SCALLOPS & MUSSELS, VINAIGRETTE
Ingredients:
- 36 Bay scallops
- 1 c Lemon juice, or more if need
- 36 Mussells, cleaned and de-bea
- 36 Asparagus
- 1 Boston lettuce
- 1 t Parsley-chopped
- Dijon mustard vinaigrette:
- 1 Egg yolk
- 4 tb Dijon mustard
- 1 Egg-hard boiled, chopped
- 1/2 ts Pepper
- 1/2 ts Salt
- Sugar-pinch of
- 1 tb Onion-minced
- 1 Garllic clove-minced
- 2 ts Shallots-minced
- 2 ts Oregano
- 1 t Basil
- 2 ts Parsley-chopped
- 1 c Olive oil
- 3 tb White wine
- 3 tb White vinegar
Preparation:
- Remove small white muscle from scallops & mar-inate in lemon juice for one hour.
- Steam mussels, discarding any that do not open.
- Set aside.
- Cook asparagus in boiling, salted water for 6-8 min.
- or until al dente.
- Drain & cool.
- Drain off lemon juice from scallops.
- Mix scallops & mussels together w/ Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette.
- Prepare a bed of lettuce & lay as- paragus on top.
- Arrange mussels & scallops across the asparagus.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
- VINAIGRETTE: Combine egg yolk & mus- tard.
- Add all ingredients except oil,wine & vinegar.
- Add oil slowly in stream then add white wine & white vinegar. When asparagus isn`t in season,fresh,halved Bartlett pears or halved avocado may be substi- tuted. This dish may also be served as a main course in greater quantities.
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