"Dukkah" Crusted Sea Scallops with parsnips and seasonal mushrooms

Place peeled and largely chopped parsnips in a good quality thick bottomed pan and cover with 40 percent heavy cream, 40 percent milk and 20 percent water.   Cover with parchment lid and cook until soft and process through robot coup.  Use the cooking liquid to get the desired consistency.   Push through chinoise and cool.
for the mushrooms.  Pick out the best looking seasonal mushrooms and clean.  Do not wash.  If they are dirty, use a brush to clean them.
Cut to desired shapes and place aside.   Clean one bunch leeks, using the whites and the light green parts only, slice thin.  About a 6th of an inch.  Wash and dry thoroughly.   Heat some olive oil in a heavy bottomed pan and when hot add the mushrooms.   Season without moving the pan.  Once some of the moisture begins the leave the mushrooms add the leeks and lightly sautee until cooked al dente or your desired consistency.   Drain on paper towels and keep warm.
Plating; heat a small amount if the puree and place we on plate  scallops and mushrooms to follow.  Before placing the scallops on plate, lightly brush with a good olive oil and press them into the nut mixture.  For this recipe keep the Dukkah coarsly ground for texture on the scallops.  Season with fresh thyme leaves and preserved lemon or our meyer puree.
For the scallops;
Clean and lightly score/ season good quality diver sea  scallops.  Preferably u-10's.
Sear on both sides until medium rare and set aside to drain.

Dukkah spice mix

Dukkah is an egyptian blend of different spices.  You can use anything from almonds, pistacio's filberts,  cashew, even pine nuts depending on the dish.  Basic recipe;
Makes 2 and 1/4 cups finished "dukkah".
1 cup nuts.
.5 sessame seed
.5 cumminvseed
.5 coriander seed all toasted lightly just until the oil begins to release.
1.0 tsp sea salt
Fresh black  pepper ( to taste)
once all items are cooled, process them by pulsing in robot coup until desired consistency is accomplished.   Chili flakes,  and anything else creative may be added but the above is the original recipe we stick with.

spices

Peppermint extracts, lavendar, ginger plus an extensive amounts of vinegars. ...

Spices

Spices, seasoning, salts, vinegars, and oils

On my way home last night I stopped at this new kitchen store on north avenue right across from the north avenue apple store to kill some time.  Its amazing what we have to work with these days......