Makes: 6 as canapés or 4 as starters
200 g small prawns, deveined and shelled
1 spring onion, finely chopped
½ tsp (2.5 ml) chillies, finely chopped
¼ tsp (1.25 ml) smoked paprika
pinch of cayenne pepper
zest and juice of 1 orange
zest and juice of 1 grapefruit
1 orange segmented
3 Tbsp (45 ml) lemon juice
½ C (125 ml) coriander leaves, chopped
1 avocado, diced
2 Tbsp (30 ml) cultured cream
6 slices streaky bacon, fried until crispy and finely chopped
micro herbs, for garnish
Toss the prawns, spring onion, chillies, paprika, cayenne pepper, orange juice and zest, grapefruit juice and zest, orange segments and lemon juice together. Place in the fridge for 20-30 minutes. The acidity of citrus juices will ‘cook’ the prawns. They are ready once they are firm and opaque in colour. Stir in the coriander and diced avocado. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
To serve, use a slotted spoon to spoon the mixture into serving glasses. Add a spoonful or two of the citrus liquid. Add a dollop of cultured cream, some bacon bits and garnish with micro herbs.
bacon recipe source: Illanique Van Aswegen, Crush Magazine (@crush_online), (Issue 47), 5th Floor Jaga House, 61 Wale Street, Cape Town, South Africa, 8001
Showing posts with label grapefruit. Show all posts
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Monday, February 15, 2016
Friday, May 15, 2015
3558. GRAPEFRUIT, AVOCADO, BACON and SHRIMP on ENDIVE
makes four servings
2 grapefruit
2 heads of endive
1 medium avocado, peeled and diced
1 cup bay shrimp, rinsed and drained
3 strips bacon, chopped
1 small bunch chives, chopped
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper, to taste
Using a sharp knife, cut the top and bottom off each grapefruit. Set it on a cutting board on one of the cut ends, remove the skin and the white pith by cutting along the natural curve of the fruit. Discard the skins. Hold the grapefruit in your hand and using your knife, cut between the membranes to release all of the segments. Cut each segment into 4 or 5 small pieces and place them into a medium sized mixing bowl. Use your hands to squeeze the excess juice from the remaining whole grapefruit into the bowl.
Cut an inch off the root end of each endive, allowing the leaves to separate. Set aside the larger leaves on a plate and cover with a damp cloth. Slice any remaining smaller leaves into small half circles and add them to the grapefruit.
Add the avocado and chives to the bowl. Holding back the ingredients in the bowl with your hand, pour out the grapefruit juice into a cup or small bowl. It should measure approximately one half cup. Stir the cornstarch and Dijon mustard into the grapefruit juice until well combined and set aside.
Place a small frying pan over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook the bacon until crispy. Remove bacon to a plate to cool and return the pan to the heat with the remaining bacon fat. Using a fork, slowly add the grapefruit juice mixture to the pan. Cook until heated through and well combined, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the shrimp and heat until warmed. Do not overcook the shrimp. Check for seasoning.
Evenly divide the endive spears on the plates. Top with the grapefruit salad mixture. Spoon the warm shrimp and dressing on top and sprinkle each plate with bacon pieces. Serve immediately.
bacon recipe source: Sunkist.com (@Sunkist), 14130 Riverside Dr, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
2 grapefruit
2 heads of endive
1 medium avocado, peeled and diced
1 cup bay shrimp, rinsed and drained
3 strips bacon, chopped
1 small bunch chives, chopped
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper, to taste
Using a sharp knife, cut the top and bottom off each grapefruit. Set it on a cutting board on one of the cut ends, remove the skin and the white pith by cutting along the natural curve of the fruit. Discard the skins. Hold the grapefruit in your hand and using your knife, cut between the membranes to release all of the segments. Cut each segment into 4 or 5 small pieces and place them into a medium sized mixing bowl. Use your hands to squeeze the excess juice from the remaining whole grapefruit into the bowl.
Cut an inch off the root end of each endive, allowing the leaves to separate. Set aside the larger leaves on a plate and cover with a damp cloth. Slice any remaining smaller leaves into small half circles and add them to the grapefruit.
Add the avocado and chives to the bowl. Holding back the ingredients in the bowl with your hand, pour out the grapefruit juice into a cup or small bowl. It should measure approximately one half cup. Stir the cornstarch and Dijon mustard into the grapefruit juice until well combined and set aside.
