aji verde
- juice and zest of 1 lime
- 30g olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 spring onion ends
- 1 bunch coriander, stems removed
- salt
- 50g Doddington
- 200g Hellmann’s
- 20g El Yucateco
- 10g sumac pickle
- 60g rice vinegar

Ethan Pack
Ethan Pack’s tomatoes, aji verde and toast from Three Sheets Bar is a bold, modern tomato recipe that combines ripe tomatoes, toasted sourdough and punchy aji verde with sharp pickled onions and raspberry vinegar gel.
Finished with grated Doddington cheese and sumac pickle, this vibrant small plate is ideal for chefs and ambitious home cooks looking for a fresh summer toast recipe with strong restaurant-style presentation and bar menu appeal.
aji verde
Add the lime juice and zest, olive oil, garlic, spring onion ends, coriander, salt, Doddington, Hellmann’s, El Yucateco, sumac pickle and rice vinegar to a food processor.
Blitz until as smooth as possible.
The mixture will still be slightly chunky.
raspberry vinegar gel
Gradually whisk Ultratex into the raspberry vinegar until it reaches a pipeable consistency.
Compress in a vacuum pack 2 to 3 times to remove bubbles.
sumac pickle
Add the El Yucateco, rice vinegar, soy, lime, Henderson’s Relish and sumac to a pan.
Bring to the boil.
Strain and cool.
pickled onions
Finely dice the white onions.
Compress in the sumac pickle 2 to 3 times.
service
Trim the sourdough into 2 squares.
Toast on the plancha with olive oil.
Cut 2 tomatoes into eighths.
Dress with a small pinch of salt in a small bowl.
Grate about 1 tablespoon of Doddington onto the tomatoes.
Add 2 tablespoons of aji verde.
Mix thoroughly.
Stack the tomato mixture on top of the toasted sourdough.
Spoon 2 small piles of the sumac onions onto each portion.
Drizzle over the raspberry gel to cover evenly.
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