Seared scampi with apple brunoise

Gold Selection extra-virgin olive oil in a recipe that showcases a wide variety of flavours

Scampi, almonds, apples and lemon: Gold Selection extra-virgin olive oil brings out the best from even the simplest ingredients and makes them special.

Ingredients:

• 100 g Gold Selection olive oil
• 3 large langoustines
• 50 g bitter almonds
• 200 g sweet almonds
• 1 green apple
• 1 lemon
• 1 lime
• 500 ml sparkling water
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1) After soaking the almonds in water for about 36 hours, drain, place in a blender with a teaspoon of salt and the sparkling water and blend until you obtain a fairly liquid, grainy, coarse mixture

2) Filter through a fine mesh sieve and reserve the milk obtained

3) Brunoise the apple (cut into cubes of approximately 3 mm) and season with a drizzle of Gold Selection extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper

4) Clean the scampi by removing the shell and deveining, then season with Gold Selection extra-virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon zest and lime zest

5) Heat a non-stick pan and sear the scampi on the back

6) Serve the seared scampi with the apple brunoise and a few spoonfuls of almond milk, and complete with a drizzle of Gold Selection extra-virgin olive oil.

Buon appetito from our Gold Selection extra-virgin olive oil!