Place a small frying pan over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook the bacon until crispy. Remove bacon to a plate to cool and return the pan to the heat with the remaining bacon fat. Using a fork, slowly add the grapefruit juice mixture to the pan. Cook until heated through and well combined, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the shrimp and heat until warmed. Do not overcook the shrimp. Check for seasoning.
Evenly divide the endive spears on the plates. Top with the grapefruit salad mixture. Spoon the warm shrimp and dressing on top and sprinkle each plate with bacon pieces. Serve immediately.
bacon recipe source: Sunkist.com (@Sunkist), 14130 Riverside Dr, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Monday, March 31, 2014
3248. KALE and GRAPEFRUIT SALAD with WARM BACON and WILD MUSHROOM DRESSING
makes four servings
1 to 2 bunches black kale (about 1 pound), washed, stalks removed, sliced into 1/4-inch ribbons
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for massaging
3 slices thick-cut bacon, roughly chopped
8 ounces wild mushrooms, thinly sliced (such as crimini and chanterelle)
1 medium shallot, minced (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup champagne vinegar
1/4 cup grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon honey
1/3 cup toasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
1 large ruby red grapefruit, cut into segments
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Place kale in a very large bowl. Sprinkle with a couple of pinches of salt and a light drizzle of olive oil. Begin massaging, squeezing fistfuls of the kale and rubbing between your fingers. Once uniformly wilted, set aside and prepare the dressing.
Place a medium saute pan or skillet over medium-low heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring every now and then, until most of the fat has rendered and bacon bits are brown and just crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper-towel lined plate. Pour bacon fat into a measuring cup. If necessary, add enough olive oil to make 1/4 cup. Pour back into pan.
Add the mushrooms, stir to coat in the fat and spread in an even layer. Don’t touch them for 3 to 5 minutes. They will start to soften and sizzle. Now stir and cook, stirring often until they are golden brown around the edges. Stir in the shallots and cook until mixture is browned and aromatic.
Add vinegar, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Turn the heat off. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, the grapefruit juice and 1 tablespoon honey. Mix, taste for seasoning and adjust according to your palate.
bacon recipe source: Florida Department of Citrus, P.O. Box 9010, Bartow, FL 33831-9010; Miami Herald, February 20, 2014
1 to 2 bunches black kale (about 1 pound), washed, stalks removed, sliced into 1/4-inch ribbons
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for massaging
3 slices thick-cut bacon, roughly chopped
8 ounces wild mushrooms, thinly sliced (such as crimini and chanterelle)
1 medium shallot, minced (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup champagne vinegar
1/4 cup grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon honey
1/3 cup toasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
1 large ruby red grapefruit, cut into segments
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Place kale in a very large bowl. Sprinkle with a couple of pinches of salt and a light drizzle of olive oil. Begin massaging, squeezing fistfuls of the kale and rubbing between your fingers. Once uniformly wilted, set aside and prepare the dressing.
Place a medium saute pan or skillet over medium-low heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring every now and then, until most of the fat has rendered and bacon bits are brown and just crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper-towel lined plate. Pour bacon fat into a measuring cup. If necessary, add enough olive oil to make 1/4 cup. Pour back into pan.
Add the mushrooms, stir to coat in the fat and spread in an even layer. Don’t touch them for 3 to 5 minutes. They will start to soften and sizzle. Now stir and cook, stirring often until they are golden brown around the edges. Stir in the shallots and cook until mixture is browned and aromatic.
Add vinegar, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Turn the heat off. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, the grapefruit juice and 1 tablespoon honey. Mix, taste for seasoning and adjust according to your palate.
bacon recipe source: Florida Department of Citrus, P.O. Box 9010, Bartow, FL 33831-9010; Miami Herald, February 20, 2014
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
3110. SCALLOPS with GRAPEFRUIT and BACON
makes four servings
1 large grapefruit
3 ounces slab bacon, cut into 1-by- 1/4-inch matchsticks
1 1/4 pounds sea scallops (about 20)
salt
freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup minced onion
1/2 cup Sauvignon Blanc
2 tablespoons drained capers
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Using a sharp knife, peel the grapefruit, removing all of the bitter white pith. Working over a bowl, cut in between the membranes to release the sections. Squeeze the juice from the membrane into another bowl; you should have about 3 tablespoons of juice.
