Reams are written about matching food and wine and while most of these tomes are written with good intentions, the information given is often fairly general, i.e. drink with seafood. Wine labels are also, by necessity, equally broad regarding the food matches for the given vino. Now this is all great if you are a seasoned cook/chef with recipes at your disposal, however most of us are not. On contemplating this for some time we thought it would be interesting to be specific, bringing together a recipe that is reasonably simple and affordable, with a wine that is quite accessible.
Now we are not a food blog, however we are a wine blog that espouses that matching food and wine is one of life’s great pleasures (see how not to be a ww), so we thought we would put our money where our mouth is and spill some detail. The result in this case is the creation of an alchemy of flavours that are simply not possible in isolation. Wine tastes different/better with food and food usually tastes better with wine; it just does.
As for the Riesling, if you want a specific wine grab a Crawford River (2012 or 2013) Young Vines Riesling. This is a sensational wine and retails for a little over $25. Otherwise anything good from the Clare Valley, Eden Valley or Canberra. If you are not in Australia look for a fairly dry style, not a sweet one.
This ceviche recipe is a combination of a few different variations, along with and a lot of experimentation. Don’t be turned off by the raw seafood, it is actually cooked by the acid in the citrus juices and is an absolutely cracking dish. We can’t encourage you enough to have a go at this, you will never be the same, is is absolutely delicious.
Salmon Ceviche (WW Style) – serves 2
Ingredients
2 pieces of Salmon (skinned and boned) – sliced into 1cm cubes (need a sharp knife)
3 long green chilies finely chopped (1 or 2 if you don’t like a little heat)
Juice of 2 limes
1 orange peeled and diced up into 1cm cubes
A cup of orange juice (try and use un-sweetened)
Half an onion finely chopped (preferably a red one)
5 Tortillas quartered (use a pizza cutter)
Half a cup of fresh Coriander chopped up (optional but lovely)
Method
Preheat oven 180c.
Stick your tortillas in the oven until they just start to crisp (5 minutes).
Get your Riesling out of the fridge and let it warm up a little, it’s not supposed to be consumed at fridge temp (5-6c) but rather we prefer it at about 9-10c.
Combine everything except the Salmon in a glass or ceramic bowl.
Add the fish and give it a good stir and ensure the fish is just covered in juice, if not top up with Orange juice.
Leave it to sit for 2 minutes, this will just cook the fish. If you are a little concerned and want the fish cooked right through leave it in for 5 minutes.
Add the coriander and a little salt to taste.
Briefly drain the ingredients and put in a serving bowl.
Serve with tortillas
Pour your Riesling, have a sip. Hmm limes, lemon, apple, acidity.
Ok pile some ceviche on a tortilla quarter, eat, then sip your Riesling again.
You might notice the Riesling has a more pronounced flavour profile, perhaps you can pick up other flavours in the profile not evident before? Often the acidity drops away and the other elements become more pronounced and move to the fore. You might also notice that the ceviche is more delicious and the flavours of the elements in the dish taste more pronounced.
There you go, we hope you enjoyed this. We eat this dish weekly, and it is very healthy as long as you stop at some point. Give it a go then come back and let us know how you fared.
Cheers
Neal (The Wine Wankers)
Very nice! Looks and sounds delicious! Cheers.
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Thanks, it is. Give it a go!
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Had to refollow you again! WordPress really doesn’t want us to be friends Conrad!
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Strange that. Maybe because this post is by Neal. Cheers for following again OM!
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But of course. I’m always around Conrad. Be safe.
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OM Neal here, give this recipe a go, you will love it.
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Thanks Neal! 🙂
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Going to give this one a try! Promise.
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Let us know how you go.
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I’ll have to plan it out so we can get pictures and all 😉
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Yes would love to see the pictures. Cheers.
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I lived on cerviche when I was in Peru, it’s great stuff!
AV
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I could easily do that, we eat it at least weekly.
