Beautiful food, styling & photography by Omid Jaffari
| ** |  For the Chocolate Pistachio Kiss* 1 cup raw cocoa powder * 1/2 cup dried pistachios, soaked * 2 Tbsp coconut oil * 3 Tbsp raw coconut flakes * 2 Tsp cocoa butter * Honey * 1/2 orange, segmented * pinch of pink Himalayan sea salt For the Surrounding * 1/2 orange segmented (the other half of the above orange) * Pistachios (use some from above) * Edible flowers or whatever you like For the Garnish * 1/2 cup raw cocoa powder * 4 Tbsp cocoa butter * 2 Tbsp coconut oil |
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| ** | To make the Chocolate Pistachio Kiss Blend all ingredients together in a blender except for the orange segments. Take two 9mm molds & start with the orange segments. Then pour the chocolate paste into the mold & place as many orange segments as you like & then some more chocolate until the mold is full. Place both molds in the freezer for about 3 hours to set. The Surrounding Segment the oranges & crush the pistachios a little & set aside until you are ready. The Garnish Blend all the ingredients together. It will be very thick & creamy in consistency if not add more oil or cocoa powder to make sure it is. Pour the garnish chocolate into garnish molds of your choice. Here in Japan I found these simple garnish molds that the cooking school uses not far from our home. Once you have the molds filled with the chocolate mixture, leave it in the freezer until set. I did it the night before I made my pistachio kiss to make sure :) Crush your pistachios and they are ready to go on top of your work. Mounting your work Take two white plates and arrange garnish however you like. Get molds out and have some warm water running slowly in the sink. Gently hover the side of your molds under the wam water for a quick second by turning quickly. Then it should just slide off the mold. If you like, have some raw cocoa powder sifted on a plate. Put cocoa powder on the walls of the chocolate pistachio kisses. Garnish with your sexy garnishes and you're done.  Visit Omid's personal blog www.shiitakeblog.com Omid is a co-founder of Tried Tasted Served (TTS) |
