Chocolate Ginger Bark With Green Tea Powder

Ingredients

• 1 pound semisweet dark chocolate
• roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 3-inch pieces of ginger
• peeled and finely chopped
• Freshly grated zest of 2 limes
• or more if desired
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 4 tablespoons salted butter
• cut into cubes
• 1 1/2 cups candied ginger
• roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup matcha (Japanese green tea powder)

Instructions

1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
2. Meanwhile, in a small pan, simmer the oil, chopped ginger, lime zest and honey for 2 to 3 minutes and then strain.
3. Stir the butter into the melted chocolate, followed by the honey mixture.
4. Fold in the candied ginger and spread on a foil-lined 9-by-11-inch tray.
5. Refrigerate until it hardens.
6. Break up the bar and sprinkle with green tea powder.
7. Serve chilled.