linguine with king prawns, saffron sauce
and sea lavender pesto
ingredients - info
saffron
turmeric
white balsamic vinegar
cooked king prawns
olive oil
cherry tomatoes
Parmesan
linguine
flat-leaf parsley
sea lavender
butter
pesto
cream
dry rosé wine
pepper and salt
fish stock
The sea lavender pesto. Wash the sea lavender thoroughly
and remove the stalks. Chop the leaves into strips and stir fry
them in some butter. Make a classic pesto with basil, garlic,
roasted pine nuts, Parmesan and olive oil. Mix with the fried
sea lavender strips.
The saffron sauce. Take equal amounts of highly reduced fish
stock and cream. Add a glass of dry rosé wine and a generous
splash of white balsamic vinegar. Let it boil down. Season with
salt, pepper, saffron threads and a tablespoon of turmeric to
enhance the colour. Thicken the sauce if desired.
The king prawns. Keep one nicely cooked piece of it per
plate. Cut off the blades and legs. Cut open the back and
remove the intestinal tract. Strip the rest of the prawns of their
armor and remove the intestinal tracts as well.
Heat a few tablespoons of the pesto in a pan with an extra
splash of olive oil and fry the peeled king prawns in it.
Other preparations. Cook the linguine according to the
package instructions or make your own pasta. Cut a few cherry
tomatoes in half. Make Parmesan shavings. Fry a few beautiful
sea lavender leaves very briefly in a spoonful of olive oil. Let it
drain. Remove a few leaves of washed flat-leaf parsley from
their stems.
On the dinner plate. Mix the pasta with the prawns. Pour a
mirror saffron sauce onto warmed up dinner plates. Place a not
too large amount of rolled up linguine with a few shrimps on
top. Place a tablespoon of warm pesto on top.
Finish according to your own inspiration with the cherry
tomatoes, fried sea lavender, parsley and Parmesan shavings.