SEARED GARLIC SEAFOOD WITH SPICY HARISSA BISQUE

Seared garlic seafood with spicy harissa bisque image

Rustle up a luxurious, romantic (and speedy!) starter for two with fresh scallops, prawns and hot chilli

Provided by Cassie Best

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

400g can lobster bisque
1 tbsp harissa
zest and juice ½ lime
2 tbsp single cream , plus a little extra for drizzling
8 large raw king prawns , peeled
6 scallops , roe removed
1 tbsp garlic butter
small handful coriander , leaves picked
½ red chilli , thinly sliced
toasted bread , to serve

Steps:

Heat the lobster bisque, harissa and lime juice In a small pan until bubbling. Add the cream, reduce the heat and keep warm while you cook the seafood.
Season the prawns and scallops. Heat the garlic butter in a frying pan until starting to foam. Add the seafood and cook for 1 min on each side until the prawns are pink and the scallops are cooked and starting to brown, but still have a little bounce.
To serve, pile the prawns and scallops into the centre of 2 shallow soup bowls, pour around the spicy bisque, scatter with a few coriander leaves, chilli slices, lime zest and a drizzle of cream. Serve with toasted bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 457 calories, Fat 32 grams fat, SaturatedFat 17 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 8 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 31 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium