure the onions are coated. Seal when cool and refrigerate.
In a bowl mix the cream cheese and chives until combined.
Heat a fry pan over a medium heat with 2 tbspn canola oil. Add the kumara slices and cook for a few minutes on each side until cooked through and crispy.
Place the kumara, vegetables, bacon, salmon, berries, microgreens, borage flowers and herbs on a large serving platter, along with bowls of the pickled red onions, caper berries, chive cream cheese, and honey.