Sweet potato terrine with citrus salsa

Total: 3 hr | Active: 45 min.
vegetarian, lactose-free

Classic French cuisine is known for its terrines – there are entire cookery books devoted to the subject. Traditional terrines are made of meat and served with cornichons and crunchy bread, and make a wonderful starter. I took inspiration from this classic and created a vegetarian version. The sweetness of the sweet potatoes goes beautifully with the spicy miso paste and refreshing citrus & rocket salsa.

Recipe by:
Daniela Bieder – daniela CULINAIRE

Ingredients

for 4 person

Terrine
½ dl vegetable bouillon
1 tbsp miso paste
1 tbsp olive oil
3 cm ginger, finely grated
garlic clove, squeezed
bay leaves
1 tsp ground coriander seeds
a little  nutmeg
½ tsp salt
a little  pepper
700 g sweet potatoes, cut into slices approx. 2 mm thick
red onion, cut into slices approx. 2 mm thick
Salsa
1 tbsp coarse-grain mustard
2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
¼ tsp salt
a little  pepper
orange
grapefruit
60 g rocket, finely chopped
To serve
2 tbsp olive oil

How it's done

Terrine

Heat the stock, miso paste, oil, ginger, garlic, bay leaf, coriander, nutmeg, salt and pepper in a small pan, remove from the heat and leave to infuse for approx. 15 mins. Remove the bay leaves. Mix the potatoes and onions in a bowl with the seasoned stock, layer in the prepared loaf tin.

To bake

Approx. 1 hr. 15 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 200 °C. Remove from the oven, place the loaf tin in a deep dish, place a second empty loaf tin on top of the sweet potatoes, weigh down (with books or cans) and leave to cool. Chill the terrine for at least 1 hr.

Salsa

Whisk the mustard, balsamic, oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rinse the orange and grapefruit in hot water, pat dry, grate a little zest and add to the dressing. Dice the flesh, add to the dressing along with the rocket, mix.

To serve

Tip out the terrine and cut into slices. Heat the oil in a frying pan, fry the slices of terrine for approx. 1 min. on each side. Serve the terrine with the salsa.

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