Total experiment building upon past success with the tomato and pomegranate flavor pairing
[1] [2]. The flavor thoughts I had were, peak summer flavor of the tomato, texture and slight sweetness from a
pomegranate not quite in season, take balsamic and infuse a little
umami a la tamari to play with umami in the tomato, finish with the raisin-y heat of
urfa and a little olive oil for richness.
Using a 4:1 ration of balsamic to tamari, I reduced this by half over low heat, then cooled. An instant personal classic - the flavor ideas were realized even better than expected, very fresh clean, complex chords struck on this one, just made our mouths dance.
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