Citrus Arugula Salad with Seared Scallops
Ready in : 45 mins
Citrus Arugula Salad with Seared Scallops is a hor d'oeuvre that serves 2. One serving contains 91 calories, 9g of protein, and 1g of fat. For $1.6 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodista has 7 fans. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal diet. Head to the store and pick up arugula, cara cars orange, scallops, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 60%.
Ingredients
arugula
2 cups
cara cars orange
1
radish
2
persian cucumber
0.5
green onion
1
salt
2 servings
scallops
8
Cooking in Steps
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1First, you'll want to thinly slice the radishes and cucumber; and, dice the green onion.
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radish
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2In a bowl, squeeze half of the Cara Cara orange and pulp, add salt and whisk together.
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3Add in the radish and cucumber slices, arugula and toss together.
cucumber
arugula
radish
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4For the scallops: heat oil in a high heat.
scallops
cooking oil
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5Place the scallops flat-side down in the hot pan. Don't overcrowd the pan, or the pan won't stay hot enough to give the scallops a good sear. If you have a lot of scallops, it's better to work in batches.
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6Once you've placed the scallops in the pan, don't touch them. (
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7Let them do their thing!) If you give in to the temptation to move the scallops around the pan, all you'll be doing is preventing them from forming the nice brown crust that you want. Because of variations in scallop thickness, pan temperatures and so on, it's not easy to pinpoint an exact cooking time. But after a couple of minutes, it's OK to peek underneath. If you see a nice, caramel-colored crust on the underside, they're ready to flip.
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caramel
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8Plate your salad and place 4 scallops on top. Scallops start to turn rubbery if you wait too long to serve them, so get them on the plate right away. And be sure to serve them with the beautiful caramel-colored crust facing up.
scallops
caramel