BBC Food - Recipes - Clams and mussels with an asparagus, pea and broad bean nage

BBC Food - Recipes - Clams and mussels with an asparagus, pea and broad bean nage

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A really special dish that will transport you to the seaside. Serve with beautiful spring vegetables for a simply delicious supper.

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Ingredients

  • 400g/14oz clams , scrubbed and debearded
  • 400g/14oz mussels , scrubbed and debearded (Discard any mussels with broken shells and any that refuse to close when tapped)
  • 2 shallots , finely chopped
  • 150ml/5fl oz white wine
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 8 asparagus spears, trimmed
  • 1 bunch baby carrots , peeled and trimmed
  • 100g/3½oz fresh peas
  • 100g/3½oz fresh broad beans
  • 100g/3½oz samphire
  • 20g/¾oz sea aster
  • 1 handful sea purslane
  • 75g/2¾oz butter
  • 5 tbsp double cream
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 8 scallops , shelled, cleaned, roe removed
  • 150g/5½oz Jerseys Royal potatoes, cooked and cut into quarters
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh chervil or parsley

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