For the 'soil', crumble the black pudding into a baking tray and bake in the oven at 170°C/gas mark 3 until crunchy, approximately 15 minutes
150g of black pudding, cooked
2
If you don't want to use black pudding, fry off 50g of breadcrumbs, 50g of butter and a clove of garlic in oil until golden, then add 50g of sultanas to finish
3
In a pan, bring the carrot juice and vinegar to a simmer, reduce until thick. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper
25ml of balsamic vinegar
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of black pepper
4 carrots, juiced
4
Cook the vegetables for 2-3 minutes in salted boiling water or serve raw
4 radishes
5 baby carrots
4 cauliflower florets
5
Lower an egg into boiling water and cook for 9 minutes. Allow to cool before peeling
1 egg
6
Scatter the black pudding crumbs into a large shallow bowl. Plant the vegetables in the crumbs, using the parsley leaves to decorate the cauliflower
10g of fresh parsley
7
Arrange the chives, egg and cottage cheese next to the vegetables, then drizzle over the carrot sauce to 'water' the garden