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Scallops, Salsa & Healthy Too!

It’s been a bit of a ‘red meat fest’ lately, so I’ve changed my tune.  Time for seafood to reign supreme, at least for a while.

Using the left over salsa from the chorizo pizza, I decided to spice things up a bit.  So I added in half a chopped chili, diced up the rest of a red pepper, two sliced spring onions as well as the remainder of some chorizo finely chopped.

I have vague memories of chorizo and seafood going well, (did i dream this?), so paired up this salsa with some lovely scallops. Continue Reading

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Chorizo Pizza

I’ve noticed that people who like food (and blog about it), tend to have a weekness for all things pork.  Usually it succumbs to being about pork belly, or the other fine meat product that is chorizo (whether fresh or cured).

After having a quick wander round the freezer on the weekend I had pulled out some pizza dough that I had put aside.  So, on a fine Monday evening whilst feeling a bit hungry I was torn – do I go for the glory of pizza, or instead the joys of lamb chops.

My solution was to go for both, so I heated up about 300g of cherry tomatoes (quarts), chopped up sundried tomato, as well as some puree.  With a couple of anchovies added for good measure.  This was left to bubble down, to a nice rich base sauce. Continue Reading

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