First C-CAP competition

I enter C-CAP(Careers through the Culinary Arts program) in my Sophomore year of high school and I'm glad I did because this opened up to a whole new level of my journey. This non-profit organization do events and training, its a good program to get into. I was involved in some programs such as the Summer Chef, Winter Chef where you have a week in Kingsborough College and work alongside with a chef and a class for 20 people max. Another is Job training which is in the summer, a week of class in the classroom and kitchen to prepare you for the real world and then after the whole week for training your sent out to intern site/restaurants and work in a real restaurant. There are a lot of involvement, if interested contact the closest C-CAP office nearest you.

Here is one of the dishes I did for the C-CAP competition which was a Tomato, cucumber & Colored Bell Pepper salad(recipe below).


Tomato, Cucumber & Colored Pepper Salad
Ingredients:
1 whole tomato, peeled, seeded, small dice
1/2 cucumber, peeled, seed, small dice + cucumber slices for mold
1/4 red bell pepper, small dice
1/4 yellow bell pepper, small dice
1/4 red onion, small dice
1/4 jicama, small dice (if available)
Cilantro sprigs for garnish

Vinaigrette:
2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 tbsp. sugar, to taste
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil, you might not use all of it
1 tsp. minced cilantro
salt & pepper, to taste

PROCEDURE
1. First make the vinaigrette: In a bowl, add lime juice, rice vinegar and sugar. Incorporate the olive oil slowly, whisking vigorously until emulsified. Add minced cilantro and season.
2. For the salad: Combine all diced vegetables and toss with enough lime dressing to coat the vegetables. Do not overdress the salad. Season and taste.
3. Arrange thinly sliced cucumbers, overlapping them on the side of a lightly oiled ring mold, on a large plate.
4. Drain the vegetables of any extra vinaigrette and fill the lined mold. Unmold and garnish with cilantro.

*Note: Make sure this salad is kept cold and the vinaigrette is well strain off before serving or else it can get a bit messy and watery.

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