Wasabi-Ginger Crusted Scallops With |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a light, spicy, and sweet Scallop dish perfect for dinner parties. I really love Wasabi and the flavor works well with the tropical fruit salsa. Ingredients:
1 cup pineapple, fresh diced |
1 cup mango, fresh diced |
1/3 cup cilantro, fresh chopped |
3/4 cup red onion, finely diced |
3 tablespoons lime juice, fresh squeezed |
1 tablespoon orange juice, fresh squeezed |
1 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
12 large sea scallops |
1 teaspoon ginger, fresh minced |
1 tablespoon wasabi paste |
1 garlic clove, fresh minced |
1 teaspoon olive oil |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1 cup short-grain rice, cooked and seasoned |
2 tablespoons sesame oil |
Directions:
1. Stir together all of the salsa ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Place 1/4 cup rice in center of 4 plates using a custard cup or any other method of shaping the rice mold.
3. Place 1/4 of the salsa mixture around the rice on each plate.
4. Mix together ginger, wasabi paste, garlic, olive oil, and salt in another bowl.
5. Heat a large saute pan to medium-high heat with some olive oil.
6. Dip each flat end of each scallop in the wasabi-ginger mixture and place in the hot saute pan. Sear the scallops for 2 minutes on the first side without moving. Flip over and finish the cooking process for another 1-2 minutes.
7. Place 3 scallops on each plate. Drizzle each scallop with a tiny bit of sesame oil to garnish. I also like to garnish with a few sprigs of cilantro in the middle of the rice.
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