Emmys: Recipes From The Governor’s Ball (Access Hollywood Live)

Emmy chef Joachim Splichal will be cooking up a luxurious feast for Hollywood’s biggest stars at the Governor’s Ball after the Emmy awards on Sunday.

In the meantime, chef Joachim — the chef and founder of Patina Catering — stopped by Access Hollywood Live to share the recipes for some of the dishes he’ll be serving up!

Smoked salmon avocado sphere, crisp vegetables with fresh hearts of palm, cucumber apple, red radish with an heirloom tomato vinaigrette

(Serves 4)

Ingredients:

2 ripe avocados

10 ounces smoked salmon (cut in julienne strips)

2 shallots (minced)

1 ounce chives (minced)

2 ounces extra virgin olive oil

4 ounces sesame seed crumble

1 hot house cucumber

2 golden apples

2 red radish

4 ounces fresh hearts of palm

2 ripe red heirloom tomatoes

1 ounce fennel fronds

1 ounce micro herbs

For the sesame seed crumble:

– Mix together equal parts of black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, crushed dried green peas and pink peppercorns

For the Avocado Sphere:

– Cut the avocado into 1 inch dice, and place in bowl with the smoked salmon, chives, shallots and 1 ounce olive oil

– Season with salt and pepper, and mix well

– Form into 4 equal sized balls, and coat with sesame seed crumble

For the vegetables:

– With a melonball scoop, make 12 balls of apple and place in water seasoned with lemon juice

– Make 12 balls of cucumber, and place in ice water

– Slice radish as thin as possible, and place in ice water

– Slice hearts of palm crosswise thinly

For the Tomato Vinaigrette:

– Puree the tomatoes in food processor, and pass through sieve to remove skin

– Add 1 ounce olive oil, salt and pepper

To Plate:

– Place tomato vinaigrette on plate and top with a sphere

– Surround with cucumber, apple, radish and hearts of palm

– Garnish with fennel fronds and micro herbs