Classic oriental ingredients - ginger, salad onions and soy sauce add a delicious flavour to simple steamed scallops - a great dinner party starter.
16 scallops in the shell
1 tsp finely chopped fresh root ginger
120ml/4fl oz sesame oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp fresh coriander chopped
3 spring onions, finely sliced
Fill the base of a steamer with water and bring to the boil.
Sprinkle the scallops with the ginger. Place in the steamer and steam for about 4 minutes until only just set.
Put the sesame oil and soy sauce in a small pan and warm through.
Arrange the scallops on four plates and pour over the sesame oil and soy sauce. Sprinkle on the coriander and sliced salad onions then serve.
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