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scallops, meatloaf, creamed peas and iberico ham photo: ©️Nel Brouwer-van den Bergh

Scallops on a peas and meat base, topped with Iberico ham

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 1 medium meatball (could be pre-cooked from freezer)
  • 1/6 cup creamed greenpea (could be pre-cooked and mixed from the freezer)
  • 4 fresh scallops
  • 1 piece (40 g) of Iberico ham
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Make four 1/4 inch (8 mm) slices of the meatball
  • Have the creamed green pea mixture  and the iberico ham handy
  • Clean the scallops after a 2 minute immersion in simmering water. Deb them dry
  • Then in a skillet at low-medium fire, add the butter and fry the scallops on both sides light brown. Also add the slices of the minced meat ball and the iberico ham. Fry lightly on both sides too
  • Right before serving: make a base of the cream of greenpeas, place the meat ball slice on top or next to it, position the scallop on top of that and cover with a small piece of the fried iberico ham 

Notes

Method: pan frying
Food allergy & intolerance information: shell fish, gluten