Endive Petals With Smoked Scallops Food

ENDIVE PETALS WITH SMOKED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Fill a small saucepan with water. Add beets, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until fork tender, about 45 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Drain, peel and set beets aside to cool. Chop beets into 1/4-inch dice.
• Combine beets, scallops, and parsley in a small bowl. Add lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Serve scallops on individual endive leaves.

SCALLOPS WITH ENDIVE

Steps:

• If ocean scallops are used, cut them into quarters. Set aside.
• Trim off the ends of the endive. Cut the endive crosswise into 1-inch pieces. There should be about 4 cups loosely packed.
• Heat the butter in a skillet and add the shallots. Cook briefly and add the endive and lemon juice. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the wine and bring to the boil. Cover closely and let simmer 5 minutes.
• Add 3/4 cup of cream, the saffron, pepper flakes, salt and pepper and cook, uncovered, over high heat, stirring often, about 3 minutes.
• Add the scallops and cook, stirring, about 1 minute. Add the remaining cream, salt and pepper. Let cook about 2 minutes or until the scallops have lost their raw look. Do not overcook.