Scampi mozzarella skewers with garlic bread

AUTHOR
Shirley Vincent
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
25 mins
TOTAL TIME
25 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 8 Raw scampi in a bowl
  • 7-10 Tbsp (à 40 - 50 g)
  • 7-10 Tbsp juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 knife tip Caraway seeds
  • 80-100 g Baguette
  • 1 package (250 g; 20 pieces) Mozzarelli (45 % fat in dry matter)
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 50 g Butter or margarine
  • 7-10 Tbsp Lemon Pepper
  • 100 g Watercress
  • 12 Lemon slices
  • 7-10 Tbsp Nasturtium for the
  • 7-10 Tbsp Garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash and drain the scampi. Bring 1/2 litre water, lemon juice, some salt and caraway seeds to the boil. Add the scampi and let them simmer for about 5 minutes at low heat. Remove from the stock and drain.

  2. 2

    Loosen the scampi (except for the tail) from the shell, cut them open and remove the intestines. Cut the baguette into pieces. Drain the mozzarelli on a sieve and arrange them on 8 wooden skewers alternating with baguette and scampi.

  3. 3

    Peel the garlic and press it through a garlic press or chop it finely. Mix with fat and a pinch of salt. Heat the fat in a frying pan and fry the skewers while turning them until the baguette pieces are crisp.

  4. 4

    Season with lemon pepper. Clean, wash and drain the watercress. Arrange skewers with watercress and lemon slices on plates. Garnish with nasturtium.

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