Scallop with strawberry sauce vierge
This light scallop appetiser from Andy Beynon has delicate pieces of scallop interlaced with crunchy slices of radish. On the side is a sweet, tangy strawberry vierge, which would also be delicious with other seafood.
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Ingredients
- 400handfuls of ripe tomatoes
- 300g of strawberries, 100g diced, 200g halved
- 2radishes
- 1pinch of sea purslane
- 4large scallops
- 1shallot, finely diced
- 30g of chervil, chopped
- 1small tin of anchovies
- 1preserved lemon, diced
Instructions
- Step 1To make the tomato essence, cut the tomatoes into four, place into a blender and pulse until chunky. Hang the tomatoes in a muslin cloth and place a bowl underneath to extract the juice. Set aside
- Step 2Blend the 200g halved strawberries into a purée in a blender, and then pass the purée through a sieve
- Step 3Slice the radishes into thin rounds on a mandolin, and then place into ice water. Place the sea purslane in a separate bowl of ice water
- Step 4Slice the scallops in half lengthways
- Step 5Mix the strawberry purée and tomato juice with the shallots, chervil, anchovies, preserved lemon and diced strawberries
- Step 6Serve the scallop interlaced with the chilled radish slices, and garnish with some of the picked sea purslane leaves. Serve the strawberry sauce vierge on the side