Ingredients

  • 3 5/16 tablespoons hazelnuts
  • 6 scallops fresh
  • 2 tablespoons hazelnut oil
  • 1 lime zest
  • coarse salt
  • ground black pepper
  • dill chopped
  • 2 slices black bread
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil

Method

  • Dry roast hazelnuts in a skillet. Watch carefully as they burn quickly.
  • Let cool, and coarsely chop.
  • With a very sharp knife, cut the scallops in thin slices (2 or 3 depending on the thickness of the scallops) and arrange them in a rosette on 2 plates. Season with a drizzle of hazelnut oil, lime zest, salt, a little bit of pepper, dill, and chopped hazelnuts.
  • Cut the dark bread into cubes, and fry in a pan with a tablespoon of sunflower oil to crisp. Place on a on a paper towel to absorb excess grease.
  • Add to St. Jacques carpaccio and taste, if you want a stronger lemon flavor, place half a green lemon on the side of the the plate.