In a large skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp, 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer it to a small plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat.
Season the scallops with salt and pepper, add to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat until browned, 3 minutes. Turn the scallops, add the onion and cook over moderate heat until the scallops are just cooked through, 3 minutes longer. Transfer to a plate.
Add the wine and grapefruit juice to the skillet and bring to a simmer over moderate heat. Cook, scraping up any browned bits. Strain the liquid into a heatproof cup, then return it to the skillet. Add the capers and butter and cook, shaking the pan, until the sauce is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the scallops and any juices to the skillet; turn to coat them with the sauce. Add the grapefruit sections and bacon and serve right away.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Grace Parisi, Food & Wine, October 2012
1 large grapefruit
3 ounces slab bacon, cut into 1-by- 1/4-inch matchsticks
1 1/4 pounds sea scallops (about 20)
salt
freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup minced onion
1/2 cup Sauvignon Blanc
2 tablespoons drained capers
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Using a sharp knife, peel the grapefruit, removing all of the bitter white pith. Working over a bowl, cut in between the membranes to release the sections. Squeeze the juice from the membrane into another bowl; you should have about 3 tablespoons of juice.
In a large skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp, 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer it to a small plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat.
Season the scallops with salt and pepper, add to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat until browned, 3 minutes. Turn the scallops, add the onion and cook over moderate heat until the scallops are just cooked through, 3 minutes longer. Transfer to a plate.
Add the wine and grapefruit juice to the skillet and bring to a simmer over moderate heat. Cook, scraping up any browned bits. Strain the liquid into a heatproof cup, then return it to the skillet. Add the capers and butter and cook, shaking the pan, until the sauce is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the scallops and any juices to the skillet; turn to coat them with the sauce. Add the grapefruit sections and bacon and serve right away.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Grace Parisi, Food & Wine, October 2012
Saturday, December 10, 2011
2406. FLOUNDER FILLETS with BACON, RED ONION and CITRUS over WILTED SPINACH
serves four
4 flounder fillets, 6 to 7 oz. each
2 oranges (or 12 to 16 segments)
2 grapefruit (or 12 to 16 segments)
8 slices lean bacon, diced into 1/4-in. pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 large or 2 medium red onions, sliced as thin as possible
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
1 to 1 1/4 lb. fresh spinach, washed and drained
Trim the edges of the flounder to remove any traces of skin. Prepare the citrus by cutting away the rind and pith, then cut individual segments away from the membrane. Put into a bowl and set aside. Saute the bacon slowly in a heavy skillet until golden and crispy, stirring occasionally. Drain on paper towels and set aside. Reserve the bacon fat for cooking the fish and spinach later.
Using the same heavy skillet, bring 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat up to temperature over high heat. Lightly salt and pepper the fillets and place them in the hot skillet. Sear well on one side, about 1 minute, and then turn the fish. Sprinkle the sliced onion around the fish. Add the fruit and its juice, the bacon, and the tarragon. Cover with a tight-fitting lid. Remove from the heat and let steam for 5 to 6 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet.
Meanwhile, in another skillet heat 2 tablespoon reserved bacon fat over a medium-high setting. (If you run out of bacon fat, supplement with vegetable oil.) Once the fat is hot, add the spinach. Toss it with a spatula just until the spinach is warm and has begun to wilt.
TO SERVE: Arrange the spinach on warm plates. By this time the flounder should be done. Lay it on the spinach and place fruit segments and onions loosely over the fish. Spoon the bacon, the tarragon, and the pan juices over each portion.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Fine Cooking Magazine, Issue 01, January 2008
4 flounder fillets, 6 to 7 oz. each
2 oranges (or 12 to 16 segments)
2 grapefruit (or 12 to 16 segments)
8 slices lean bacon, diced into 1/4-in. pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 large or 2 medium red onions, sliced as thin as possible
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
1 to 1 1/4 lb. fresh spinach, washed and drained
Trim the edges of the flounder to remove any traces of skin. Prepare the citrus by cutting away the rind and pith, then cut individual segments away from the membrane. Put into a bowl and set aside. Saute the bacon slowly in a heavy skillet until golden and crispy, stirring occasionally. Drain on paper towels and set aside. Reserve the bacon fat for cooking the fish and spinach later.
