✨ Exclusive Fine Dining Recipe with Caviar from Santos Gourmet & Champagne from Legras & Haas
🥂 Gourmet Cuisine for Special Occasions
Perfectly seared scallops meet creamy cauliflower purée, delicately caramelized carrots, and crispy bacon – elevated with premium caviar from Santos Gourmet. Paired with an elegant champagne from Legras & Haas, this dish creates a refined fine dining experience at the highest level.
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 12 scallops
- 30 g Santos Gourmet Ossetra caviar
- 8 slices of bacon
- ½ cauliflower
- 50 g butter (for the purée)
- 80 ml milk (or plant-based alternative)
- 5 carrots
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 50 g hazelnuts (roasted & peeled)
- Fresh parsley (for garnish)
🥂 Perfect Pairing
- Brut Tradition Champagne from Legras & Haas
(its fresh acidity and fine bubbles perfectly complement the caviar and scallops)
👨🍳 Preparation
1. Creamy Cauliflower Purée
- Cut the cauliflower into small florets and cook in lightly salted water for 10–12 minutes until tender
- Drain היט and blend with butter and milk until smooth and creamy
- Season with salt and pepper to taste
- Keep warm
2. Crispy Bacon
- Fry the bacon in a pan over medium heat until golden and crispy
- Place on paper towels to drain excess fat
- Important: keep the rendered bacon fat in the pan (for the scallops)
3. Caramelized Carrots
- Slice the carrots into thin ribbons using a peeler
- Sauté in butter
- Add sugar and salt
- Caramelize for 3–4 minutes until tender but still slightly crisp
4. Perfectly Searing the Scallops
- Lightly season the scallops with salt
- Sear in the hot bacon fat for 1–2 minutes per side
- Aim for a golden-brown crust
- Let rest briefly
5. Plating Like a Gourmet Restaurant
- Place three small dollops of cauliflower purée on each plate
- Set one scallop on each portion
- Top each scallop with about one teaspoon of Santos Gourmet caviar
- Arrange the carrots decoratively
- Add crispy bacon slices
- Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts
- Finish with fresh parsley
💡 Gourmet Tip
The combination of salty caviar, sweet carrots, and nutty hazelnuts creates a sophisticated balance of flavors. The champagne from Legras & Haas enhances the delicate seafood notes with its freshness and elegance.