Tortillas De Gambas with Mint and Oregano Mojo

Tortillas De Gambas with Mint and Oregano Mojo - (Shrimp Cakes)

Course :	Italian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	12 tortillas

Ingredients:

1/4	cup	flour
1/4	cup	almond flour
1/2	cup	milk
4	medium	scallions -- thinly sliced
6	ounces	bay shrimp -- sweet maine shrimp,
1	teaspoon	paprika
1/2	cup	fresh mint leaves
1	teaspoon	ground cumin
1/4	cup	fresh oregano leaves
4	cloves	garlic -- thinly sliced
1/4	cup	extra-virgin olive oil -- plus
4	tablespoons	extra-virgin olive oil
3	tablespoons	sherry vinegar
1	teaspoon	salt -- to taste
1	teaspoon	freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste

Preparation:

In a mixing bowl, stir together flours, add milk and scallions and stir to form batter. Add shrimp and paprika and refrigerate 30 minutes. Meanwhile, place mint, cumin, oregano, garlic and 1/4 cup oil in a blender and blend until smooth. Add vinegar, season with salt and pepper and pour into a serving bowl. Heat remaining oil in 3 nonstick pans until smoking. Drop shrimp batter into pans to form 3-inch pancakes (about 2 tablespoons batter each) and cook until golden brown and crisp at edges. Remove to plate and keep in a warm oven. Continue until all the batter is finished. Serve warm with mojo. Source: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # ME-1B12)