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Warm Scampi with Bottarga and Borlotti Salad (Mario Batali)
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons virgin olive oil plus 3 tablespoons
1 tablespoon thinly sliced ginger
12 scampi or large prawns, peeled, leaving heads intact
1/4 cup white wine
1 cup borlotti beans, cooked and drained
juice and zest of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon hot chili flakes
1/2 cup radicchio, roughly chopped
1 (8-ounce piece) bottarga (preserved tuna roe)
Directions:
1. In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat oil until smoking. Add ginger and scampi and toss to coat. Cook 6 to 7 minutes, until golden brown yet still very tender and add the white wine. Meanwhile, place borlotti in a mixing bowl and add lemon juice, remaining oil, chili flakes and radicchio. Season with salt and pepper and toss to mix well. Arrange on four plates. Place 3 warm scampi on each plate and sprinkle with shaved bottarga. Sprinkle wit lemon zest and serve.
By RecipeOfHealth.com