Using truffle in your cooking is like dressing up a simple outfit with a bold accent piece. The unique and powerful flavors instantly elevate simple dishes and take more complex cuisine to a new flavor dimension. We've created 3 easy, yet delicious recipes for the summer made with truffle.
Steak Tartare with Black Truffle Oil and Black Truffle Salt Flakes
Serving: 4 people
Ingredients:
- 600g of beef tenderloin
- Black Truffle Oil
- Pink Salt with White Truffle and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 shallot minced
- 2 tbsp. finely chopped small dill pickles
- 2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Original Dijon Mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Preparation:
STEP 1
Place the beef in the freezer for about 1 hour until the exterior begins to firm up and form crystals but it’s still easily pierced with a knife. This will make it easier to finely hand-chop.
STEP 2
In a small bowl, prep the mixture with shallot, dill pickles, and parsley, and set aside. In another small bowl whisk together the egg yolk, vinegar, mustard, oil, and Worcestershire.
STEP 3
Remove the beef from the freezer, slice it thinly against the grain, then slice into fine strips, and then finally dice into small cubes, about ¼-inch across. Transfer the beef to a large mixing bowl and gently combine it with the mixture as well as the dressing. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed with salt and pepper.
STEP 4
Divide into 4 equal portions, press each portion into a round cookie cutter on a plate. Remove the ring and serve immediately, preferably with toast points/toasted baguette slices, fries and/or salad.
Mixed Salad with Fresh Ricotta and Truffle Peanuts
Serving: 2 people
Ingredients:
- 100 g mixed salad
- 100g fresh ricotta
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 20g Black Truffle Peanuts
- Truffle Balsamic Vinegar glaze
- Pink Salt with Truffle
- Spanish Arbequina Extra Virgin Oil
Preparation:
STEP 1
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and add them to the salad. Season with salt and olive oil and mix everything.
STEP 2
Serve and place the cherry tomatoes on the salad. Then, using two spoons, add the fresh ricotta and the salted peanuts with truffles.
STEP 3
Use the vinegar glaze as a finishing touch.
Potato Flan and Porcini & Truffle Cream
Serving: 4 people
Ingredients:
- 90g Porcini & Truffle Cream
- 300g boiled potatoes
- 300g fresh cream
- 200g milk
- 5 eggs (medium size)
- 30g flour
- 50g Parmesan Cheese
Preparation:
STEP 1
Put a small pot full of water at the bottom of the oven to humidify it and preheat the oven at 266 degrees F.
STEP 2
Set aside the Porcini & Truffle Cream and mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl, blend them, and put the mixture in specific molds, previously greased.
STEP 3
Put the flan in the oven and cook for 50 minutes.
STEP 4
Serve the flan on a plate. Warm the Porcini & Truffle Cream in a pot and drizzle it over the flan.
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