Scallops On Cauliflower PurÉe Raisin Caper Sauce Food

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH CAULIFLOWER PUREE, ROASTED CAULIFLOWER AND APPLE-BACON CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Trim the baby radishes and add into a small saucepan with the garlic, thyme and olive oil and a pinch of salt. Turn on the heat to low and cook gently without simmering for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit.
• Set up a pot of boiling water and season well with salt. Set up a bowl of ice water and season with salt. Blanch and shock the dill. Reserve the boiling water. Squeeze out excess water from the dill, coarsely chop, then add into a blender with the canola oil. Blend until smooth, then strain through a fine-meshed strainer. Put into a squeeze bottle.
• Divide the cauliflower in half. Slice one half into flat pieces and place into a sheet tray. Oil on both sides and season well with salt. Place into the oven until crisp and deep golden brown, about 7 minutes.
• Chop the other half of the cauliflower and add into the boiling water along with the potato. Cook until very soft, about 10 minutes. Add into a clean blender. Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan. Add the heavy cream and Parmesan into the blender. Blend until smooth.
• Add the bacon with a small drizzle of olive oil into a medium sauté pan and turn on the heat to medium. Gently cook the bacon until the fat renders and it starts to get crispy, about 10 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Set aside the sauté pan with the bacon fat.
• Meanwhile, add the apple cider vinegar to the apples in a small bowl and let sit for a few minutes. Add the apples and the shallot to the sauté pan with the bacon fat and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Toss in the chives.
• Pat the scallops dry. Heat a large pan with some olive oil on medium-high heat. Sear the scallops until there is a crust on each side, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from the pan.
• Spoon and smear a large dollop of the cauliflower puree onto one side of each plate. Add 3 spoonfuls of the apple chutney on and around the cauliflower puree, then sprinkle each with some of the crispy bacon. Place 1 scallop on each spoonful of the chutney, then arrange the crispy cauliflower and radishes on the plate, leaning the pieces up against the scallops. Drizzle the scallops with the dill oil and top each with a scant 1/2 teaspoon of caviar.

SCALLOPS AND CAULIFLOWER WITH CAPER-RAISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250°F. Combine the capers and raisins in a small saucepan and add 3/4 cup water; simmer gently until the raisins are plump, about 10 minutes. Do not cook rapidly; you don't want to reduce the liquid. Let the mixture cool for a couple of minutes, then purée it in a blender. Return it to the saucepan.
• Meanwhile, use a sharp knife or mandoline to cut the cauliflower florets into 1/4-inch-thick slices; you will need a total of 24 slices. Place 1 tablespoon each butter and oil in a large skillet and sauté the cauliflower over medium high heat; do this in 2 or more batches to avoid crowding (add another tablespoon of butter or oil when necessary.) Season it with salt and pepper as it cooks. Don't turn it too often; you want it to brown nicely. Total cooking time will be about 10 minutes, after which the cauliflower should be brown and crisp-tender. Remove and keep warm in a bowl in the oven.
• Deglaze the pan by heating 1/4 cup water in it and stirring and scraping the bottom over high heat for a minute or two. Add the parsley and pour this juice over the cauliflower; gently stir and return the cauliflower to the oven while you cook the scallops.
• Place 1 tablespoon each butter and oil in another large ovenproof skillet and turn the heat to medium-high. When the butter foams, add the scallops and cook on one side only until nicely browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Again, do this in batches to avoid crowding (adding another tablespoon of butter or oil when necessary). Remove the scallops from the pan as they brown and season with salt and pepper; keep them warm in the oven.
• Reheat the sauce, then add the nutmeg, vinegar, and pepper and salt, if needed. Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Spoon a little of the sauce onto each of 4 serving plates. Place 6 scallop pieces, browned side up, on each plate; top each scallop with a piece of cauliflower. Finish with a tiny grating of nutmeg.

