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Friday, July 17, 2009

Stick in your thumb


Plums are the BSI (blogger secret ingredient) hosted by Lauren at Healthy . Delicious and believe it or not this idea popped in my head immediately.



Why wouldnt a 'carpaccio' of plums with lime zest extra virgin olive oil and home made blue cheese taste stupendous? Fruit and cheese are born to go together! (as for the blue cheese, the smaller one needed 'testing' and the test came out positive)



The recipe is more of a preparation and its oh so simple: Thin slices of plum arranged as you like them with little chunks of blue cheese scattered about then its all drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and a squeeze of lime.



How simple is that? I submit this as my entry to BSI: Plums.

32 comments:

Laura said...

whoa! that is beautiful! Oh man plums are this weeks bsi I gotta get on the stick with this! I'm just so busy with the whole grow all your own food project(or as much as possible anyway!!) that it keeps slipping by me!

KennyT said...

Luv the presentation. Plum carpaccio? Great for me non-beef eater, haha.

The Diva on a Diet said...

Stunning! It looks like it might even belong on the cruise buffet ... yet tastes far better I'm sure. Love it!

C.G. the Foodie said...

That is gorgeous! And I am just imagining the flavor profile on my tongue.

Pooja said...

Wow this is so beautiful! I'm sure it would have tasted great with blue cheese and dressing!

Heather S-G said...

It is so simple and beautiful! The flavors sound awesome...great bsi entry!

Christo Gonzales said...

laura: better get on it!

kenny: thanks buddy!

diva: hey maybe I should submit it to the cruise line.....

cg: the lime set it off entirely -

pooja: your imagination is perfect

girli: simple rules!

LK- Healthy Delicious said...

beautiful!! I love this entry!

Nithya said...

Your arrangement looks brilliant.. Absolutely tempting dish. :)

♥peachkins♥ said...

This entry is gorgeous! Nice arrangement!

Jenn said...

Fantastic. I love the presentation of the dish!!! Great idea for plums.

Christo Gonzales said...

LK: thanks....

nithya: wow, thanks a lot and it is so good I am going to recommend it often

peachkins: thanks tons -

jenn: its a great way to use plums that are still a little firm...

Angie's Recipes said...

I think I would eat those plums as an appetizer...

Lovely presentation...and the pix look very good, as always...

Christo, are you a trained chef? I wonder what's your profession?
And you still haven't figured out how to add the code?

Angie's Recipes

snugs said...

it really does look like cruise presentation!

theUngourmet said...

Beautiful presentation! Very nice entry!

Cucinista said...

As has been said before, a beautiful dish . I'm glad I missed this week's BSI because I certainly could not have competed.

JennyMac said...

What gorgeous presentation! Love this idea.

Jamie said...

Wow! Isn't simple always the best? And so European :-) to serve the fruitiest fruit with cheese and this combo is amazing! Beautiful, too.

Christo Gonzales said...

angie: Good to hear that...I am not a 'trained' chef and as for profession - well I have been putting 'self employed artist' since 1978...does that help?

snugs: is that a good thing or a bad thing?

ungourmet: thanks

cucinista: but the nice thing about BSI is that its a participation thing more than a contest - I am sure you would have made a great dish!

jennymac: thanks and I raise a glass to your birthday...

jamie: how very 'continental' of you to say that..thanks

buffalodick said...

I've got to use the special word today(I only use it once in a while!) "elegant"....
Grew up in a neighborhood with a few plum trees- they taste better if you steal them!

Poorni Pillai said...

Simple and classy. I like how beautifully you've presented this.

pigpigscorner said...

Looks beautiful and sounds wonderful! Love the presentation.

lisaiscooking said...

Great sounding combination! I have to try this.

Marta said...

what a sophisticated idea! I would have never thought of it!

Anonymous said...

I loved that your curled them into little rosettes...adorable!

teresa said...

I'm so impressed, this looks amazing, and the blue cheese is the perfect compliment!

Christina Kim said...

WHOA! just gorgeous!

Harmony said...

Amazing...

Mo Diva said...

goregous!

Mary Bergfeld said...

I just popped over from BSI to tell you how spectacular this entry is. You have a wonderful site. I'll be back often.

Ciao Chow Linda said...

I don't know how I could have missed this last year except I think I was on vacation. Thanks for leaving the comment on my nectarine tart post and giving me the chance to find this. I think there is a plum tart in my future, based on your beautiful plum carpaccio dish.

Christo Gonzales said...

linda: this was also published in a carribean life magazine this january - it created a little stir when I first did it...

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