Embark on a culinary journey to the vibrant shores of Nice, France, with our delectable Seared Scallops Nicoise recipe. This classic dish captures the essence of the Mediterranean, harmoniously blending tender scallops, fresh vegetables, and a tangy dressing. Dive into the vibrant flavors of seared scallops, expertly cooked to perfection, complemented by a symphony of crisp green beans, halved baby potatoes, and succulent tomatoes. The Nicoise dressing, a masterful blend of olive oil, Dijon mustard, capers, and herbs, adds a burst of acidity and depth of flavor. This delightful dish is not only a feast for the taste buds but also a feast for the eyes, showcasing the vibrant colors and textures of the Mediterranean. Alongside the Seared Scallops Nicoise, discover a treasure trove of equally captivating recipes: tantalize your taste buds with the aromatic Herb Roasted Chicken with Salsa Verde, transport yourself to the Italian countryside with the hearty Tuscan Sausage and Kale Soup, and indulge in the comforting warmth of the Roasted Tomato and White Bean Soup. Each recipe is a culinary masterpiece, promising an unforgettable dining experience.
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SEARED SCALLOPS NICOISE
In this take on traditional Nicoise salad, scallops replace the usual tuna. Slice very large scallops in half crosswise before sprinkling them with the peppercorn mixture.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a spice grinder or clean coffee grinder, coarsely grind each type of peppercorn separately. Transfer to a small bowl, and toss to combine. Set aside.
- In another small bowl, mix vinegar and mustard; add 6 tablespoons oil in a slow steady stream, whisking continuously. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and set dressing aside.
- Fill a large bowl with ice and water. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add haricots verts, and cook until bright green and just tender, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, lift beans from water, and transfer to the ice bath to cool. Remove from ice bath with slotted spoon; transfer to a clean kitchen towel. Pat dry; transfer beans to a large bowl. Set aside.
- Return the water to a boil. Add fava beans, and cook until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and transfer to the ice bath. Drain in a colander. Remove and discard inner skins from fava beans, and add beans to haricots verts.
- Sprinkle scallops with salt and reserved peppercorn mixture. Heat a cast-iron skillet until very hot over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil. Add half the scallops, and cook until well browned, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate, and set aside.
- Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil to the skillet. Repeat with the remaining scallops, and transfer to the plate.
- Add olives, onion, tomatoes, and reserved dressing to beans; toss to combine.
- Arrange salad on six plates. Top with eggs and scallops; garnish with tarragon. Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.
PAN SEARED SCALLOPS RECIPE WITH GARLIC BUTTER
Learn how to sear scallops in just 10 minutes! This EASY pan fried sea scallops recipe has a perfect golden crust and savory garlic butter sauce.
Provided by Maya Krampf
Categories Main Course
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mash together the butter, lemon juice, garlic, thyme, and parsley. (The lemon juice may not fully incorporate, which is fine.) Set aside.
- Pat the scallops dry with paper towels. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a medium cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, until shimmering. Keep the garlic herb butter nearby.
- Add the scallops in a single layer, without touching. Sear, without moving, for 2-3 minutes, until a crust forms on the bottom.
- Flip the scallops and immediately add the garlic herb butter to the pan around the scallops in pieces. Sear the scallops for 2-3 more minutes, basting them with the butter occasionally, until a crust forms on the other side and scallops are cooked through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166 kcal, Carbohydrate 2.1 g, Protein 17.3 g, Fat 10.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, TransFat 0.2 g, Cholesterol 15.1 mg, Sodium 632.1 mg, Fiber 0.3 g, Sugar 0.3 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SEARED SCALLOPS
For a seafood supper tonight, try Alton Brown's foolproof Seared Scallops recipe. The trick is to add a touch of butter to the pan for a golden sear.
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories main-dish
Time 8m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Remove the small side muscle from the scallops, rinse with cold water and thoroughly pat dry.
- Add the butter and oil to a 12 to 14-inch saute pan on high heat. Salt and pepper the scallops. Once the fat begins to smoke, gently add the scallops, making sure they are not touching each other. Sear the scallops for 1 1/2 minutes on each side. The scallops should have a 1/4-inch golden crust on each side while still being translucent in the center. Serve immediately.
SEARED SCALLOP NICOISE SALAD WITH A CAPER VINAIGRETTE
A gorgeous healthy spring salad to brighten your day. Classic salad nicoise with perfectly seared sea scallops and a tangy caper vinaigrette.
Provided by Abra Pappa, MS, CNS, LDN
Categories Main Course Salad
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- To make the dressing, combine all ingredients whisk or shake well to combine, set aside.
- Sear scallops -In a hot skillet add a small drizzle of olive oil and 1 tsp of butter. Season scallops with sea salt and sear in hot skillet for 1 1/2 mintues per side. Set scallops aside.
- In the meantime place a pot of water on the stove to boil (you will boil potatoes, asparagus, and eggs in the same pot).
- Add potatoes and boil until tender, remove potatoes with a slotted spoon and allow to cool,then slice.
- Add asparagus to boiling water and boil for 3 minutes, remove from water and immediately submerge in a bowl of ice water to stop cooking. Set aside.
