Rootatouille

ejf12009

How do you get the vegetable shingles to be the same size? In particular parsnips are way smaller (in diameter) than green apples and rutabaga.

I tried this recipe tonight and it was pretty tasty but I couldn't really do the shingle spiral because the vegetable slices were so mismatched in size.

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Brendan_Lee_56950

Trick is to buy veg and fruit that is the same size to begin with. My asian market sells some really big parsnips

brian_martin2001

As @Brendan_Lee_56950 pointed out, you first need t yo find veg That are roughly the same diameter. Next, if you pause the video, you'll notice that the apple slices are a bit larger than the rest of the vegetable slices. That's because the apples are larger than the rest of the veg, but they aren't bring cut down to size. You are limited to what you have available, so your slices might not all be perfect, but if you are willing to spend a little looking in different markets, you will be able to find stuff that's close enough in size.

Good luck!

Afonso_Tito_de_Morais_164825

What Brendan said and also, stop cutting when they start to deviate from the size you want, in case of parsnips or any irregular vegetables. Those tips can be used for a sauce.

tshewman

Buy vegetable glue ;-) Brendan hit the nail on the head. Some stores will sell them in packages of 2-3 that are already close in size......but remember,size doesn't matter. :-)

dancurren

I'd just like to second some of the comment on the recipe page I'd love so see a detailed video on plating. From the video, it looks like the shingles were picked up and simply place down in the ring mold flat, from the picture it looks like a layer were place standing up on edge around the perimeter. Gorgeous dish and I'm sure I'll come up with some nice plating but I think for a lot of us home cooks, we feel comfortable enough (in no small part thanks to CS) to experiment with flavours/techniques or we can recreate a CS dish, but we'd like a little help on presentation to take us over the hill.

Tammy_232023

I did exactly that to plate, lifted small stacks at a time out of the casserole dish and placed them into a ring mold. That part was easy. Very tasty but the whole thing was time consuming. Also, what to do with all the leftover sauce??

Tammy_232023

When shopping for the veg in the rattatouille, I tried but found it difficult to get everything in the same size... I shopped in Whole Foods because they have superior produce for my area.