Cream of Wheat Salad

Name: Cream of Wheat Salad
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: american, french
Ingredients: 2 1/2 medium tomatoes; 1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1/2 cup Cream of Wheat; 1 tablespoon finely diced shallots; 1 tablespoon finely diced chives; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil; 1 tablespoon chopped chervil or Italian parsley; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Recipe from Michel Richard

Adapted by Marian Burros

Total Time: 25 minutes
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Ideas come to the chef Michel Richard wherever he goes. "My kids eat Cream of Wheat every morning," he said to The Times in 1993. "I had never tasted it. I tasted it and it reminded me of a dessert my mother used to make." At a dinner he served it cooked in chicken stock with shallots, tomato essence, red wine vinegar, chives and salt and pepper. It produced just the reaction from the diners that Mr. Richard seeks. "I want people to say, WOW!," he said. "I want to create a surprise that you don't expect: something elegant, something sharp, something silky, something crunchy." —Marian Burros

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

2½medium tomatoes
1½cups low-sodium chicken broth
½cup Cream of Wheat
1tablespoon finely diced shallots
1tablespoon finely diced chives
1tablespoon red wine vinegar
1tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1tablespoon chopped chervil or Italian parsley
1teaspoon soy sauce
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

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Preparation

Step 1
Bring a medium pot of water to boil. Add tomatoes, blanch for 15 seconds, then plunge them into ice water. Drain and peel tomatoes. Dice the half-tomato and set aside. Slice remaining tomatoes in half and take out seeds. Cut into small cubes and place in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring, over low heat until soft. Strain through a fine sieve, set aside.
Step 2
Bring chicken broth to a boil, add Cream of Wheat and stir for about 3 minutes. Scrape into large bowl and set aside to cool. Stir in tomato liquid, diced half-tomato and remaining ingredients. Place in bowls and serve.

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