pretty sure I stole this from some cooking show, can't really recall.
-Icecream 'sandwich' w/ seared mango appetizer.
- Parmesan cheese, grated (approximately 2 table spoons for each appetizer)
- ce cream, the less sweet the better
- fresh arugula, 1 leaf for each appetizer
- mango, divided into oblong quarters
- smints
Part I
1. In a non-stick pan, heat some olive oil on medium-high.
2. Spread 1 tbl spoon of the Parm cheese in a roughly round shape, not too thin, not too thick. Basically you're trying to make a cheese crisp. Flip it once the underside is golden brown (time varies, depends on your stove, really). Let it melt / fry on that side, too. remove and place on a paper tissue to cool and get rid of excess oil. Repeat for however many servings you want - you need two crisps for each.
3. Once the crisps are cool, put a small (about 1/2 of the area of the crisp) scoop of icecream on each. Have to be careful, as the cheese is brittle.
4. Place the leaf of arugula on top, then cover with the second crisp; set aside (in the refrigerator).
Part II
1. Crush the smints into a fine powder.
2. Heat a nonstick pan, medium high, no oil this time.
3. Coat the mango in a bit of the smint powder.
4. Place in the pan - the lack of oil and high temp will sear the fruit and the smints will caramelize.
5. Set aside to cool.
Once the mango pieces cool down, put them on a small plate together with the cheese crisp / icecream 'sandwiches'.
The salty (cheese) / bitter (arugula) / sweet combo works really well - as you bite down, you experience them in that order, and they compliment each other surprisingly well. It's important that the ice cream isn't particularly sweet, or it will overpower everything else.