Using the same heavy skillet, bring 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat up to temperature over high heat. Lightly salt and pepper the fillets and place them in the hot skillet. Sear well on one side, about 1 minute, and then turn the fish. Sprinkle the sliced onion around the fish. Add the fruit and its juice, the bacon, and the tarragon. Cover with a tight-fitting lid. Remove from the heat and let steam for 5 to 6 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet.
Meanwhile, in another skillet heat 2 tablespoon reserved bacon fat over a medium-high setting. (If you run out of bacon fat, supplement with vegetable oil.) Once the fat is hot, add the spinach. Toss it with a spatula just until the spinach is warm and has begun to wilt.
TO SERVE: Arrange the spinach on warm plates. By this time the flounder should be done. Lay it on the spinach and place fruit segments and onions loosely over the fish. Spoon the bacon, the tarragon, and the pan juices over each portion.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Fine Cooking Magazine, Issue 01, January 2008
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
1626. BAKED SNAILS in GARLIC BUTTER served with a CRISPY BACON CITRUS BITTER LEAF SALAD
serves four
48 snails, drained, plus 48 snail shells
500 grams butter, softened
12 cloves garlic, finely chopped and crushed
8 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon Tabasco
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 shot Pastis
6 tablespoons breadcrumbs
1 pinch black pepper
For the salad:
1 packet rocket
1 bunch watercress, torn into sprigs
1 small radicchio, cut in half and finely sliced across
8 slices rindless streaky bacon
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pinch black pepper
12 orange segments
12 grapefruit, segments
2 endive, belgian, leaves only
Preheat the oven to 170ºC/gas 3. Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add the snails and simmer for about two minutes. Drain, refresh with cold water and drain again.
Place the butter, garlic, parsley, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, pastis, breadcrumbs, salt and freshly ground pepper and process until smooth.
Put a little of the garlic butter into each shell then add one snail per shell. Cover each snail with more garlic butter until the shells are full.
Place the snails in an ovenproof serving dish. (The holes must face up so the butter when it is cooked stays in the shell). Bake for around 8-10 minutes in the oven until the butter bubbles.
In the meantime, make the salad. Mix together the rocket, watercress and radicchio. Grill the bacon until crispy. Combine together the olive oil, lemon juice and season with salt and freshly ground pepper, then mix through the leaves.
Place the Belgian endive on the outside of the plate in a star shape, put the dressed salad leaves in middle of the plate, scatter the orange and grapefruit segments around the leaves and place the crispy bacon on the top.
Take the snails out of the oven and serve immediately with the salad.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Michel Lemoine, Market Kitchen, Good Food Channel
48 snails, drained, plus 48 snail shells
500 grams butter, softened
12 cloves garlic, finely chopped and crushed
8 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon Tabasco
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 shot Pastis
6 tablespoons breadcrumbs
1 pinch black pepper
For the salad:
1 packet rocket
1 bunch watercress, torn into sprigs
1 small radicchio, cut in half and finely sliced across
8 slices rindless streaky bacon
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pinch black pepper
12 orange segments
12 grapefruit, segments
2 endive, belgian, leaves only
Preheat the oven to 170ºC/gas 3. Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add the snails and simmer for about two minutes. Drain, refresh with cold water and drain again.
Place the butter, garlic, parsley, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, pastis, breadcrumbs, salt and freshly ground pepper and process until smooth.
Put a little of the garlic butter into each shell then add one snail per shell. Cover each snail with more garlic butter until the shells are full.
Place the snails in an ovenproof serving dish. (The holes must face up so the butter when it is cooked stays in the shell). Bake for around 8-10 minutes in the oven until the butter bubbles.
In the meantime, make the salad. Mix together the rocket, watercress and radicchio. Grill the bacon until crispy. Combine together the olive oil, lemon juice and season with salt and freshly ground pepper, then mix through the leaves.
Place the Belgian endive on the outside of the plate in a star shape, put the dressed salad leaves in middle of the plate, scatter the orange and grapefruit segments around the leaves and place the crispy bacon on the top.
