San Francisco style Scallop Ceviche
A ceviche is a seafood dish, originating in Peru, that relies on acid rather than heat to cook the fish. This recipe adds a bit of a California twist by adding sliced avocado to the dish.
Source and licence
"San Francisco style Scallop Ceviche" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:San_Francisco_style_Scallop_Ceviche, revision 4630376), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:San_Francisco_style_Scallop_Ceviche&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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Ingredients
- 1 pound (450 g) bay scallops
- ½ cup (125 ml) lemon juice (about 3–4 lemons)
- 4 red bell peppers, roasted, peeled, and seeded
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cayenne pepper
- Salt, to taste
- 1 avocado, peeled and sliced
Method
- In a non-reactive bowl, combine the scallops and lemon juice. Add more juice as needed to cover the scallops.
- Refrigerate, covered, and stir often for 2 hours, until the scallops become opaque.
- Combine the bell peppers, vinegar, oil, cayenne, and salt into a food processor or blender, and purée.
- To serve, spoon the sauce onto individual plates, drain the scallops, and place them on the sauce. Garnish with slices of avocado.