Pumpkin Cream Slices with Autumn Salad


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Ingredients for 6 portions
  • 270 g Fresh butter puff pastry, 1 package
  • 1 Egg(s)
  • 3 tbsp Mixed peppercorns
  • For the filling
  • 300 g Hokkaido Pumpkin, diced
  • Butter, to fry
  • 1 tbsp Corn flour / Starch
  • 250 g QimiQ Classic, room temperature
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • Nutmeg, ground
  • Salt and pepper
  • 100 g Heavy cream 36 % fat, beaten
  • For the salad
  • Frisée lettuce
  • Lamb’s lettuce
  • Radicchio lettuce
  • Pear(s), diced
  • Pumpkin, diced
  • Walnuts
  • For the dressing
  • 100 g QimiQ Classic
  • 50 ml Pumpkin seed oil
  • 50 ml Water
  • 30 ml Red wine vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
  • Sugar, to taste
Method
1.
Pre-heat the oven to 360° F (conventional oven).
2.
Pre-prepare the pastry according to the instructions on the packet. Brush with egg and sprinkle with the pepper.
3.
Weigh down with a second baking tray and bake in the hot oven for approx. 10 minutes. Allow to cool and cut lengthwise into 3 equally sized strips.
4.
For the filling, fry the pumpkin in butter, add the starch, continue to cook until soft. Blend smooth and allow to cool. Whisk QimiQ Classic smooth. Add the pumpkin puree, honey and seasoning and fold in the whipped cream.
5.
Sandwich the three pastry strips together with the pumpkin cream (pastry - cream - pastry - cream - pastry).
6.
Chill for at least 4 hours (preferably over night).
7.
For the dressing, blend the QimiQ Classic with oil, water, vinegar and seasoning and use to marinate the salad.