Seafood In Asian Pesto Recipes

Steps:

• Mix wine and seafood. Let stand in cool place for about 15 min. Lay seafood in a single layer in a heatproof tray. Steam over boiling water until cooked, about 7 min. Drain. Set aside to cool. In a skillet, brown 1/4 c. shallots and 3 T. garlic until crisp. Pour into a small bowl. Add sesame oil. Set aside. In a food processor (or even a blender), pulse all of the rest of the ingredients until pesto is smooth. Add more extra virgin olive oil, if necessary. Combine pesto and cooled seafood. Let stand in a cool place for approximately 1 hour for the flavors to meld. Serve topped with the shallot-garlic-butter-sesame oil mixture. May be sandwiched in individual tortillas or ciabatta or a baguette or served as a pasta or rice salad (see ingredients above) or as a garden salad.

Steps:

• Put basil, garlic, olive oil, pine nuts, and salt in a blender. Puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and chill. Slowly blend in the cheeses by hand or with a spoon. When everything is well blended, add the softened butter.
• Steam the shrimp for about 5 minutes. Transfer the shrimp to an ice bath or refrigerate until chilled. Arrange shrimp on a platter and spoon pesto on top of each piece.

Steps:

• Heat the Philips Airfryer to 180C.
• Brush the fish fillets with the oil and season with pepper & salt. Place in the cooking basket of the Airfryer and slide the basket into the Philips Airfryer. Set the timer for 8 minutes.
• Pick the basil leaves and place them with the garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese and olive oil in a food processor or pestle and mortar. Pulse or grind the mixture until it turns into a sauce. Add some salt to taste.
• Place the fish fillets on a serving plate and serve them drizzled with the pesto sauce.

Steps:

• For pesto, place 1/4 cup oil, basil, oregano, parsley and one garlic clove in a blender or food processor. Cover and process until smooth; set aside. Mince the remaining garlic. Cook pasta according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, saute onions and minced garlic in butter and remaining oil until tender. Add the shrimp, wine or broth, lemon juice and cayenne; saute for 2 minutes. Add scallops; saute for 2 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and scallops are firm and opaque. Drain pasta; toss with pesto and Parmesan. Top with seafood mixture.