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This is a great recipe. Make it into a full meal by serving clams and the sauce over pasta, add fresh spinach, grape tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms or whatever you like. This meal can be made for under $20.
GRILLED CLAMS WITH LEMON-GINGER BUTTER AND GRILLED BAGUETTE
·         ¼ cup butter, room temperature
·         4 teaspoons minced shallot (to cut cost you can just use a combination of garlic and onion for a similar taste)
·         1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
·         1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
·         ½ teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
·         ½ teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
·         6 ½-inch-thick diagonal baguette slices
·         2 pounds clams, scrubbed (mussels are also good and sometimes cheaper)
·         13x9x2-inch disposable aluminum baking pan
Prepare barbeque (high heat). Using spatula blend butter, minced shallot, minced fresh parsley, fresh lemon juice, minced fresh ginger, and finely grated lemon peel in small bowl; season to taste with salt and pepper. Thinly spread lemon-ginger butter on 1 side of each bread slice. Arrange clams in single layer in disposable aluminum pan. Place pan on grill, cover barbeque, and cook just until clams open, 8 to 10 minutes (discard any clams that do not open).
Using slotted spoon, transfer grilled clams to 2 shallow bowls. Grill bread until slightly charred, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Add remaining lemon-ginger butter to juices in pan; stir on grill until melted. Pour juices from pan over clams. Serve with bread.