Visually stunning dish with layered veggies, goat cheese, nuts, and fresh herbs dressed in olive oil and lemon.
# Components:
→ Vegetables
01 - 1 small golden beet, thinly sliced
02 - 1 small red beet, thinly sliced
03 - 1 small watermelon radish, thinly sliced
04 - 1 Persian cucumber, thinly sliced
05 - 4 baby carrots, peeled and sliced on a bias
→ Cheese & Dairy
06 - 3 oz creamy goat cheese, at room temperature
→ Nuts & Seeds
07 - 2 tbsp toasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
08 - 1 tbsp black sesame seeds
→ Herbs & Greens
09 - ½ cup microgreens (e.g., arugula or radish)
10 - 1 tbsp fresh dill fronds
→ Dressing
11 - 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
12 - 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
13 - 1 tsp honey
14 - Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
# Method:
01 - Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper until emulsified. Set aside.
02 - On a large serving platter or four individual plates, arrange sliced vegetables with overlapping dense clusters on one side, gradually spacing out slices toward the opposite edge to create a kinetic blur visual.
03 - Place small dollops of goat cheese within the densest vegetable area, reducing quantity toward the sparser side.
04 - Sprinkle toasted hazelnuts and black sesame seeds concentrated on the dense side, gradually decreasing toward the sparse side.
05 - Evenly scatter microgreens and fresh dill fronds, focusing concentration on the dense side and tapering off toward the edge.
06 - Drizzle dressing evenly across the arrangement, applying less on the sparse side to emphasize the visual effect.
07 - Present immediately to preserve freshness and the intended visual impact.
