Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups coarse bread crumbs, toasted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons good olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 6 sun-dried tomato halves in oil, drained and coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 24 littleneck clams, scrubbed clean
- 2 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
Directions
Heat a gas grill or prepare a charcoal grill with hot coals.
Combine the bread crumbs, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, pine nuts, salt and pepper in a large serving bowl and set aside.
When the grill is hot, place the clams in 1 layer on the hot grate and allow the heat to open the clams. They'll open gradually for about 5 minutes, then pop-open wide when they're done. Using tongs, remove the clams from the grill and place them in the bowl with the bread crumb mixture and toss together. Drizzle with the melted butter, and serve hot.
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By josephwhughes
Jersey Shore
on January 02, 2012
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This is an A+ recipe. I made this last night for the Giants-Cowboys tailgate and they were a hit. Unfortunately we only had 20 clams, but next time I'll be sure to buy some more. One thing of note - for 20 clams, this bread crumb mixture was about 3x as much as we needed. We were eating the mixture with a spoon when the clams were gone. I went a little lighter and didn't use the butter, and they were amazing.
By cmatthews46_127...
Woodland Hills, 43
on November 09, 2011
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This was an amazing recipe. So easy to make and the flavors are addictive. We have made this several times and even those who proclaim they aren't clam eaters loved it! We find oursevles using spoons to scoop up any of the mixture that didn't find its way onto a clam. So good!!
By homecooking=love
Mt. Prospect, Il
on September 21, 2011
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Yuuummm!!! Absolutely fabulous. Everyone raved about it and the clams were gone within minutes. Do not drain the juice that develops as the clams are cooking, it makes the breading even more scrumptious.
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