serves
4
prep
15 minutes
cook
5 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
5
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 6 scallops, thinly sliced
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 4 green hot chillies, sliced
- ½ bunch coriander, plus extra to garnish
- 4 corn tortillas, cut into triangles
- oil, for frying
Pico de gallo salsa
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 mango, peeled, chopped
- 1 cucumber, chopped, skin on
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1 red capsicum, chopped
Instructions
Place the scallops in a bowl. Add the lemon juice and season with of a handful of salt. Mix well. Add half the chilli. Set aside for 10 minutes. Reserve ¼ cup of the liquid for the sauce.
To prepare a green sauce, place the coriander, ¼ of the cucumber, and the remaining chilli. Add a dash of water and the reserved scallop liquid.
To prepare the pico de gallo salsa, in a bowl, combine the olive oil, mango, the remaining cucumber, onion and capsicum, and green sauce.
In a martini glass, arrange the scallop slices to cover the sides. Fill with pico de gallo salsa and garnish with coriander leaves.
Heat oil in a frypan over high heat. Fry corn tortillas until crisp. Enjoy with the scallops.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
