Langoustine with Crustacean Salad and Fleur de Sel
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons hazelnut oil
- 3 tablespoons truffle oil
- 2 teaspoons mixed spices (coriander, fennel, and ginger, or your choice)
- Fleur de sel
- 1/2 pound clams
- 1/2 pound oysters
- Fleur de sel
- 8 new potatoes
- Olive oil
- 16 langoustines
- 4 zucchini flowers
- 1/2 pound mesclun greens
- 4 sprigs fresh parsley
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- To make the vinaigrette, combine the sugar and vinegars in a pot and caramelize over medium heat.
- When the liquid has caramelized, remove from heat.
- Let the pot cool, and add the hazelnut oil, truffle oil, mixed spices, and a pinch of fleur de sel and set aside.
- To prepare the crustacean salad, clean the shells off and steam the clams and oysters.
- Once they are cooked, remove from the shell and add a pinch of fleur de sel and caramel vinaigrette.
- Mix until clam and oyster is lightly coated with vinaigrette and set aside.
- To make the potato galette, slice the potatoes very thin.
- In a non-stick skillet arrange the potato slices each one overlapping the other in a circular fashion.
- Add a drizzle of olive oil and cook on both sides on medium heat.
- Both sides of the galette should be a golden brown color.
- Set aside for serving.
- To prepare the langoustine, peel off the shells while still raw.
- In a skillet, add a little olive oil and slightly brown the langoustine, approximately 2 minutes.
- Remove the pan and place the langoustine in the oven to finish cooking for another 2 minutes.
- To serve: Place the galette in the center of a plate.
- Stuff the zucchini flowers with the crustacean salad, and place on the side of the plate.
- On top of the galette, place a handful of mesclun greens also mixed with the vinaigrette.
- Add 4 langoustines to each plate surrounding the salad, and drizzle with vinaigrette and decorate with a sprig of parsley.
sugar, vinegar, balsamic vinegar, hazelnut oil, truffle oil, mixed spices, clams, oysters, potatoes, olive oil, langoustines, zucchini flowers, greens, parsley
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/langoustine-with-crustacean-salad-and-fleur-de-sel-recipe.html (may not work)