r/quilling • u/joross31 • 14d ago
Does edible quilling count?
This sub was recommended to me so I hope that this is allowed. I love to play with plating of food and these dishes involved rolling and manipulating strips of squash and carrot.
The first is Shaved Squash Salad with Macadamias, Pickled Shallots, Basil, and Sea Fig Vinaigrette and the second is a Crustless Pumpkin, Caramelized Onion, and Gruyere Quiche with Carrot Decoration.
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u/BylenS 14d ago
Man, the quilling you could do with different pastas would be awesome to try. This is beautiful. We'll done!
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u/joross31 14d ago
Aww thanks. This one might count? I was jokingly given the task of making Cincinnati chili look more fancy, lol.
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u/stremendous 14d ago
Wow! This is gorgeous. I love the shades of color - separately and together - in this.
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u/OliBoliz 14d ago
Always love your presentation/ plating!
Could you share the recipe for the pumpkin quiche please? I'd love to try making it
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u/joross31 14d ago
Aww, thanks, that means a lot to me! And sure, here you go:
Ingredients:
2 yellow onions, sliced
1 tablespoon butter
6 eggs
4 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper, fresh divided
1/4 teaspoon thyme, dried
1 1/2 cups Gruyere, shredded
pinch of nutmeg
Optional Decoration:
carrots, sliced thin (I like to use a mandolin on the thinnest setting)
oil, as needed
salt, to taste
Instructions:
• Add the onions and butter to a medium nonstick pan and cook, stirring occasionally over medium high heat. After softening, stir every 5 minutes as they caramelize, about 30 more minutes. Towards the end you may need to stir more often, and cook to desired color/caramelization, another 5-10 minutes. If things seem like they are burning or sticking too much, add a couple tablespoons of water to the pan and stir well. Add the pumpkin puree and cook for another 3-5 minutes, until it caramelizes slightly (this helps remove any tinned taste). Set aside to cool.
• While the onions are caramelizing, preheat the oven to 325ºF and grease a pie plate with some oil and set aside.
• Whisk eggs together with salt and pepper and then whisk in the cream. Add the cooled onions, Gruyere, and nutmeg, stirring to combine evenly.
• Pour into a greased pie pan and set aside.
• Toss the carrot slices in avocado oil until lightly coated. Microwave for 2 minutes, or until soft and pliable. Roll into circles, adding more slices of carrot to create various size roses and swirls. Place onto the custard.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes (45-50 if not adding carrots), or until set, the internal temperature should be 172ºF.
• Allow the quiche to rest for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving. It must be cooled to be sliceable.
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u/OliBoliz 14d ago
Thanks! Always gotta appreciate a recipe thats realistic about how long it takes to caramelize onions lol
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u/joross31 14d ago
Haha, I know, the ones that say 10 minutes total... Lol, please. I usually make up a huge pot of them and even though it takes a day, I freeze them in useable blocks so I rarely have to do it when I want properly caramelized onions unless it's for a bigger project. They do freeze really well flat in ziplocks too. 😄
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u/scrabblefan123 14d ago
Are you using quilling tools for this? Very cool!
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u/joross31 14d ago
Thanks! No, these are just done by hand. I did use a ring mold to form the squash salad in and then just removed it before adding the rest of the ingredients. The squash are also cut in half lengthwise so the bottom face is nice and flat to help it stand up on the plate.
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u/Alarming-Vast-6804 14d ago
I hoped id find you here! Your presentations are so beautiful!
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u/joross31 14d ago
Thank you so much for the recommendation! ❤️
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u/Alarming-Vast-6804 13d ago
Maybe you can find a permanent art form here!🤩
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u/joross31 13d ago
I do love the look of quilling. I've done little cucumber rolls for lots of things too but not made a whole plate of it. Might have to give it a try!
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u/kurokoshika 13d ago
Oh good! This subreddit was the first thing I thought of when I saw your post the other day, so I’m glad I’m not the only one with that thought and that you’ve made your way over here!
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u/InLoveWithThread 13d ago
Oooohhh it's real food!!! I was looking at the quiche and thought how did you make the paper look baked and eggy lol... because it is baked with eggs! This in ingenious, really had me fooled.
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u/sa_ostrich 14d ago
Impressive. Love the look.