Everything about this dish is light, clean, vibrant, and harmonious, with the wonderful taste of corn perhaps taking center stage. The corn's refined sweetness is marvelously juxtaposed with the elegant sour flavor in the cheese. Mushrooms provide an earthiness, and spinach leaves cut through all the elements to insure a clean, bright taste. A playful salad featuring buttery lettuces, tomato pieces, and Rawmesan adds even greater depth on the palate. Here, both the flavor and textural variety are extraordinary.
Chef Charlie Trotter shares his tips with Epicurious:
• Celtic sea salt is a light grey salt from the Brittany coast of France. Because it's naturally harvested and unrefined, it retains trace minerals that add flavor and health benefits.
• Nama shoyu is a raw (unpasteurized), organic soy sauce that's available under the brand name Ohsawa. It's less salty than ordinary soy sauce.
• Like many raw recipes, this dish requires a dehydrator for preparation. Excalibur dehydrators cost between $100 and $250 and are available online at shop.store.yahoo.com.
