Grilled Clams with Lemon-Ginger Butter and Grilled Baguette

Name: Grilled Clams with Lemon-Ginger Butter and Grilled Baguette
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ¼ cup butter; 4 teaspoons shallot; 1 tablespoon parsley; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ½ teaspoon ginger; ½ teaspoon lemon peel; 6 slices baguette; 2 pounds Manila clams; 1 piece aluminum baking pan

Succulent Manila clams grilled to perfection and served with a bright, flavorful lemon-ginger butter sauce. Accompanied by grilled baguette slices perfect for soaking up the delicious juices.

4 servings

14 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•¼ cup butter
•4 teaspoons shallot
•1 tablespoon parsley
•1 tablespoon lemon juice
•½ teaspoon ginger
•½ teaspoon lemon peel
•6 slices baguette
•2 pounds Manila clams
•1 piece aluminum baking pan

Cooking Instructions

1.
Prepare barbecue (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 barbecue, and cook just until clams open, 8 to 10 minutes (discard any clams that do not open).
10 min
2.
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.
4 min