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Vegetable Carpaccio

Summer! The ideal season to gather among friends around a table with plates filled with garden fresh and delightful food. Here is one summery suggestion: a flavorful vegetable carpaccio, with a wine pairing suggestion that will gracefully freshen up a late afternoon spent under the radiant sun. And of course a musical suggestion to match the atmosphere.

Ingredients

For the dressing

1	garlic clove, crushed
100g	fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon	red chili, finely chopped
100ml	extra-virgin oil
1/2 teaspoon	powdered safran
1/2 teaspoon	Dijon mustard
15g	fresh white breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon	balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon	white wine vinegar

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2	small beetrooots, trimmed and peeled
1	large head of fennel, peeled
2	sticks of celery peeled
1	small cauliflower, florets only
4	red radishes
1	large courgette
1	small avocado, halved and stoned

Preparation

For the dressing, place the garlic, parsley, chioli and oil in a blender or food processor and blend to a coarse pulp. Add the sadfron and mustard. Soak the breadcrumbs with the vinegar for 1 minute, then add to the oil. Blend again briefly and season to taste.
Using a sharp knife, or better still a kitchen mandoline, slice all the vegetables into thin shavings. Cut the avocado into thin slices.
Arrange the vegetable attractively, with an eye for colour, on four serving plates, drizzle over the dressing and serve with lots of country-style bread.

Wine pairing

Roseline Prestige, Côtes-de-Provence A.O.C.
(00534768, Cad 15.45)

Salmon-coloured and laced with delicate flavours of fresh-picked red fruit, this is perfect for a late-afternoon drink on the patio and will pair wonderfully with this fresh vegetable carpatio.

Musical Inspiration

Codex- Santiago de Murcia

Spanish airs, from the Spanish guitarist and composer Santiago de Murcia. With the Kapsberger Ensemble, directed by Rolf Lislevand.

The compositions are from around 1730. Santiago de Murcia was once the private teacher of Spanish Queen Marie-Louise Gabrielle de Savoie. This composition for five-choir baroque guitar is totally radiant and well suited for this occasion.

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