Take the snails out of the oven and serve immediately with the salad.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Michel Lemoine, Market Kitchen, Good Food Channel
Thursday, March 05, 2009
1396. PINK GRAPEFRUIT, BACON and AVOCADO SALAD
serves four
For the salad
4 slices bacon
1/2 head frisée lettuce
2 medium avocado, peeled and sliced
2 heads red chicory, leaves separated
1 head small lollo rosso lettuce, leaves separated
For the dressing
2 pink grapefruits
1/2 teaspoon English mustard
1/2 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
100ml olive oil
Heat a frying pan until hot, then add the bacon and fry until crisp. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
For the dressing, peel the grapefruit and cut into segments, taking care to reserve any of the juices. Put the juice in a bowl and stir in the mustards. Continue to whisk and add the white wine vinegar and olive oil.
To assemble the salad, layer the Frisée lettuce, bacon, avocado, and pink grapefruit segments in a large bowl, adding a spoonful of the dressing between each layer.
Follow with a layer of red chicory, a little more dressing; then a layer of Lollo Rosso lettuce. Repeat the layers until the bowl is full and serve straight away.
courtesy of: Janet Brinkworth, Great Food Live, UKTV Food
For the salad
4 slices bacon
1/2 head frisée lettuce
2 medium avocado, peeled and sliced
2 heads red chicory, leaves separated
1 head small lollo rosso lettuce, leaves separated
For the dressing
2 pink grapefruits
1/2 teaspoon English mustard
1/2 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
100ml olive oil
Heat a frying pan until hot, then add the bacon and fry until crisp. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
For the dressing, peel the grapefruit and cut into segments, taking care to reserve any of the juices. Put the juice in a bowl and stir in the mustards. Continue to whisk and add the white wine vinegar and olive oil.
To assemble the salad, layer the Frisée lettuce, bacon, avocado, and pink grapefruit segments in a large bowl, adding a spoonful of the dressing between each layer.
Follow with a layer of red chicory, a little more dressing; then a layer of Lollo Rosso lettuce. Repeat the layers until the bowl is full and serve straight away.
courtesy of: Janet Brinkworth, Great Food Live, UKTV Food
Sunday, January 06, 2008
971. BAKED SNAILS in GARLIC BUTTER served with a CRISPY BACON CITRUS BITTER LEAVE SALAD
makes 4 servings
48 snails, drained, plus 48 snail shells
500 grams butter, softened
12 garlic cloves, finely chopped and crushed
8 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon Tabasco
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 shot Pastis
6 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs
1 pinch salt and fresh ground black pepper
For the salad:
1 packet rocket leaves
1 bunch watercress, torn into sprigs
1 small radicchio, cut in half and finely sliced across
8 slices rindless streaky bacon
4 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pinch salt and fresh ground black pepper
12 orange segments
12 grapefruit segments
2 endive, belgian, leaves only
Preheat the oven to 170ºC/gas 3. Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add the snails and simmer for about two minutes. Drain, refresh with cold water and drain again.
Place the butter, garlic, parsley, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, pastis, breadcrumbs, salt and freshly ground pepper and process until smooth.
Put a little of the garlic butter into each shell then add one snail per shell. Cover each snail with more garlic butter until the shells are full.
Place the snails in an ovenproof serving dish. (The holes must face up so the butter when it is cooked stays in the shell). Bake for around 8-10 minutes in the oven until the butter bubbles.
In the meantime, make the salad. Mix together the rocket, watercress and radicchio. Grill the bacon until crispy. Combine together the olive oil, lemon juice and season with salt and freshly ground pepper, then mix through the leaves.
Place the Belgian endive on the outside of the plate in a star shape, put the dressed salad leaves in middle of the plate, scatter the orange and grapefruit segments around the leaves and place the crispy bacon on the top.
Take the snails out of the oven and serve immediately with the salad.
courtesy of: Michel Lemoine, from "Christmas Live," UKTV-Food
48 snails, drained, plus 48 snail shells
500 grams butter, softened
12 garlic cloves, finely chopped and crushed
8 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon Tabasco
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 shot Pastis
6 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs
1 pinch salt and fresh ground black pepper
For the salad:
1 packet rocket leaves
1 bunch watercress, torn into sprigs
1 small radicchio, cut in half and finely sliced across
8 slices rindless streaky bacon
4 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pinch salt and fresh ground black pepper
12 orange segments
12 grapefruit segments
2 endive, belgian, leaves only
Preheat the oven to 170ºC/gas 3. Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add the snails and simmer for about two minutes. Drain, refresh with cold water and drain again.