SEA SCALLOPS WITH CIDER GLAZE AND CAULIFLOWER TWO WAYS

Steps:

• For the glaze: In a large saucepan, combine the apple cider, shallots, ginger, chile pepper and vinegar. Place over high heat until reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, discard the chile, and season with salt and pepper. Set aside and keep warm.
• For the purée: Place a large saucepan over moderate heat. Add the canola oil and the cumin, and heat until shimmering. Add the shallots and ginger, and cook for 1 minute. Add the cauliflower trimmings and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and cover. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add Aleppo pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the trimmings to a food processor with about 1/2 the liquid. Process until smooth, adding liquid from the saucepan as needed to make a thick but pourable purée. Set aside and keep warm.
• For the roasted cauliflower: Place a medium skillet over moderate heat. Add the canola oil and the cauliflower and Romanesco broccoli. Stir, uncovered, until coated with oil, about 1 minute. Cover and continue to cook until beginning to soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the onion, ginger, rosemary and thyme. Stir, cover and cook for another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and set aside.
• For the scallops: Pat scallops dry with a towel. Heat a skillet over high heat; when hot, turn heat off and add oil. After a moment, add the scallops and return to high heat. Cook until well seared on each side, about 3 minutes a side.
• Place some purée on one side of each of 4 plates. Top with the roasted cauliflower and broccoli. Place scallops on the other side. Drizzle with glaze.

SCALLOPS W/ CARAMELIZED CAULIFLOWER & CAPER-RAISIN EMULSION

Steps:

• Heat the raisins, capers and their liquid, 4 tablespoons of the butter and water to a low simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat; cook 10 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a blender; blend until smooth; blend in vinegar, season with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and the nutmeg and pepper to taste; return mixture to the saucepan and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add cauliflower.
• Cook, turning, until brown and crisp on both sides, about 5 minutes.
• Season with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove cauliflower to a plate.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet.
• Season scallops with remaining 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and pepper to taste; add scallops to skillet.
• Cook, turning once, until just opaque, about 4 minutes.
• Spoon raisin sauce onto plate; top with scallop slices, then with cauliflower slices and sprinkle with parsley; season with freshly grated nutmeg.

PAN-FRIED SCALLOPS WITH CAULIFLOWER VANILLA PURéE

Steps:

• Put the cauliflower, milk, vanilla pod and its seeds into a small saucepan with a pinch of salt. Cover and simmer for 10 mins until the cauliflower is tender. Drain the cauliflower, reserving the milk and discarding the vanilla pod. Whizz the cauliflower until smooth in a food processor, adding a knob of butter, seasoning and enough reserved milk to make a nice, smooth consistency. This can be made up to a day ahead, then reheated in a pan or microwave.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cover a baking tray with a sheet of baking paper, lay the pancetta on top and cook for 8-10 mins until crisp. Drain on kitchen paper, drizzle with maple syrup and set aside until serving. 3 Fry the porcini in half the olive oil in a hot pan for about 4 mins until starting to brown. Keep warm.
• Heat the remaining oil and butter in a frying pan and season the scallops. Fry the scallops for 1-1½ mins on each side over a high heat until caramelised. To assemble, spoon the purée onto plates, top with porcini, scallops and pancetta, then sprinkle with chives.

SCALLOPS WITH CAULIFLOWER PUREE, PARSLEY, AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Put cauliflower, shallot, stock, a pinch of salt, and 1 cup water into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cauliflower is soft, 15 to 18 minutes. Working in batches, puree in a food processor, filling no more than 2/3 full each time. Season with salt and pepper. Cauliflower puree can be refrigerated up to 2 days; reheat over low heat until warm, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Toss Jerusalem artichokes in a medium bowl with about 1 teaspoon oil and a pinch of salt, separating rounds with your fingers. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until light golden brown and crisp, 10 to 20 minutes, checking often and transferring slices to a plate as they brown. Set plate above or near oven to keep warm.
• Stir together parsley, chives, and capers in a small bowl. Pour in remaining 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons oil, and stir. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt; season with pepper. Set relish aside.
• Preheat broiler, with rack 6 inches from heat. Lightly brush a rimmed baking sheet with oil. Add scallops, and turn to coat. Toss with about 1/4 teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper. Squeeze lemon over scallops. Broil until scallops are just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Spoon 1/2 cup cauliflower puree onto each of 4 plates, and top with 3 scallops. Drizzle with relish, and sprinkle with salt. Top with Jerusalem artichoke chips; serve.