Stony Brook Wholehearted Foods offers us this delicious recipe!
Seared Scallops Salad with Butternut Squash Seed Oil & Blood Orange Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1 blood orange
- 4 tablespoons butternut squash seed oil (or our other squash oils)
- ½ teaspoon grain mustard
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 6-8 ounces fresh spring salad greens, mesclun or other young salad greens
- ½ pound fresh sea (or bay) scallops
- Butter
Method
- Using a kitchen knife, remove top and bottom of orange. Place the orange, cut side down, on cutting surface and starting from top, cut peel and pith away, cutting down and in a curve so that the flesh of the orange remains intact. Continue this around the entire orange until all peel is removed. Discard all trimmings.
- Using the orange segment lines on the orange as guides, carefully cut into each at an angle and just to the center of the peeled orange. Segments can easily be removed and set aside in a small bowl as you go around the entire orange. After removing all segments, squeeze the leftover pulpy orange sections over another bowl, extracting all the juice for the vinaigrette.
- Prepare the vinaigrette, using a wire whisk. Combine 3 tablespoons of the squeezed orange juice with the mustard, oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- Season scallops with salt & pepper. Heat skillet on medium-high and add about 1 tablespoon butter. Place scallops in skillet and turn, using tongs, after 1 minute. Sear for 1 minute more. Scallops should be cooked on the exterior and rare in the center. Remove scallops and set aside.
- Using large mixing bowl and tongs, toss greens, half of the orange segments and vinaigrette.
- Season to taste.
- Using salad plates and tongs, portion salad between two plates. Garnish each plate with remaining orange segments and scallops. Drizzle extra oil around plate for presentation and serve.
Looking for a wine pairing? Any Finger Lakes Riesling, chilled!