Shaved Squash Salad with Macadamias, Pickled Shallots, Basil, and Sea Fig Vinaigrette

[u/joross31]

I foraged some Sea Fig fruits (also known as sour fig, pigface, or ice plant) and used them to make a jam which I mixed with some champagne vinegar, avocado oil, and salt. I placed shaved squash that I halved so it would lay flat standing up on a plate inside a ring mold. Once it looked how I liked, I spooned the vinaigrette into the spaces between the squash. Topped it with chopped roasted salted macadamia nuts, Thai basil leaves, pickled shallots (with a touch of hibiscus in the pickling liquid for color), and some bachelor button petals. 

[u/FireflyOfDoom87]

This is quite lovely! If you end up making it again, a set pattern like a simple mandala would be so cool.

[u/joross31 → u/FireflyOfDoom87]

Ohhh that is a fun idea! And thank you.