Old Meals I'm proud of: Easter Dinner 2011

Justin and I set out to turn Easter on it's head!


Too macabre? Or just enough?

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Appetizer: Korean melon

This is the only part of the meal that didn't quite fit the theme. I only added it because I visited the Super 88 in Allston, saw the Korean melon,  was intrigued and had to try it. (compulsive shopping as per usual)

But tasty! And individually sized! (a la hand fruit) 

For those of you who haven't heard of this fruit before, it tastes basically like honeydew. 

Main Course: 

Rosemary and thyme braised rabbit 

on a bed of bitter greens and poached easter eggs

The Rabbit: Standard braise technique, the small white bowl in the bottom of the picture contains the veggies and juice from the pan. This became a dipping sauce for the rabbit as well as the asparagus.


The salad: a mixture of romaine lettuce, watercress, radishes, carrots, onions with a balsamic vinaigrette and garlic dressing. Before eating the salad the egg was pealed and the yolk mixed with the greens to add heft to the dressing. 

The rabbit was incredibly difficult to carve 
(more so than expected)....

This was the first time Justin and I made rabbit so we were not prepared. Eventually fingers were used, because we are that classy. 

Poached Easter eggs-- Just to extend the easter bunny metaphor-- 

The original idea for the salad was to serve it separately, but I decided it looked better when combined with the Rabbit. Dyeing the eggs was super fun though, I tried to marble them but it didn't quite come out as expected. 

Side: Asparagus and Rosemary garlic potatoes 

The artichoke couldn't stand up on its own, so I placed it in a shot glass. 

Potatoes: were boiled, and cut roughly. Skins were left on for flavor, nutrients and color.

Seasonings: butter, lots of garlic, fresh rosemary, thyme and a little bit of salt.

Don't look at me like that, it's delicious. 

all that remained when we were done...