HAY-SMOKED DIAMOND SHELL CLAMS, WILD WATERCRESS, PICKLED FLOWERS
Ed Verner

Serves
1Preparation
5 minsCook
5 minsIngredients
summer herbs (geranium, verbena, anise hyssop, anything that tastes of summer) | |
lemon juice | |
parsley oil (blend 1 part parsley and 1 part oil on high for 10 minutes then strain) | |
a large handful of Diamond shell clams | |
hay for smoking | |
wild watercress | |
pickled elderflower and fennel pollen, to serve |
Instructions
1. | Make a dressing by crushing the summer herbs with some salt, lemon juice and parsley oil in a pestle and mortar. Set aside. |
2. | Cook the clams over a medium fire until they start to open. |
3. | Immediately place damp hay over the embers and smoke for 30 seconds. |
4. | Serve with with wild watercress, pickled elderflower and fennel pollen and finish with the herb dressing. |
Recipes and food styling Ed Verner / Photography Tony Nyberg
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