Name: Seared scallops with shaved zucchini flowers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 40 ml olive oil; 1 golden shallot, thinly sliced; 3 zucchini flowers, trimmed and thinly sliced lengthways; 6 scallops, trimmed; 60 ml Champagne (¼ cup); Rind of ¼ of lemon, removed with a zester; To serve: micro-herbs

Seared scallops with shaved zucchini flowers

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for seared scallops with shaved zucchini flowers

Serves 2

Prep

Cook

10M

Total

15M

Ingredients

40 ml olive oil

1 golden shallot, thinly sliced

3 zucchini flowers, trimmed and thinly sliced lengthways

6 scallops, trimmed

60 ml Champagne (¼ cup)

Rind of ¼ of lemon, removed with a zester

To serve: micro-herbs

Method

Main

1.Heat half of the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat, add shallot and sauté for 2-3 minutes or until soft, add zucchini flowers and sauté for another 2-3 minutes or until just tender, season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and divide among 2 small plates.

2.Add remaining oil to same pan, place over high heat until very hot, sear scallops for 1 minute on each side but do not cook through. Remove from heat, arrange scallops over zucchini flowers. Add Champagne and rind to pan, return to heat to deglaze, then spoon sauce over scallops. Season to taste, scatter with micro-herbs and serve.