The 90th Academy Awards air this Sunday on ABC15 and for those not walking the red carpet, you can still watch at home in style.
The staff at the Phoenician in Scottsdale shared some decorating tips and easy recipes you can do to bring Hollywood into your home.
The Phoenician's Oscar Guacamole
Ingredients:
1 cup, Lime-Crushed Avocado
Salt, to taste
1 Lime, Juice
2 tbsp, Pico de Gallo
1 tbsp, Chipotle Oil (see recipe)
1 Marinated Tomato
Scallion Puree (see recipe)
1 tbsp, Micro Cilantro
10 Pomegranate Seeds
1 tbsp, Edible Flowers
Smoked sea salt, to taste
Preparation:
Cut the avocado in half and take out the seed. You will need 2 avocados
Pull the pulp out and ensure that it is ripe and creamy
Add salt and fresh lime juice from one whole lime; Pico de Gallo
Mix well
Add the crushed avocado to the bowl; drizzle the chipotle oil over it. Garnish with a marinated tomato, scallion puree, micro cilantro, pomegranate seeds and pansy petals.
Top with smoked sea salt
Serve with Oscar-shaped or your favorite tortilla chips dusted with Tajin
The Phoenician’s Citrus-Cured Salmon Flatbread
Ingredients:
½ cup Kosher Salt ½ cup Granulated Sugar
Zest of 1 Orange
Zest of 2 Lemons
Zest of 3 Limes
1 tbsp Fennel Pollen
6 oz Salmon
1 Naan (flatbread), lightly grilled
2 oz Greek Yogurt
1 oz Cucumbers, sliced
1 oz Radish, sliced thinly
1 Fresh Dill
5 Fresh Watercress
Preparation:
Combine the first 6 ingredients and mix well
Completely cover the bottom and top of the salmon with the citrus cure
Cure for 12-24 hours
Rinse the salmon to clean off the cure and dry
Slice the salmon thinly
Assemble the flatbread
Using the Greek yogurt as the sauce, spread evenly on the flatbread
Top with the sliced, cured salmon
Place the vegetables and fresh herbs on top and cut into slices
