Cioppino Recipe

This dish is so easy to make and delicious! Serve it with a good bread and either salad or throw a bunch of spinach in the dish. Use a nice dry white wine like Unoaked Chardonnay or a Bordeaux.
½ lb shrimp
½ lb scallops
2 cans clams
½ head of garlic, minced
1 cup dry white wine
1 can whole tomatoes, chopped
1 teaspoon oregano
2 bay leaves
Salt & pepper
Handful parsley, chopped
Baby spinach, optional
Sauté garlic, add clam juice and reduce to about half. Add wine, tomatoes and spices and cook 5 minutes. Add seafood, cook 3 minutes or until done. Add parsley and spinach, allowing spinach to just wilt. Serve with bread.

Cioppino Deliciousness

Cioppino, a classic Italian dish, is one of my favorites. It's light, flavorful and delicious and is the consistency of soup. I eat it with good bread from one of the local bakeries and salad. It's a great meal and it takes minutes to prepare. Of course, you can use fresh clams instead of canned, but I never bother.

Cioppino

1lb shrimp and/or scallops
2 cans clams
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup dry white wine
1 can whole tomatoes, break tomatoes apart
1 t oregano
2 bay leaves
Salt & Pepper
parsley, chopped

Sauté garlic, add clam juice (reserve clams) and reduce to about half. Add wine, tomatoes and spices and cook 5 minutes. Add fish, cook 3 minutes. Add parsley Serve with heated bread.

I make a big tossed salad and toss with balsamic vinaigrette. I usually make a batch of salad dressing and store in refrigerator.

Balsamic Vinaigrette
1 cup olive oil
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 T dijon mustard
1-2 cloves garlic, pressed
salt & Pepper
Combine ingredients and serve.



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