What happens when luxurious TV meets food meets cricket? Well when the host of the new Australian travel and food show called ‘Taste Down under’ Chef Vicky Ratnani was joined by the famous Aussie wicket-keeper and batsman Adam Gilchrist. This was showcased on India’s first international food and lifestyle channel called the Living Foodz. It was also in association of Tourism Australia. Chef Vicky decided to cook Adam’s favourite dish and give us the recipe! Here is the recipe of Pan-Seared John Dory with pesto, micro greens and beets:
The Recipe:
Ingridients:
John Dory fillet 180g
Salt, pepper
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Olive oil 1 tbsp
Parsley 1 tsp
Marinate the fish with the above
For the pesto:
Macadamia nuts 1 cup
Coriander fresh 1/2 cup
Green chillies 1
Garlic
Ginger
Olive oil
Lemon juice
Blend the above to a smooth paste
For the Salad:
Baby beets- pickled
Micro greens
Cherry tomatoes
Black olives
Olive oil
Toss the above together and serve with the seared fish.
Living Foodz channel was launched in 2015, where it explored the changing social status of food, which was moving out of just the home kitchen and entering the world of adventure, travel and culture. The most substantial factors of the shows that are running on this channel are music, fusion food, lifestyle trends, and international cuisines. The channel also connects with its audiences through different on ground events of culture and food. The channel is fast becoming popular. The channel also organized a twitter competition, where lucky winners could get a chance to meet the cricketer and see the Chef work his magic.
“Taste Down Under” is a show that takes its viewers a visual tour of Chef Vicky experiencing best of Australia. He is seen taking surfing lessons, meet a koala, take a hot air balloon ride, and enjoy the Melbourne cricket ground. The Chef said that he realized Australia is as crazy about cricket as India. This gave him the inspiration of recreating this recipe.