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I’m sure ya’ll heard about the quake in Napa Valley California. I thought I heard a collective cry of disbelief over the vineyards that got hit pretty hard. I guess its time to try some wines from the rest of the country.. 🙂
p.s. I’ll be home in a day so I’ll crack a bottle and have a steak and a toast to the folks in Napa Valley..
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Cheers
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I want both right now! Who’s going to offer to cook the meal for me? 🙂
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Well the citrus juice will do that for you 🙂
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Reblogged this on MrMilitantNegro™.
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Hey thanks for that.
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Love you guys blog, keep doing what you do.
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Hey thanks for supporting us.
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Sounds wonderful!
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Thanks
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One big error in this post. You ARE a food blog. Particularly when you post beautiful stuff like this.
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Heheh, maybe we’ll morph into one. Cheers
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Drooling onto my keyboard. Love this combination. One of my favourites
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Yes it is a staple, more should get to enjoy it.
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I LOVE ceviche, so will have to give this a try.
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This is a cracker, enjoy.
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They DO get well together, I agree. Thank you for the recipe!
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you are welcome, let us know how it turns out.
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I will! 😊
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Riesling would’ve been perfect indeed alongside the scallop ceviche I posted about on Tuesday—wish I’d been wise enough to order that instead of the day’s ‘special’ cocktail, which wasn’t. But the ceviche was good enough that I can toast it in absentia with a glass or two of Riesling this weekend, if I happen to remember it! 😉 Richard’s birthday tomorrow, so we’ll surely need to toast a few times with *something* or other anyway!
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Cheers,
Kathryn
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Thanks for reading, I will check out your post. Cheers.
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Have had both – although not at the same time – and so agree about their goodness!
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Give it a go 🙂
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This sounds perfect for a warm day meal- look forward to the pairing…thanks.
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Perfect for a warm day, agree.
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Well thank you for this, I am salivating just reading.
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you’re welcome, enjoy.
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Salmon Ceviche!? I’m in!
Do you have any suggestions for someone who loves fish, but doesn’t like white wines? I always order a red, but not sure if there are better reds than others for fish matching. Is a Pinot Noir a better match for fish than a Merlot for example?
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Pinot or a Rose is great with seafood. Cheers.
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Always good to hear from you…. the recipe sounds good – I love salmon but I’ll have it with dry white. 🙂
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Give it a go 🙂
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I adore ceviche, and the pairing sounds wonderful! You guys… now I have to go to the grocery store. I’m not going to be able to get this out of my head. Salmon has such a great texture and really holds up to acid well, so I can’t wait to give it a go! Cheers!
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Let us know how you go, interested to get some feedback.
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As I said on twitter, easy to make, it´s economically good, and taste good, always interesting. Between you three you´re truly making the whole wine experience for the inexperience a whole new and cool experience.
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Cheers thanks Charly. Enjoy.
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Mmm reading this at 8am with a hangover and it sounds lovely so it must be good 😉
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Great hangover food actually, cheers.
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I agree, Riesling and Ceviche are a great match.
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Perfect. Thanks for stopping by. Cheers
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My mouth is salivating! I appreciate this post! I must go home soon from the library and eat dinner! I have not been getting your posts in my ‘Reader’ anymore… sorry you have not heard from me in a while… Smiles, Robin
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Nice to hear from you again, thanks for reading.
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Excellent timing for me because we just returned from a region that does Riesling very well … but our matches won’t include fish because it’s on my wife’s don’t-eat list. Meanwhile, well done … cheers!
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No seafood, a tragedy 🙂
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great site you have here on vine and food. all the best,God bless.
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Hey cheers.
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Being somewhat wedded to prime rib au jus and african rock lobster tail, I am still intrigued by your civiche recipe and find it both fascinating, gratifying and inspiringly paired with the wine.
Thank you for the pleasure.
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Reblogged this on Royal Graffiti.
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