Submitted by: Michael Daly

Mediterranean Crust
- 20g charred red capsicum
- 20g artichoke
- 20g kalamata black olives
- 40g goats feta cheese
- 10g Italian flat leaf parsley
Ebly Salad
- 150g Ebly tender wheat
- 50g Baby sweetcorn
- 50g Snowpeas
- 20g beetroot chard leaves
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 6 chinese lychee
- 100ml extra virgin olive oil
- Salt & Pepper
Garnish
- 8 Black cherries
- 1 Pitaya fruit
- Black Sesame Seeds
- 300ml Aged port wine
- 50g Castor sugar
- 2g Sumac
Salmon
- 400g Regal Marlborough Salmon Fillet
- 30g Tea tree sawdust shavings
- 20g Brown sugar
Salmon
- Place sawdust on bottom of roasting tray & cover with small cooling rack brush the cooling rack with oil & rest the salmon portions on-top sprinkle each fillet with a little brown sugar
- Cover tin with foil & smoke over a low gas heat for 6 minutes, remove from heat and rest on the side for another 2 minutes
Elby Salad
- boil some water with a little olive oil & seasoning. Pour in wheat & cook for 10 minutes until tender, drain & cool under cold water
- Finely shred the snowpeas & cook the baby sweetcorn for 3 minutes, cool in ice water
- In a mixing bowl add snowpeas, sweetcorn, beetroot chard leaves, Chinese lychee, zest of 1 lemon & juice. Mix in the extra virgin olive oil & season with salt & pepper
Garnish
- In a saute pan heat up a little oil & add in the pitted cherries and flame over a high heat.
- Add in aged port wine & burn off the alcohol, add brown sugar & sumac. Reduce by half.
- Peel the pitaya and cut into 1cm dice
- Place salad mix in the middle of place, lay the salmon on top, and spoon around the port wine dressing
- Garnish with pitaya, black cherries and black sesame seeds