FEATURE RECIPE
Aioli garni

Aioli garni

Serves 6



Platter
9   kipfler potatoes, scrubbed
9   biodynamic or free-range eggs (see note)
1 kg   cooked prawns
9   radishes, tops trimmed
6   baby carrots, tops trimmed and peeled
2   baby fennel, trimmed and cut lengthways into 1cm thick slices
To serve:   crusty bread
Aioli
6 cloves   garlic, peeled
2   egg yolks
1 tbsp   Dijon mustard
375 ml (1½ cups)   extra-virgin olive oil


1 For aïoli, combine garlic with a pinch of sea salt in a mortar and, using a pestle, crush to a fine paste. Transfer to a bowl and whisk in egg yolks and mustard, then add olive oil in a thin steady stream, whisking continuously until incorporated, adding a little warm water if aïoli becomes too thick. Season to taste with sea salt. Makes about 2 cups.
2 Place potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to the boil over medium heat and simmer gently for 12 minutes or until tender. Place eggs in a separate saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to the boil and cook for 7 minutes, drain and cool under cold running water, then peel and halve lengthways.
3 To serve, place aïoli in a bowl, arrange ingredients on a large platter and serve with crusty bread on the side.

Note Biodynamic eggs are of a high quality and are available from select greengrocers and health food stores.

RECIPE Rodney Dunn PHOTOGRAPHY Ben Dearnley STYLING Lynsey Fryers


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