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Saturday, February 19, 2011
Fast & Delicious: Citrus Scallop Carpaccio
No cooking time, super simple and delicious, this recipe is for you! It is very stylish and tastes great. Try this Scallops Carpaccio, you'll love it. You can also prepare this carpaccio with other fish pieces like salmon, cod or rockfish.
Serves 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes + 3 hours in the fridge
NO cooking time!
Difficulty: *
Ingredients:
- 4 big sea scallops
- juice of a 1/2 lime
- 1 mandarin, preferably organic (or tangerine, or even a small orange)
- 4 tablespoons good quality olive oil
- salt and pepper/red pepper berries
1. Rinse the scallops and pat them dry.
2. Slice each scallop thinly horizontally.
3. Arrange on plates in layers.
4. Grate the mandarin zest and reserve.
5. In a bowl, mix the olive oil, the lime juice, the mandarin zest and a pinch of salt.
6. Drizzle the citrus olive oil over the scallops. You can use a pastry brush to make sure all the pieces are coated.
7. Cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Grind some pepper or red pepper berries on top, and serve with a sprouts salad and toasted bread.
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Mmmm ca a l'air vraiment super bon !
ReplyDeleteon va tester sous peu, quand Marie pourra manger des choses cuites a 100%
frank
i like the recipe, just thought i'd point out the typo of 30 hours in the fridge.....think that might confuse some people.
ReplyDeleteIndeed ! Thanks a lot for the note, it's not 30 hours but 3 hours :)
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