Description
True “Diver” scallops are those that are hand harvested from the ocean floor by professional fishermen. Quick meal prep with scallops and a delicious lemon & garlic seasoning on a bed of pureed spinach and garlic, flanked by sliced watermelon radishes, shaved pecorino and lemon vinaigrette with black sesame seeds…CLEAN EATING at its finest!
Ingredients
- Scallops:
- 3 tablespoons ghee
- 1 ½ tablespoons FlavorGod Lemon & Garlic Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pound Large scallops (I prefer Jumbo or Diver)
- Spinach:
- 1 pound spinach
- 2 cloves garlic (or more to taste)
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- ½ cup pine nuts
- Salt to taste
- Salad:
- Amount is up to you:
- Watermelon radishes
- Shaved Pecorino Romano (sheep’s milk) cheese
- Light vinaigrette (any you prefer)
- Black sesame seeds
Instructions
- Scallops:
- Combine ghee and seasoning in a bowl.
- Heat your olive oil in your pan on medium.
- Add your ghee mixture and heat.
- Add your dry scallops but do not crowd them.
- Let sear on one side (about 2 minutes).
- Flip them over and finish cooking ( 3-4 minutes on medium until done throughout).
- Do not overcook.
- Spinach:
- Heat pan and sauté garlic in the ghee.
- Add spinach and let cook down, 2 minutes.
- Squeeze out extra liquid from spinach.
- Place spinach, garlic and fresh pine nuts in a Vitamix or blender.
- Whip only until blended.
- Salt to taste.
- Dish spinach mixture onto a plate and place the scallops on top.
- Salad:
- Slice your radishes very thin, using a mandolin or sharp knife.
- Toss in a bowl with your cheese and vinaigrette.
- Add salad to your plate and top with black sesame seeds.
- Enjoy!
