A classic to "win easy" even on great occasions? Open the curtain on your menu by serving a truly unmissable scallop appetizer, which I propose with pistachio gratin! Have no idea how to prepare them? The recipe is really easy: find out all the details.
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 375 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 500 g (4, large) of scallops
- Q.b. of salt
- Q.b. of pepper
- 1 sprig of parsley
- 40 g of breadcrumbs
- Juice and peel of untreated oranges
- 40 ml of extra virgin olive oil
- 50 g of pistachios
Materials Needed
- Baking plate
- Baking paper
- Bowl
- Cooking pan
- Powerful blender
Preparation
- Rinse the scallops and dry them gently.
- Clean the parsley, remove the leaves and rinse them in water.
- Toast the pistachios in a pan or in the oven to enhance the aroma.
- Collect the pistachios in the container of a blender, add the parsley and the chopped orange zest: blend to obtain a mince.
Alternative ideas
As an alternative to pistachios, it is possible to use another type of dried fruit (eg pine nuts, hazelnuts, almonds, peanuts). Even the orange can be replaced with other citrus fruits such as lemon or lime.- Mix the fragrant mince with the grated bread, season with salt and pepper, then mix with the juice of half an orange and 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
- Place the scallops with their shells on a plate lined with baking paper.
- Distribute the fragrant mince over the scallops, covering them entirely.
- Finish by spraying the surface with the remaining oil.
- Bake in a hot oven, preheated to 180 ° C (ventilated), for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve the scallops au gratin while still steaming.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
Delicate and refined appetizer or delicious main course? Serve the scallops au gratin with prawns or fish skewers and you will get a standing ovation from your guests as an answer!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Gratinated Scallops with Pistachios are a food that belongs to the group of dishes or main courses.
Calories come mainly from lipids, followed by carbohydrates and finally proteins.
Fatty acids are mainly monounsaturated, complex carbohydrates and peptides of high biological value.
Cholesterol is relevant and fiber abundant.
That of Scallops Gratinate with Pistachios is a recipe that does not lend itself to all diets.
In case of overweight it is advisable to reduce the frequency of consumption and the average portion.
The abundance of fiber can increase intestinal peristalsis.
Contains gluten, so it does not lend itself to the diet for celiac disease.
Not containing lactose, the Gratinated Scallops with Pistachios are suitable for the diet due to intolerance towards milk sugar.
However, they are not allowed by the vegetarian and vegan philosophy.
The average portion is about 25 g (95 kcal).
To reach a practicable quantity it is advisable to put them in a mixed dish, with other lean fishery products.
