Name: Scampi, tomato and buckwheat
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 160 gm buckwheat; 2½ tsp dried wakame; 75 gm softened butter; 15 gm Vegemite; 120 gm mixed heirloom tomatoes, such as black Russian, oxheart and tigerella, cut into 1cm dice; 100 gm scampi meat (from about 8 x 50gm scampi), chopped into 1cm pieces; 20 small warrigal green leaves (see note); 8 red elk leaves (see note)

Scampi, tomato and buckwheat

Emma McCaskill and Scott Huggins recipe for scampi, tomato and buckwheat from Magill Estate restaurant in Adelaide for Gourmet Institute.

Serves 4

Prep

25M

Cook

15M

Total

40M

Ingredients

160 gm buckwheat

2½ tsp dried wakame

75 gm softened butter

15 gm Vegemite

120 gm mixed heirloom tomatoes, such as black Russian, oxheart and tigerella, cut into 1cm dice

100 gm scampi meat (from about 8 x 50gm scampi), chopped into 1cm pieces

20 small warrigal green leaves (see note)

8 red elk leaves (see note)

Method

Main

1.Line a tray with a tea towel and set aside. Cook buckwheat in a saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente (7 minutes). Drain through a fine chinois or sieve (don’t rinse), shaking off excess water, and spread evenly over prepared tray to drain and cool (5 minutes), then refrigerate to chill (15-20 minutes).

2.Rehydrate wakame in a bowl with 2 tbsp boiling water for 1 minute, then drain, squeezing out excess water, and finely chop into 3mm-4mm pieces. Set aside.

3.Whisk butter and Vegemite in a bowl until smooth, then melt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add buckwheat, wakame and tomato and stir until heated through (about 1 minute). Add 60ml water and continue stirring until mixture is emulsified. Add scampi, reduce heat to medium-low and cook until water has evaporated, scampi is pearlescent and butter is a pale yellow-white colour (1-2 minutes; the mixture should feel bound and resemble a risotto). Season to taste; don’t use too much salt – the Vegemite butter is already a little salty. Divide among serving bowls, garnish with warrigal greens and red elk and serve.