Place the butter, garlic, parsley, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, pastis, breadcrumbs, salt and freshly ground pepper and process until smooth.
Put a little of the garlic butter into each shell then add one snail per shell. Cover each snail with more garlic butter until the shells are full.
Place the snails in an ovenproof serving dish. (The holes must face up so the butter when it is cooked stays in the shell). Bake for around 8-10 minutes in the oven until the butter bubbles.
In the meantime, make the salad. Mix together the rocket, watercress and radicchio. Grill the bacon until crispy. Combine together the olive oil, lemon juice and season with salt and freshly ground pepper, then mix through the leaves.
Place the Belgian endive on the outside of the plate in a star shape, put the dressed salad leaves in middle of the plate, scatter the orange and grapefruit segments around the leaves and place the crispy bacon on the top.
Take the snails out of the oven and serve immediately with the salad.
courtesy of: Michel Lemoine, from "Christmas Live," UKTV-Food
Sunday, September 02, 2007
845. BLACK EYED PEA, BACON and CRAB SALAD with RUBY GRAPEFRUIT
1 1/2 cups black eyed peas; soaked overnight; drained
1 quart ham hock broth or water
salt to taste
4 slices bacon; diced
1 pound fresh lump crab meat
1 red bell pepper; seeded, finely diced
1 yellow bell pepper; seeded, finely diced
1 green bell pepper; seeded, finely diced
1 purple onion; minced
3 whole scallions; thinly sliced
1 tomato; seeded and diced
1 teaspoon fresh thyme; chopped
1 teaspoon fresh marigold mint or tarragon; chopped
1 teaspoon fresh chervil; chopped
1 cup Grapefruit Vinaigrette; separate recipe
4 whole ruby grapefruit; peeled; sectioned
8 whole fresh cilantro sprigs for garnish
Place the drained black eyed peas in a saucepan with the ham hock broth or water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Toward the end of the cooking time, taste the peas and season with salt. Drain and set aside. In a skillet, cook the bacon over medium high heat until all the fat is rendered. Transfer the bacon to a large mixing bowl and add the crab meat, vegetables, peas and herbs. Mix together until thoroughly combined. Combine the salad with the vinaigrette. Mound the tossed salad on a large serving platter, leaving at least 2 inches around the edge of the platter. Arrange the grapefruit sections around the salad and garnish the grapefruit sections with the cilantro sprigs.
Vinaigrette Dressing
1 cup fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1/3 cup vinegar
4 tablespoons water
2 garlic cloves; crushed
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon parsley sprigs
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Place all ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake until well mixed. Store in refrigerator.
courtesy of: Niki, Ohio / Nikibone.com
1 quart ham hock broth or water
salt to taste
4 slices bacon; diced
1 pound fresh lump crab meat
1 red bell pepper; seeded, finely diced
1 yellow bell pepper; seeded, finely diced
1 green bell pepper; seeded, finely diced
1 purple onion; minced
3 whole scallions; thinly sliced
1 tomato; seeded and diced
1 teaspoon fresh thyme; chopped
1 teaspoon fresh marigold mint or tarragon; chopped
1 teaspoon fresh chervil; chopped
1 cup Grapefruit Vinaigrette; separate recipe
4 whole ruby grapefruit; peeled; sectioned
8 whole fresh cilantro sprigs for garnish
Place the drained black eyed peas in a saucepan with the ham hock broth or water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Toward the end of the cooking time, taste the peas and season with salt. Drain and set aside. In a skillet, cook the bacon over medium high heat until all the fat is rendered. Transfer the bacon to a large mixing bowl and add the crab meat, vegetables, peas and herbs. Mix together until thoroughly combined. Combine the salad with the vinaigrette. Mound the tossed salad on a large serving platter, leaving at least 2 inches around the edge of the platter. Arrange the grapefruit sections around the salad and garnish the grapefruit sections with the cilantro sprigs.
Vinaigrette Dressing
1 cup fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1/3 cup vinegar
4 tablespoons water
2 garlic cloves; crushed
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon parsley sprigs
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Place all ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake until well mixed. Store in refrigerator.
courtesy of: Niki, Ohio / Nikibone.com
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