Composed Chamomile Dessert

COOKING WITH TEA

Composed Chamomile

The #PaletteForYourPalate Tea Dessert Composed Chamomile is Sous-Chef Elaine Wong’s creation, inspired by TEALEAVES Organic Chamomile Blossoms + Pantone 116C + Mood: Calm.

THE TEA MOOD

CALM

Organic Chamomile Blossoms’ tranquil qualities help the body unwind.

THE MUSE

BEE

Carefree days filled with calm and comfort evokes the nostalgia of lying in a field, the gentle hum of bees happily drifting by with golden treasures.

THE COLOR

PANTONE 116 C

“Sparkling with optimism, this warm and engaging yellow provides hope and comfort.”

LAURIE PRESSMAN
Vice President | Pantone Color Institute™

Chef's Notes:
Blending Tea + Color + Mood

“Organic Chamomile Blossoms is similar to a medicinal blend, so I wanted to carry that aspect into the dish. I added turmeric, a wonderful digestant and food colorant, along with some honey. Calming, sweet medicine in a bowl.”

— Elaine Wong, Sous-Chef at Omni King Edward Toronto

Composed Chamomile

“The pineapple and pineapple flower are floating in this still, calm pool of yellow with honeycomb. All complemented by ginger, to add to that calming and medicinal feeling you get when you drink the herbal blend.”

- Sous-Chef Elaine Wong

Servings: 1

Keywords: Pantone, Sweet, Dessert

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 0 mins
Total Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

Instructions

Ingredients

Composed Chamomile Dessert

TEALEAVES Chamomile, Lemon & Turmeric Posset (see recipe below)
Poached Pineapple (see recipe below)
Lime Posset (see recipe below)
Honeycomb (optional)

TEALEAVES Chamomile, Lemon & Turmeric Posset

1 Tsp. Ground Turmeric
1 L 35% Cream
300 Grams Sugar
150 mL. Lemon Juice
2 TEALEAVES Organic Chamomile Blossoms Whole Leaf Pyramid Teabags

Poached Pineapple

1 Pineapple
500 mL. Simple Syrup (see recipe below)

Simple Syrup

500 mL. Water
450 Grams Sugar

Instructions

Composed Chamomile Dessert

Pour TEALEAVES Chamomile, Lemon and Turmeric posset in dessert bowl.
Place folded pineapple on top of posset.
Garnish with a piece of honeycomb.
Enjoy!

TEALEAVES Chamomile, Lemon & Turmeric Posset

Make a paste with the turmeric, sugar and 75 mL. cream.
Place remaining cream and sugar in a large pot and bring to the boil.
When boiling, drop to a simmer.
Release the blossoms of TEALEAVES Organic Chamomile Whole Leaf Pyramid Teabags from the teabags into hot cream, along with turmeric paste and let it steep for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and pass through a fine strainer.
Let cool slightly and pour into shallow bowls.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours to set.

Poached Pineapple

Peel pineapple and slice 6 very thin rounds.
Poach slightly in simple syrup for 2 minutes.
Remove the core using round cutters.
Let dry in a slow oven at 175 ºF until dry but still malleable.
Fold pineapple to form a flower.

Simple Syrup

Combine water and sugar in saucepan over medium heat.
Stir continuously until sugar is fully dissolved.
Remove from heat and let cool.

Notes

TEALEAVES’ and Pantone Color Institute’s Palette For Your Palate is a first-of-its-kind collaboration where 10 iconic tea blends serve as muse to over 30 world-class chefs and mixologists. Their creations culminate into a feast for the eyes, with the viewer ‘tasting’ the intimate expressions of the culinary, mixology, pastry artists’ rendition of Tea + Color + Mood.

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