Michael Mina’s Caviar Parfait Recipe
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: September 11, 2013

In anticipation of the fourth annual Food & Wine All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas, we'll be sharing celebrity exclusive celebrity chef recipes only available to Foodista readers once a week from the iconic, culinary masters participating in the food festival taking place October 4-6 at ARIA Resort & Casino, Bellagio and MGM Grand (purchase tickets here). Plus, enter the Ultimate Foodie Contest for a chance to WIN a two-night stay in Las Vegas and attend the Food & Wine All-Star Weekend (details below).
	This week’s exclusive recipe comes from Michelin-starred and James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina whose culinary excellence will be on full display as he hosts A Harvest Dinner at his eponymous Bellagio restaurant, Saturday October 5.
Caviar Parfait
	MICHAEL MINA Bellagio
	Chef Michael Mina
	(Serves 10)
  Caviar and Smoked Salmon:
	10 oz  oestra caviar
	2 cups  smoke salmon, diced
 Potato Cake:
	4, Russet potatoes
	1 bunch, fine herbs, chopped
	2, egg whites
	2 Tbsp. salt
	2 Tbsp. potato starch
	Oil for frying
 Procedure:
	Bake potatoes in 375º f oven until tender but not soft, approximately 30 minutes  Grate potatoes using a hand grater, and mix in the herbs, egg whites, salt and potato starch.  Mix well.  Shape cakes into 2 ½” diameter mold.  If cakes are not wet enough to stick then add more egg white.  Deep fry at 350º f until golden to order.
 Egg Mixture:
	7 eggs, hard-boiled
	2 tsp. parsley, chopped
	2 tsp. red onion, minced
	Salt and pepper to taste
 Procedure:
	Separate yolks and whites and sift through a small strainer.  Add parsley and minced red onion – season with salt and pepper.  Separate out 5T for garnish.
 Horseradish Crème Fraiche :
	1 ½ cups crème fraiche
	1 tsp. horseradish
	2 tsp. lemon zest, chopped
	2 tsp. chives, chopped
	Salt and pepper to taste
 Procedure:
	Mix together and season to taste, whip until stiff
 Dill Oil:
	½ bunch dill, blanched
	½ cup canola oil
 Procedure:
	Puree dill in blender with oil and season to taste
 Preparation:
	On a medium dinner plate, place potato cake in center.  
	Using ring mold, layer on top of potato cake – 1) egg mixture, 2) diced salmon, 3) horseradish crème fraiche and 4) caviar.  Garnish plate with remaining egg mixture and dill oil.
 CONTEST
	Anyone looking for the dream experience at Food & Wine All-Star Weekend can enter a fun social media contest. Simply submit a video or a picture via any social media platform demonstrating why you are the ultimate foodie with the hashtag #VegasFoodie. The winner will be selected by Joël Robuchon, Michael Mina and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Contest ends Thursday, September 19.