Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 16 scallops
• 2 250 g green asparagus spears
• 3 3 tablespoons Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
• 4 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 salt
• 6 pepper
• Total weight: 820 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
25 min.	15 min.	40 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Peel 250 g green asparagus spears, and cook in salted boiling water until they are just cooked (still a bit crunchy).
2	When done, remove from cooking water and put ito very cold water.
3	Then drain and dry them.
4	Cut asparagus tips and set aside. Heat serving plates.
5	Prepare 16 scallops by cleaning and drying them.
6	Put 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan. Put on high heat until lightly smoking, this is important for sealing the scallops. Place scallops in the pan, and fry 1 or 2 minutes on each side until they are golden brown.
7	Reduce a the heat a little, season, and add asparagus tips.
8	Grate on or add 3 tablespoons Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), and melt by stirring for 1 or 2 minutes.
9	Divide between hot serving plates, and serve as soon as possible.

Remarks

Any left over asparagus can be used to make soup. For this, cut into small pieces and proceed as for pumpkin soup.

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