I don't remember when it started, but I've taken a great interest in all things culinary as of late. I've cooked my fair share of dishes and have come across several that I like immensely. In this series of recipes, I will attempt to document the things I liked/ didn't enjoy about the dish amongst additional thoughts and comments.
This recipe was inspired by Gordon Ramsay's (of Hell's Kitchen fame) broccoli concoction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvc8Au4YO60
Because I didn't have any goat cheese, I substituted it with the rest of my homemade ricotta. Ricotta is a cheese much higher in water content than most cheeses, so it bled a little when I added the broccoli soup. I used toasted walnuts to create a foundation for the ricotta medallions and gently poured in the soup from the sides. Although I eyeballed the proportions for the most part, here's a rough ingredient list:
1cup broccoli florets
2cup water
1tsp sea salt
Bring above ingredients to a boil, let simmer for ~5min until florets are fork-tender. Drain, reserve liquid, pulse florets in blender with about half a cup of the reserved broccoli stock.
Add anything creamy to desired consistency. Salt to taste as well.
Serve in arranged bowl.
Like: clean, quick, delicious.
Dislike: ricotta was cold in center, the soup was only warm, would have liked it a bit higher in temperature. Walnut flavor does not mix well.
Improvements for next time: watch temperature for all ingredients, use right kind of cheese (dry), more salt/seasoning!
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