Chicory salad on ice
Chicory salad on ice with Dijon herb dressing, capers, and fresh notes of lemon and tarragon.Ingredients
1units.theelepelDijon mustard
1Cornichon
1units.eetlepelCapers
Chives
2Egg yolks
1units.theelepelWhite wine vinegar
Chervil
80mlGrapeseed oil
Tarragon
Noilly Prat
Lemon
20mlCream 35%
2gGelatin
Pepper and salt
Horseradish paste
Preparation
- Soak the gelatin in cold water.
- Whisk the egg yolks with the Dijon mustard and white wine vinegar bain-marie up to a maximum of 63°C.
- Gradually whisk in the grapeseed oil drop by drop.
- Heat the cream, add the soaked gelatin, and let cool to approximately 40°C, then fold into the yolk emulsion.
- Refrigerate and allow to set until slightly thickened.
- Just before serving, whip the sauce until airy.
- Add the finely chopped capers, finely sliced cornichons, chives, chervil, and tarragon.
- Separate the chicory leaves, wash thoroughly, and dry well.
- Place the chicory on ice.
- Fill the chicory leaves with the Dijon herb mayonnaise.
- Season with horseradish paste, lemon zest, lemon juice, Noilly Prat, pepper, and salt.
- Optionally add eel.




