Sep 14 2008
Fantastic Friday
Absolutely bloody marvellous Friday night tea. Tasted fantastic, and zero effort to put together which is what you need after a long week!
- Scallops and Chorizo
- Chickpeas With Rocket and Sherry
I had been looking forward to this dish for ages- scallops, chorizo, chickpeas, rocket and cumin (in the chickpeas) are five of my favourite foods/flavours- but I think I’d held back because I feared it couldn’t possibly taste as good in reality as it did in my head.
How wrong I was. The scallops (small, and then halved to give many thin discs) were perfectly cooked and still managed to hold their own against the powerful chorizo which was hot and spicy and just the right kind of greasy. The chickpeas provided an earthy contrast and the wilted leaves helped you kid on you were getting a vegetable. I’d just use plain rocket next time, rather than rocket salad, but believe you me there will be a next time (perhaps even this year!).
i am so jealous. someday i will do this….
Honestly, it was *so* easy (particularly as i bought everything (guiltily, including the scallops) in waitrose so one stop shopping) that there’s practically not an excuse.