Basel Dragons

Steamed Scallops with ginger, Soya and spring onion.

Classic oriental ingredients – ginger, salad onions and soy sauce add a delicious flavor to simple steamed scallops – a great dinner party starter.

Ingredients
16 scallops in the shell
1 tsp finely chopped fresh root ginger
120ml/4fl oz sesame oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp fresh coriander chopped
3 salad onions, finely sliced

Method
1. Fill the base of a steamer with water and bring to the boil.
2. Sprinkle the scallops with the ginger. Place in the steamer and steam for about 4 minutes until only just set.
3. Put the sesame oil and soy sauce in a small pan and warm through.
4. Arrange the scallops on four plates and pour over the sesame oil and soy sauce. Sprinkle on the coriander and sliced salad onions then serve.