Pickled Watermelon with a Mayonnaise of Codium Blue

Ingredients 

• Watermelon
• Codium Blue
• Codium Blue liquid
• Shiso Purple Vinegar
• Salty Fingers
• Oyster Leaves
• Algae Powder Emerald
• Sansho Leaves
• Codium Blue Mayonnaise (recipe)
• Sesame Oil
• Roasted sesame
• Wasabi
• Red onion
• Sugar
• Vinegar
• Puffed rice

Method

• Infuse the watermelon with Codium Blue liquid, Shiso Purple Vinegar and a pinch of wasabi.
• Poke rounds out of the Oyster Leaves (save the rest).
• Cut thin rings from the red onion and make it sweet and sour with vinegar and sugar.
• Make a dressing with Codium Blue liquid, Shiso Purple Vinegar, wasabi and sesame oil.
• Make a crumble of puffed rice, roasted sesame and Algae Powder Emerald.
• Top the plate with the infused watermelon, Codium Blue mayonnaise, sweet and sour onion, Salty Fingers, Oyster Leaves, Codium Blue, leaves of Sansho Leaves and BlinQ Blossom.
• Sprinkle the crumble over and around the infused watermelon.
• Pour the dressing between the dish and serve.

Tip: save the remains of the Oyster Leaves to make an oil from them later.

Recipe: Eric Miete