Pierce Abernathy Chopped Salad.
“It’s incredibly satisfying to watch Abernathy make a chopped salad on TikTok, in an A.S.M.R.-heavy video”. That is New Yorker food editor Hannah Goldfield, describing the chopped salad designed by Pierce Abernathy and served up from the Hungry House ghost kitchen in Brooklyn. Of course we had to check it out.
The video is here (watch it on a web browser and you can pause the feed to take note of the ingredients). The salad includes cucumber, apple, Belgian endive, radiccio, pickled onion, chickpeas, green pitted olives, feta cheese, celery and dry roasted peanuts. The mustard dressing includes (with guesses at measurements) 1 t each capers, pink peppercorns, stone ground mustard, clove of garlic, 2 T miso, ½ c of a yellowish coarse powder, maybe parmesan?, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, salt adjusted mixing in a mini-chop.
Justine Doiron Grilled Eggplant.
Abernathy does not refer to himself as a cook or chef but rather as a TikTok “recipe designer”. So does Justine Doiron, whose @Justine_snacks account has 1.8 million followers. We want to try her recipe for “nasu dengaku” or broiled eggplant, which also appears on her website: cut the top of an eggplant and slice in half lengthwise. Deeply crosshatch both sides and brush on a mixture of ABC kecap manis sauce (dark sweet soy), sambal olek (or a similar chili sauce), miso, garlic. Brush on bake in 375 degree oven for 15 minutes then finish under broiler. Garnish with chopped scallion greens and sesame seeds and serve.
While you are on the web browser, check out the food category and follow a few other TikTok recipe designers. Then go to your app and look for what shows up in the “For You” feed. Hours of fun!
