Red
Abalone* Mock Club with Bacon, Lettuce and Tomatoes
By Wendy Brodie - Lincoln
Court, Carmel, CA
Serves 4 (as an appetizer)
Ingredients:
8 abalone (about 2" each)
2 T olive oil
1 shallot, finely minced
2 strips bacon, cooked, chopped
16 multi-colored cherry or pear tomatoes, quartered
1 C frisée lettuce, chopped
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 t red wine vinegar
Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
3 thin slices toasted sandwich bread, crusts removed,
cut in 4 triangles
Procedures:
Remove abalone from shells, clean and pound slightly.
Heat olive oil in a sautÈ pan and add shallot and
abalone, sautÈing about 30 seconds on each side.
Remove from pan and season with a little salt and pepper.
In
a bowl, combine bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, extra virgin
olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Toss lightly
until well coated.
Toast
bread, remove crusts and cut into four triangles. Use
three triangles per portion.
Ingredients
for the dressing:
1/4 C mayonnaise
1 t honey mustard
1 T milk or cream
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Procedure:
Combine ingredients in a bowl.
To
Assemble and Serve:
Place one toast triangle on a plate. Top with a little
salad mixture, then abalone. Drizzle with a little dressing.
Place a second triangle on top and repeat these steps.
Top off the mock club with a third triangle.
*Seafood
Watch: recommends farmed abalone from the U.S.
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