Salmon Crudo with Crystallized Fennel and Spinach “Pasta”: A Life Inspired Recipe

Molecular Gastronomy | Seafood Recipes | The Geeks utilize molecular gastronomy skills to create a recipe for Salmon Crudo with Crystalized Fennel and Spinach "Pasta" inspired by the movie Life. 2geekswhoeat.comSpring and summer are the prime time for blockbuster movie releases. Movie-wise, this is one of our favorite times of the year! Post-Christmas movie releases are typically not very exciting. However, let’s get back to the positive. One of the movies we are really excited about is Life featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds. To play up the science tone of the movie, we used molecular gastronomy techniques to create a Salmon Crudo with Crystallized Fennel and Spinach “Pasta”.

Life is a ” terrifying sci-fi thriller about a team of scientists aboard the International Space Station whose mission of discovery turns to one of primal fear when they find a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth.” Knowing this about the movie, we felt that we needed to create a recipe that was reminiscent of something that would come out of a lab rather than a kitchen. Molecular gastronomy techniques are a perfect way to do this!

Molecular Gastronomy | Seafood Recipes | The Geeks utilize molecular gastronomy skills to create a recipe for Salmon Crudo with Crystalized Fennel and Spinach "Pasta" inspired by the movie Life. 2geekswhoeat.comMolecular gastronomy is a subdiscipline of food science that seeks to investigate the physical and chemical transformations of ingredients that occur in cooking. We used a technique called gelification. By using agar agar, we were able to turn spinach and water into a “pasta”. We paired that with raw salmon. To add some texture to the dish we fried the salmon skin, returning it to the pieces of salmon.

In addition to this crazy recipe, we have another giveaway! We are giving away:

  • 4 pairs of tickets to an advanced screening of Life on Wednesday, March 22nd at Harkins Scottsdale 101 at 7 p.m.
  • A Grand Prize Pack including 4 screening tickets, a water bottle, 4-in-1 charger, and a poster.

Our winner will be chosen on 3/20! Have you ever tried any molecular gastronomy techniques? Let us know your favorite technique in the comments below! Good luck!

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*The Geeks received no compensation to facilitate this write-up; opinions are wholly our own. Prize pack and tickets provided by Allied Marketing. View our Disclosure Policy for more info.

Molecular Gastronomy | Seafood Recipes | The Geeks utilize molecular gastronomy skills to create a recipe for Salmon Crudo with Crystalized Fennel and Spinach "Pasta" inspired by the movie Life. 2geekswhoeat.com

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