J gave me a set of great leaf plates by the Japanese ceramic artist Tsujimura Yui as an early Valentine's Day gift. I was inspired to use them at a small dinner party to present an earthy salad of arugula, pumpkin seeds, sliced radishes, sprouts and parmesan shavings with pumpkin seed oil and sherry vinegar dressing. I learned this salad at Grüner in Portland, Oregon, where shaved mushrooms are also added to great effect (I was already using a lot of mushrooms in the meal so went without).
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Tsujimura Yui plat with arugula, pumpkin seed, radish, sprouts and parmesan |
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Tsujimura Yui leaf plates with salad |
The salad was good, but I think the plates really enhanced the experience.
Bobby Jay
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