Caramelized Parsnip and Apple Tart

Too tasty to not touch yet almost too pretty to eat, this Apple Tart recipe comes lined with a parsnip mascarpone, topped with a caramel parsnip mix and covered with a crumbled Club House Pink Peppercorn-made meringue. Garnish with lemon thyme, coriander and anise hyssop before serving.

Ingredients

Procedure

Tart

1. Combine all ingredients, except the egg, in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Process until sandy consistency.
2. Add the egg and process until smooth and combined. Roll out when soft, and chill in the fridge covered with parchment for 20 minutes until firm.
3. Punch out between 2 layers of parchment paper, to desired size. Line perforated tart shell mold. Dock bottom of tart shell and blind bake on a perforated silicon baking mat. Cook at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.

Caramelized Parsnip

1. Sweat parsnip in a sauté pan slowly in 1 tbsp butter for 20 minutes, allowing the butter to brown slightly.
2. In a small pot, caramelize sugar, over medium heat, until amber caramel. Do not stir. Use a wet brush to dissolve any sugar crystals on the side of the pot. With a whisk ready, add calvados to stop the cooking, whisk to combine, then add the parsnip juice. Stir to combine.
3. Mount with the remaining butter, season with Club House Sea Salt, French Mediterranean. Add in the cooked parsnip and diced raw apple. Allow to cool in the caramel.

Cardamom Ice Cream

1. Heat the milk with crushed cardamom pods, orange peel, and vanilla until warm. Let sit for 20 minutes to infuse.
2. Remove orange peel and vanilla pod. Beat the sugar and egg yolks together until smooth and pale. Add in 2 oz of warm cream into the egg yolk mixture to temper the eggs. Add half the remaining cream and whisk, then add the rest of the cream.
3. Add the whole mix back into the pot and cook over medium heat until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Whisk constantly and use a rubber spatula to ensure there is no egg sticking on the pot. Transfer to a bowl and whisk until cooled, over ice.
4. Lightly whip the 35% cream, fold into the mixture and add the Club House Cardamom, Ground. Add into ice cream machine and process for 15 minutes until frozen.

Pink Peppercorn Meringue

1. Whip egg white until soft and fluffy, then start to gradually add in the sugar 1 tbsp at a time. Once stiff peaks are formed, add in the yogurt powder and 15 g Club House Pink Peppercorns, ground and whip to combine.
2. Transfer to a piping bag with a small round tip. Line 3 different sheet trays with parchment, pipe different sizes on each tray.
3. Dry in a 150 degrees Fahrenheit oven overnight until crispy. Dust with remaining Club House Pink Peppercorns. Grind some of the meringue into a crumble.

Parsnip & Mascarpone Cream

1. In a small pot, cook sliced parsnips and apple over medium heat in the cream with the vanilla pot. Once tender, strain from cream and add to a blender. Puree with mascarpone until smooth. Pass through a chinois and chill over ice. Reserve in a piping bag.

Marinated Apple

1. Shave apple thinly on a mandolin. Punch out a 1-inch circle with a ring cutter. Dissolve Billy Bee Honey in apple juice.
2. Compress punched out apple in a vacuum sealer with the apple juice mixture. Drain on paper towel.
3. Make a small incision halfway through the apple, and form into a cone shape. Reserve in the fridge until plating.

For Serving

1. Line the bottom of the tart shell with the parsnip mascarpone, about ½ inch thick. Top with the caramelized parsnip mixture, cover the top of the tart with crumbled meringue.
2. With a hot spoon, quenelle the ice cream, and place on the left half of the tart. On the right, dot some of the parsnip cream, and place different sized of the meringue.
3. Place the apple on top of the cream to hold it in place. Garnish with lemon thyme, coriander and anise hyssop.