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Curried scallops with black olive, almond, apricot and lime
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Curried scallops with black olive, almond, apricot and lime

20 ingredients 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

This sophisticated seafood starter features black olive jelly, apricot gel and crisp young green almonds.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

481
Calories
26g
Protein
29g
Fat
25g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Grapeseed Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200ml/7fl oz grapeseed oil
  • 100g/3½oz curry powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 250ml/9fl oz apricot
  • ½ tsp agar-agar
  • 250ml/9fl oz olive
  • 60ml/2fl oz Pedro Ximenez sherry vinegar
  • and freshly ground saltpepper
  • ½ tsp agar-agar
  • 2 limes
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 100g/3½oz water
  • ½ vanilla pod
  • 100g/3½oz Greek-style yoghurt
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 50g/2oz dried black olives
  • 100ml/3½fl oz grapeseed oil
  • 8 large diver-caught scallops
  • curry oil
  • handful shelled green almonds

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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