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Recipe of the week: “Crudo” raw scampi and imperial prawns, wild rice and salad

This recipe demonstrates a creative interpretation of Mediterranean cuisine with particular care for local products, which come from small, carefully selected Maremma farms and from the surrounding seas. Here you will find not only Tuscan classics presented in a gourmet style, but also an unexpected combination of particular sea and meat dishes and selected wines that will accompany you in a culinary voyage among the flavours, the aromas and the colours of the Maremma Tuscany. For this week’s recipe, the chef proposes an innovative seafood-based appetiser. Buon appetito! “Crudo” raw scampi and imperial prawns, wild rice and salad Ingredients For one portion: 60g fresh scampi 30g red prawns 30g ‘misticanza’ salad (mixed leaf salad) 3g curry oil 10g black wild rice 10ml citronette sauce 1g halen mòn salt 1g Sichuan pepper 10g pink grapefruit Directions Press well the scampi pulp inside a pastry ring, placing transparent paper on the top and at the bottom of the pulp, forming a square with equally long sides. Cook the rice in water and salt. Place the scampi in the middle of the plate and remove the transparent paper. Place some misticanza salad on one side of the plate, and place 3 imperial prawns that are slightly open at the end of their back (remove the black thread). Distribute some wild rice all around, place a peeled pink grapefruit on the prawns, then spice it up with curry oil, citronette, salt and pepper. Conserve at 0°C for 2 days. Thank you to Emiliano Lombardelli, Executive Chef at Dama Dama Restaurant, Tuscany, for the recipe. If you have a recipe you would like to share with  A Luxury Travel Blog’s readers, please contact us.

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson is Editor of A Luxury Travel Blog and has worked in the travel industry for more than 30 years. He is Winner of the Innovations in Travel ‘Best Travel Influencer’ Award from WIRED magazine. In addition to other awards, the blog has also been voted “one of the world’s best travel blogs” and “best for luxury” by The Daily Telegraph.

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One Comment

  1. I love love love seafood! I am cooking for 10 people in 2 weeks time and I am determined to give this a try. I may substitute the wild rice for something else as I know one of my guests isn’t a fan. Thanks for sharing!

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