A World Of Fine Food Comes To Margaret River

 Restaurateur and chef Romano Rotelli has travelled the world to bring fine food to Western Australia.

His philosophy is simple. “Make sure the food takes centre stage. Begin by using the best quality produce possible. Once you do that, you have to do very little else to achieve great tasting dishes. Nature has already done half of the job for you.”

See Romano's story on the next page.

 Tasmanian salmon on sweet corn and avocado salsa,
with chilli dressing and sugared cherry tomatoes
with Tiramisu for Desert

Nothing could be simpler. This dish relies only on the freshness of the products, so feel free to substitute the salmon with any other white flesh fish as long as it is fresh.
Serves 4.

Ingredients:
1 avocado.
1 small Spanish onion.
1 fresh corn cob.
1 tomato.
lemon juice.
fresh chilli to taste.
4 salmon fillets/steaks.

Method:
Cut all the ingredients for the salsa into small cubes and season to taste.
Shape them in little round moulds on the serving plate and keep in a warm spot.
In a hot pan, place the salmon fillets and quickly cook them making sure not to overdo them.
Carefully place the fillets on the avocado salsa and drizzle with some chilli dressing or the one of your choice.

 Tiramisu.

Probably the most recognised Italian dessert beside ice cream.
Every Italian mamma has her own secret recipe. This is my mum's.
Serves 4 people.

Ingredients:
250g Mascarpone cheese.
2 egg yolks.
Savoiardi biscuits.
50ml cream.
50g sugar.
a long strong coffee.
a nip of liqueur (brandy, Tia Maria, Frangelico, rum).
a little extra sugar.

Method:
Start by creaming the egg yolks and the sugar.
Then add the mascarpone and cream, whisk until you reach the consistency of whipped cream.
Dip the Savoiardi biscuit in the liqueur flavour and slightly sweetened coffee, making sure that they are moist all the way through, while keeping their shape.
Squeeze the excess coffee out and place in a dish of your choice.
Layer them with the cheese mixture and sprinkle with cocoa powder just before serving.

Romano Rotelli, Fine Food of Margaret River.

 

 

 

Aprol 2005