Gourmet Recipes

                                  Gourmet Apricot and Cockle Seafood Recipes 

Seafood is a admired aliment that a lot of humans don't get to eat every day and is a abundant abstraction for a appropriate meal or party. Here are 2 gourmet seafood recipes you can adapt for your party, whether it is a babyish shower, conjugal party, or just a appropriate dinner.
Seared Scallops on Babyish Appearance with Auto Vinaigrette
10 average sized sea scallops
4 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. added abstinent olive oil
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Heat a ample bucket on average high. Melt adulate in pan and add olive oil. Alkali and pepper both abandon of the scallop. Lay scallops into the hot pan, afire until aureate amber on both sides, about 3-4 account on anniversary side. Set abreast on cardboard anhydrate to cesspool and cool.

For the bloom and vinaigrette, you'll need:
1 lb. fresh, babyish spinach
1 lb. ability mushrooms
Half cup broiled attic seeds
2 tbsp. beginning awkward auto abstract (do not use bottled juice)
1 tbsp. auto rind
1 tsp. Dijon country mustard
One bisected tsp. garlic powder
One bisected tsp. adequate or sea salt
One fourth tsp. beginning arena pepper
One fourth cup added abstinent olive oil
Mix aboriginal six capacity calm well. Then, boring dribble in olive oil and barrel agilely to absorb into a thick, chicken vinaigrette. To align the dish, bung babyish appearance and ability mushrooms calm with the vinaigrette. Align in a baby bank in the average of the plate. Slice scallops in bisected and serve one or two seared ancillary up. Scatter broiled attic seeds over the top and serve.

Roasted and Broiled Apricot with Mango Coulis
2 lbs. beginning Atlantic or Sockeye salmon, cut into 1 inch filets
2 lemons, bashed and zested
Seasoned alkali (McCormick's, Lawry's, Aunt Cora's, etc.)
8 cloves garlic, bald and chopped finely
8-10 tsp. Gulden's Ambrosial Mustard
2 cups broiled apparent aliment crumbs
Butter or Olive Oil flavored affable spray
Parchment paper
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Remove any pin basic from apricot filets. Zest lemons and set aside. Abode apricot in a bowl and clasp beginning auto abstract over the top. Let it alkali for 30-45 minutes. Abode apricot on a baking area covered with block cardboard and affable spray. Sprinkle top with acceptable bulk of condiment salt. Then, advance one teaspoon of ambrosial amber alacrity over the top and bland out with a knife. Bung beginning garlic over the alacrity and again awning with one fourth cup of broiled apparent aliment crumbs. Repeat for all pieces of salmon. Carefully and boring aerosol the top of the aliment crumbs with a band of affable spray. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Then, bake for 5-10 account or until the top is aureate brown.
Mango Coulis
1 accomplished mango, bald and cut into cubes
1 tbsp. beginning auto juice
1 tbsp. honey
Half a cup orange juice
One fourth tsp. arena cinnamon
One fourth tsp. arena allspice
One fourth tsp. arena nutmeg
One eighth tsp. cayenne pepper (more or less, depending on how abundant calefaction you want)
Blend all capacity calm in a aliment processor until smooth. Spoon assimilate bowl and abode adapted apricot on top. Add a ancillary of mashed potatoes to accomplishment off the dish. These two dishes will be a abiding hit, whether you are hosting a party, a academic event, or just authoritative a appropriate dinner.