In summer there is just one motto: freshness, even at the table. If the oven and stove are banned then vegetable tartare is the recipe you’re looking for. In summer it’s easy to find colorful and inviting vegetables at the grocers: fill up on them and create a colorful tartare, to serve up a healthy and appetizing dish.
Here are three quick recipes for a vegetable tartare. Check out the gallery too for tips on how to make unique and even tastier dishes.
Ginger vegetable tartare
For this recipe you need: 1 oz fresh ginger root, 1 carrot, 1 fennel, 1 zucchini, 1 avocado, lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, soy sauce and salt to taste.
Method
Peel the vegetables and cut them into small cubes, then chop the ginger and add it all to a bowl, mixing with a spoon and adding salt. Meanwhile, prepare an emulsion with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and lime juice. With the help of a coppapasta (pastry ring), plate the vegetables and dress them with the vinaigrette.
Yogurt vegetable tartare
For this recipe you need: 2 zucchini, 2 tomatoes, 1 pepper, 1 cucumber, fresh chives, 4 oz Greek white yoghurt, herbs to taste, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Method
Peel the vegetables and cut them into small cubes, add salt and pepper and season with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Now prepare the yogurt sauce: pour the yogurt into a bowl, together with a teaspoon of oil, a teaspoon of water, chopped chives and aromatic herbs for extra flavor. With the help of a pastry ring, place the vegetables in a bowl and dress them with the sauce obtained.
Citrus-scented vegetable tartare
For this recipe you need: 1 pink grapefruit, 1 orange, 1 lemon, 1 fennel, 1 cucumber, 1 avocado, rocket, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Method
Squeeze the juice of the three citrus fruits and strain it. Peel the vegetables and cut them into small cubes, add salt and pepper and season with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. With the help of a pastry ring, plate the vegetables and season with the citrus fruit juice.