Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Appetizers 13
Herbed Pancakes with Cured Salmon and Crème Fraîche 15
Sweet Potato Chips 17
Beef Negamaki 18
Balsamic Roasted Tofu with Tomatoes and Basil 19
Tuna Tartare with Sesame Wonton Chips 21
Roasted Edamame 23
Scallop and Shrimp Ceviche 24
Shrimp Salad in Cucumber Cups 25
Green Chile Guacamole 26
Cheese Plate with Condiments 27
Charcuterie Plate with Condiments 29
Edamame "Hummus" 30
Beef Carpaccio 32
Goat Cheese and Chive Gougères 33
Chapter 2 Vegetables 35
Wild Mushroom and Goat Cheese Beggar's Purses 36
Wilted Mustard Greens with Honey-Orange Glaze 38
Salt-Encrusted Baked Potatoes 39
Seared Asparagus with Lemon Compound Butter 41
Cumin-Roasted Cauliflower with Green Chile Chimichurri 42
Roasted Beet Salad 45
Seared Romaine Salad 47
Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes 48
Blistered Green Beans with Bacon Vinaigrette 49
Seared Carrots with Carrot Top Pesto 50
Salt-Roasted Radishes 51
Parsnip-Potato Rosettes 52
Broccoli Rabe with Red Pepper Flakes, Lemon Zest, and Parmesan 53
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apple Cider Reduction 54
Chapter 3 Meat, Fowl, and Egg 57
Salt-Sizzled Chicken Tacos 59
Chicken Satay 60
Chicken with Lemon, Capers, and Parsley 62
Salt-Cured Egg Yolks 63
Veal and Haricots Verts Bundles with Lemon Sauce 64
Rabbit Roulades Stuffed with Cherries and Pecans 66
Salt-Fried Egg in the Hole 68
Southern Quencher Pork Chops 69
Seared Beef with Napa Cabbage 71
Rib-Eye Steak 73
Korean-Style Short Ribs 74
Cuban Sandwich 76
Lamb Chops with Spiced Mustard Crust 77
Lamb and Halloumi Kebabs 78
Chapter 4 Seafood Mains 81
Sizzling Peel-and-Eat Shrimp 82
Whole Snapper in Salt Crust 83
Salmon Avocado Sushi 84
Salt-Kissed Scallops on Arugula with Tarragon Vinaigrette 87
Crab Cakes 88
Block Cured Salmon 89
Tuna and Pineapple Skewers 90
Salt-Sugar Cured Shrimp with Kimchi Rice 91
Shrimp Sliders 93
Baked Salmon 95
Chapter 5 Breads on the Block 97
Chewy Bagel Bites 98
Flatbread, Two Ways 101
Corn Tortillas 103
Salt-Cooked Dinner Rolls 104
Garlicky Soft Flatbread 106
Scallion Pancakes 108
Southern Drop Biscuits 110
Compound Butters 111
Chapter 6 Sweets on Salt 113
Caramelized Bananas with Rum-Raisin Mascarpone 114
Seared Spicy-Sweet Grapefruit 115
Rustic Raspberry-Rhubarb Tart 117
Peanut Butter-Honey Cookies 119
Brown Sugar and Sea Salt Shortbread 120
Salted Butterscotch Pudding 121
Salted Pecan Turtles 123
Cherry-Marshmallow Chocolate "Kisses" 124
Appendix 126
Conversion Charts 129
Index 131
Acknowledgments 135
About the Authors 135
