Yesterday’s lesson was all about salads and dressings. We’re tasked to complete 9 salads and the following dressings in four hours from scratch:
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mayonnaise
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curry dressing (mayo based)
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thousand island dressing (mayo based)
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honey dill mustard sauce (mayo based)
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cocktail sauce (mayo based)
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yoghurt dressing
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caesar salad dressing
- bacon mustard sauce
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asian dressing
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balsamic vinaigrette
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raspberry dressing
Chef Gerd divided the class into four teams and my team was tasked to complete the following:
- Cucumber Salad with Yogurt Dressing
- Thai Beef Salad
- Shrimp Cocktail
- Cocktail Sauce
Sounds easy, no? Not! Every salad should be for 10 pax and each dressing’s yeild is about a litre! 
My task: cut 0.9kg tomatoes with a dull knife
Chef Gerd working some brandy into the garlic fried prawns
tuna loins seared only 10 seconds on each side to avoid meat toughening
It wasn’t very easy listening to Chef Gerd while standing next to these!
