Scallop Seviche with Two Peppers and Fresh Mango Recipe
Flavors of Quebec
Marinating time: 1 hour
Cooking time: A few moments
Total time: 1hr to 2hr
Preparation time: 15 minutesMarinating time: 1 hour
Cooking time: A few moments
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note
French chef Thierry Daraize, who has lived in Quebec for many years, apprenticed with Michel Guérard, the inventor of nouvelle cuisine and a great master of "spa" cooking. Thierry offers us a fresh light recipe for scallop seviche that delights the eye and enchants the palate.
Ingredients
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 350 g (12 oz.) Scallops
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 limes
- 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper
- 4 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 large ripe Mango
- 1 tomato
- 4 edible flowers
- 4 drops of Tabasco
- 1/2 yellow Sweet Pepper or Bell Pepper
- 1/2 red #
- Grapeseed oil
- 1/2 tsp. balsamic vinegar
- Phyllo pastry for decoration
Method
- slice the scallops into halves or thirds and place in a deep container;
- pour on the lime juice, olive oil and balsamic vinegar;
- add the salt and pepper, Tabasco, peppers, 1/2 mango, shallot and tomatoes;
- poach the lemon zests for several moments and candy with 1 tbsp. sugar;
- add to the other ingredients; refrigerate and marinate for 1 hour.
Finishing and presentation
- make a crunchy phyllo basket (1 per serving);
- place on the plate at a slight angle;
- mash the remaining half mango in a bowl with a fork; whisk with grapeseed oil to make a purée;
- pour the scallop mixture into the baskets, letting it overflow onto the plates;
- decorate with mango purée, edible flowers and a few herbs.
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