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Cauliflower & Lemon Soup
Cauliflower & Lemon Soup
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Starter: Roasted cauliflower and preserved lemon soup with charred florets, hibiscus pickled cauliflower, and za'atar oil. Gareth: "To get the apron - one part was just relief, and one part was really excited. It kind of gave me the confidence boost that I have a reason to be here." Gareth: "My starter is a roasted cauliflower and preserved lemon soup with charred florets and za'atar oil." Gareth (on inspiration): "Working in the Middle East. Fell in love with the culture and the flavours." Gareth (presenting): "For your first course, I've made a roasted cauliflower and preserved lemon soup with charred florets, hibiscus pickled cauliflower, and za'atar oil. Enjoy."

Anna (during cook): "Preserved lemon in this soup can be very overpowering, so he needs a light touch when it comes to that." 


Grace (during cook): "It doesn't want to be too sharp. It needs a tiny bit of sugar just to make it sing." 


Natalie Coleman: "Gareth's doing roasted cauliflower and preserved lemon soup. I'm a bit worried about preserved lemon because it's quite a dominant flavor." 


Dhruv Baker: "There's sweetness, there's acidity, plus the za'atar. So how does he choose to do that with that flavor of that roasted cauliflower coming through as a soup?" 


Pookie Treadle (tasting): "I think this dish is beautiful. Just the taste, unfortunately, doesn't match the look. The preserved lemon is just too strong in this." 


Natalie Coleman (tasting): "The pickled cauliflower is all right, but it's still mixed in with the soup. It's overpowered by the lemon flavor." 


Dhruv Baker (tasting): "It's a well made soup. There's no lumps. I just think dialling down that preserved lemon element would let those other flavours come through." 


Anna (tasting): "The preserved lemon, it is far, far too strong." 


Grace (tasting): "I can't taste the za'atar oil or hibiscus, which are two big flavours." 


Grace (summary): "Gareth's soup fell down in the tasting by putting too much preserved lemon. It dominated."

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