I need some advice for a cooking contest.

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dnlm

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A few friends of mine have decided to take part in a cooking contest sort of like Iron Chef, there'll be a secret ingredient and limited cooking apparel. Below is a list of the ingredients we do know, its vegetarian.

Dairy: yogurt, parmesan cheese, butter, cream, soy milk, sour cream, cheddar cheese

Fresh herbs: chives, parsley, oregano, dill, basil, cilantro

Dry store: olive/canola/sesame oil, balsamic/white vinegar, soy sauce, dijon mustard, salt, black pepper, granola, dried fruit, flour, baking powder/soda, white/brown sugar

Veg & fruit: red peppers, mushrooms, green onions, garlic, carrots, hot house tomatoes, lemons, romaine/iceberg lettuce, spinach, oranges, potatoes

Misc: maple syrup, eggs, veggie back bacon, ketchup

Maybe some sauce ideas would be nice or some tasty, presentable dishes. Anyhow, thanks in advance.

PS: There won't be any ovens either. Mods and members: Is there anyway to edit my posts? None of these functions seem to work.
 
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think soup using unusual but not incompatable combinations
an aspic for cold oops no gelatine
timbales work well with a number of different ingredients using eggs and cheese
julienned salads
if the Secret Ingredient is meat then you might consider making a light stuffing
or perhaps a rulade (?) using the cheese, herbs and mushrooms with minced bacon
Without the secret ingredient it is hard to put something together
Good Luck
 
dnlm said:
Hmm, ingredient list seems to be condensed. I can't seem to edit it so I'll repost it spaced out.

Dairy: yogurt, parmesan cheese, butter, cream, soy milk, sour cream, cheddar cheese

Fresh herbs: chives, parsley, oregano, dill, basil, cilantro

Dry store: olive/canola/sesame oil, balsamic/white vinegar, soy sauce, dijon mustard, salt, black pepper, granola, dried fruit, flour, baking powder/soda, white/brown sugar

Veg & fruit: red peppers, mushrooms, green onions, garlic, carrots, hot house tomatoes, lemons, romaine/iceberg lettuce, spinach, oranges, potatoes

Misc: maple syrup, eggs, veggie back bacon, ketchup

How many dishes do you have to prepare? Here are some sauce ideas anyway:

Roasted Red Bell Pepper Coulis - roasted red peppers, roasted garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt; puree all

Tomato-Herb Vinaigrette - olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, diced tomato, minced dill, basil, chives, and parsley; salt and pepper; emulsify vinaigrette, fold in tomatoes and herbs

Salsa Verde - olive oil, green onion, garlic, parsley, lemon juice, salt, pepper; puree all

Tsaziki Style Sauce - yogurt, sour cream, lemon juice, garlic, dill, chives, salt; puree all

Lemon-Herb Aioli - egg yolk, canola oil, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, dill, chives, parsley; emulsify mayonnaise, fold in other ingredients

Parmesan Cream Sauce - cream, parmesan, butter, salt; reduce cream by half, melt cheese, finish with butter

Romesco Sauce - see my recipe under "Sauce" forum
 
Iron cheffing

Check out my website http://cookingdownunder.com/articles/2006/221.htm for a recipe for mushroom varieties.

Think balsamic reduction (boiling down the balsamic to concentrate the flavours) which is pretty trendy these days (eg caramelised figs with balsamic reduction).

I am not vegetarian but I have a search engine on my site which might be helpful for individual ingredients as I often do non-meat dishes.

We do some inventive fusion food in these parts.

Pat
Melbourne, Australia
 
Seems to me if you're going to enter a cooking contest, the ideas should be YOUR ideas - just a thought!:)

Many folks here have worked to develop their own recipes to enter in contests or cook-offs. If I might suggest, why don't you come up some ideas, then post your own ideas, and let the peeps here make suggestions? :chef:
 
The contest is over!

We ended up making an eggs benedict with herb-stuffed mushrooms with a cheese crust. For our endeavours we were awarded cookbooks. Thanks so much for all of the great members on this forum that contributed to our success.
 

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