Elderflower jelly with beetroot relish, goat's cheese and caraway tuile

5.00

This delightful canapé cleverly combines little cubes of pale elderflower jelly with a deep red beetroot relish and shards of crisp caraway tuile - a winning recipe from Frances Atkins for a party or gathering.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Elderflower jelly

  • 425ml of elderflower cordial
  • 1 lemon
  • 150ml of white wine
  • 6 gelatine leaves

Beetroot relish

Caraway tuile

To serve

Equipment

  • Silicon baking mat

Method

1
To start the recipe, zest and juice the lemon
2
Warm the cordial, wine and lemon juice and zest together in a small pan
  • 425ml of elderflower cordial
  • 150ml of white wine
3
Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for 5 minutes to soften. Add the softened gelatine to the cordial mixture. Pour into a plastic or stainless steel tray and refrigerate until set
  • 6 gelatine leaves
4
To make the relish, peel the beetroot and grate it into a pan. Add the chopped shallot, juniper berries, vinegar and sugar and cook gently until soft
5
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/Gas mark 4
6
Peel and boil the potatoes, then pass through a ricer while still hot. Mix the potato and egg white together. Spread in one large round on a Silpat mat and sprinkle the caraway seeds and Parmesan on top
7
Bake for 5 minutes, then fry in the deep-fat fryer at 180ºC until crisp. Break into jagged pieces
  • vegetable oil, for deep frying
8
Cut the goat's cheese into 6 slices. Finish the dish by chopping the jelly into cubes and serving with a quenelle of beetroot relish and a slice of goat's cheese garnished with tuile pieces
First published in 2015

The unique beauty of the rolling Yorkshire Dales has long framed Frances Atkins’ creative cooking, offering a stunning backdrop to her creative, spirited and beautifully executed food.

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