We extend our thanks to everyone who entered the contest. This year’s contestants sent in more than 1,000 adventurous, inventive and delicious recipes.
FINALISTS
SWEET
Chocolate Tres Leches Creme Brulee with Papaya Ginger Ceviche
Creator: Edwina Gadsby, MT
Adventure Ingredients: Fresh mint, Crystallized ginger, Raw honey, Papaya, Smoked sea salt
Spicy Chocolate Bacon Brittle
Creator: Gina von Esmarch, CA
Adventure Ingredients: Sumac, Cumin, Paprika
Pandan Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
Creator: Melissa Smith/CA
Adventure Ingredients: Pandan leaf, Smoked sea salt
Chocolate PB&J Mochi Snowball
Creator: Liz Kaplan/CA
Adventure Ingredients:Crystallized ginger, Raw honey, Peanut butter, Rice flour, Papaya, Cumin, Smoked sea salt
Banana Marshmallow Spring Rolls with Salted Caramel Chocolate Dipping Sauce
Creator: Aya Kuroda/NY
Adventure Ingredients: Crystallized ginger, Raw honey, Smoked sea salt
Peanut Butter Kulfi 41 with Malbec Roasted Plums and Spicy Sweet Bacon Crème
Creator: Katie Rosenhouse/NY
Adventure Ingredients: Crystallized ginger, Raw honey, Whole dried chili pepper, Malbec, Peanut butter, Rice flour, Smoked sea salt
Papaya Cocoa Grande (Cocktail)
Creator: Victoria D'Amato-Moran/CA
Adventure Ingredients: Fresh mint, Raw honey, Whole dried chili pepper, Papaya
SAVORY
Smoky Gnocchi in Spiced Chocolate Cotija Crèma with Sumac-Mint Confetti
Creator: Leah Lyon, OK
Adventure Ingredients: Fresh mint, Sumac, Fresh or whole dried chili pepper, Cumin, Paprika, Smoked sea salt
Neptune in Love: Seared Scallops with a Malbec Syrup Drizzle and a Sprinkle of Chocolate Covered Toffee
Creator: Sarah Persing, CA
Adventure Ingredients: Malbec
Smoky Teahouse Asparagus
Creator: Erika Szymanski, WA
Adventure Ingredients: Paprika, Smoked sea salt
Barbacoa El Dorado
Creator: Carolyn Kumpe, CA
Adventure Ingredients: Banana leaf, Raw honey, Cacao nibs, whole dried chili pepper, Cumin, Paprika, Smoked sea salt
Chocolate Tempura Cod with Smoked Salt and Sumac Honey Dipping Sauce
Author: Kimberly Kent, CA
Adventure Ingredients: Sumac, Raw honey, Rice flour, Paprika, Smoked sea salt