| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 20 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 5 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings (part of four course meal) |
Ingredients
- Macadamia nut oil
- 8 scampi, shelled
- Salt and pepper
- 15 nicoise olives, pitted, plus 6 more pitted olives, quartered
- 5 capers
- 4 bunches fresh basil
Instructions
- Warm a little macadamia nut oil in a non-stick frying pan just enough to cover the bottom.
- Salt and pepper the scampi. When the oil is heated, saute the scampi quickly and uniformly, 2 to 3 minutes will suffice, just to cook through and until they curl slightly and turn red. The scampi must remain crispy. Set aside.
- Chop the olives finely with the capers and 3 leaves of the basil. Set aside.
- In the center of the plate, arrange the olive mixture. Place 2 pieces of scampi, and several small pieces of nicoise olives on top, and garnish with a bouquet of fresh basil.
Reviews
This recipe looks so good, and simple to make. I found this through a blog that demonstrates other uses for macadamia nut oil. http://www.naturesgardencandles.com/blog/2017/12/