Warm Thai Salad of Scallops and Fresh Basil

Name: Warm Thai Salad of Scallops and Fresh Basil
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 8 large scallops, washed and cut in two; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 kaffir lime leaves, very finely sliced; 4 tablespoons oyster sauce; 1 red chilli, seeded and finely sliced; 12 basil leaves (Holy basil if possible); 12 coriander leaves; 1 head crisp lettuce; 3 spring onions, finely sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Leaves from The Walnut Tree

By Ann Taruschio and Franco Taruschio

Published 1993

About

Ingredients

8 large scallops, washed and cut in two
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 cloves

Europe
Asia
Thailand
Italy
Marche
Pescatarian
Southeast Asia
Mediterranean

Method

Stir fry the garlic in the peanut oil, add the kaffir lime leaves, then the scallops, washed and cut in two. Stir fry, being careful not to break them. Add the chilli and 4 tablespoons of oyster sauce with 3 tablespoons<