Ingredients
| 1 | Coconut, (young), juice drained and kept (Main) |
| 150 ml | Coconut juice (Main) |
| 50 g | Caster sugar |
| 1 | Lime, (kaffir), roughly chopped |
| 75 g | Caster sugar, extra |
| 1 handful | Mint leaves |
| 300 ml | Apple juice, (green apple) |
| 1 | Lemon, juiced |
| 1 handful | Spinach leaves |
| 2 ½ g | Agar agar powder |
| 2 ½ g | Gellan gum |
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Directions
- With a serrated knife, cut 5cm down from the top of the coconut. Scoop out the flesh in 3cm-sized pieces, removing any brown skin, so you end up with pristine white coconut.
- With a sharp knife or mandolin, slice the coconut on an angle into thin, sashimi-like pieces.
- In a saucepan, place the coconut juice, first (50g) amount of caster sugar, kaffir lime and mint, and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and allow to infuse for 30 minutes. Once cool, pour over the coconut and store in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours.
- In a mixing bowl, dissolve the remaining quantity of sugar in 30ml of apple juice. Put into a liquidiser along with the remaining 270ml of apple juice, the lemon juice and spinach. Blend until smooth and cool.
- In a saucepan, place the cooled liquid, agar and gellan into a saucepan and simmer for one minute, then quickly measure out 100ml in Swiss roll trays to create a thin sheet of jelly. Place into the fridge for three minutes. Cut into strips to resemble shaved, peeled cucumber.
- On a plate, overlap the coconut and pour over a little of the syrup. Add the folded apple jelly, apple balls scooped out with a melon baller (or compressed apple), butterscotch sauce (or butterscotch foam in a cream siphon with two gas cartridges), a little maltodextrin mixed with coconut oil for the snow and grated, freeze-dried apple.