- Add eggs to boiling water (carefully) and boil for 6 minutes. Remove eggs from boiling water and submerge in ice water. Peel eggs and set aside (6 minutes is the perfect jammy eggs. If you prefer hard-boiled cook for 9 minutes)
- Assemble salad. Greens on bottom, top with asparagus, potatoes, sliced radish, sliced avocado, eggs sliced in half, and seared scallops. Drizzle with dressing and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 787 kcal, Carbohydrate 60 g, Protein 37 g, Fat 48 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Cholesterol 222 mg, Sodium 980 mg, Fiber 15 g, Sugar 8 g
SIMPLY SEARED SCALLOPS
Steps:
- Pat sea scallops dry with paper towels. Season with some lemon juice, salt, and pepper on one side.
- Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over high heat. Place scallops in the skillet seasoned-side down. Cook until browned on the bottom, about 2 minutes. Season with remaining lemon juice, salt, and pepper; flip. Continue cooking until opaque, about 2 minutes more. Garnish with lemon zest.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170.2 calories, Carbohydrate 2.7 g, Cholesterol 38.9 mg, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 18 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 320.2 mg
SEARED SCALLOPS
The first thing to know before making this recipe--which is barely even a recipe, more of a technique for a simple and elegant dish--is to take down your smoke alarm. Okay, maybe don't do that, because it's unsafe. But definitely open the windows and turn on a fan, because you need to have a screaming-hot pan to achieve beautifully sweet sea scallops with a perfectly caramelized sear. A pro kitchen is equipped with 30,000 BTUs of gas and indestructible stainless-steel pans, and we're not afraid to use them. Gird your loins, turn up the heat, and you'll have a chance of capturing scallop magic at home.
Provided by Amanda Freitag
Categories main-dish
Yield makes 12 scallops (6 appetizer servings or 4 entree servings)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place a layer of paper towels on top of a large plate or baking sheet and gently lay the sea scallops on top to rid them of any excess moisture. With the scallops still on the paper towel, grab a large pinch of kosher salt and sprinkle it from a foot or more over the scallops. The height will help distribute the salt evenly.
- Use a pepper grinder to crack fresh black pepper in the same manner, getting every scallop.
- Flip the scallops and season the other side. This is important!
- Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet or heavy-bottomed stainless-steel saute pan over high heat. Do not use nonstick-you'll never achieve the proper caramelization!
- Wait.
- Wait.
- Watch as the pan begins to smoke.
- Now, carefully, because the pan and oil are very hot, use tongs or your fingers to place each scallop individually in the pan, leaving room between them. Once the scallops are in the pan, do not move them or the pan or turn the heat down. You're going to want to, because the pan will be hot and splattering and smoking, but resist! You're getting your hard sear. Don't interfere or the scallops will stick.
- After 2 minutes, use a spatula or tongs to gently turn one of the scallops and assess how dark the sear is. If it's dark brown and caramelized, it's ready to be flipped and seared on the other side for at least 2 minutes more to achieve an identical sear.
- When the scallops have been flipped and seared on both sides, they're fully cooked and ready to eat. Remove them from the pan using tongs or a spatula. Add the butter to the pan and a squeeze of lemon juice and scrape up the bit on the pan to create a sauce. Serve the scallops hot and topped with the pan sauce and another squeeze of fresh lemon juice on top.
SEARED SCALLOPS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: sea scallop, fine sea salt, black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, unsalted butter, garlic, dry white wine, fresh chives
Provided by Alix Traeger
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pat the scallops dry with a paper towel.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, add the oil.
- When the oil is hot, add the scallops and cook until golden brown on one side, 2-3 minutes.
- Gently turn the scallops, and add the butter and garlic to the pan.
- Continue to cook, spooning the butter over the scallops until they are cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
- Add the white wine, cook another 10 seconds.
- Serve with chives.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209 calories, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 23 grams, Sugar 0 grams
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH PAN SAUCE
Seven ingredients and one skillet lead the way to home cooking that's as good as anything you'll eat in restaurants.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories Seafood Shellfish Scallop Butter Quick & Easy Dinner Chive White Wine
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut 2 tablespoons of the butter into pea-sized pieces, put it on a small plate, and stick it in the freezer. Heat a large skillet over medium-heat high for 3 or 4 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and the olive oil and wait for the butter to melt.
- Pat the scallops dry with paper towels, add them to the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper; work in batches if necessary to avoid crowding the skillet. Cook, turning once, until they are well browned on both sides but not quite cooked through, 2 minutes per side (less if the scallops are under 1 inch across; more if they're over). Transfer the scallops to a plate.
- Stir in the garlic, lemon juice, and wine and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet with a spatula. Lower the heat to medium and cook until the liquid in the skillet thickens, a minute or two, then whisk in the butter you chilled in the freezer, one bit at a time, to make a creamy sauce, adding another tablespoon or two of liquid if necessary.
- Return the scallops to the skillet and add the chives. Adjust the heat so the sauce bubbles gently and toss to coat the scallops with the sauce. To serve, transfer the scallops to a platter and spoon the sauce over all.
- Variation:
- Seared Scallops With Cherry Tomatoes and Basil: Skip the lemon juice. Cut 1 pint cherry tomatoes in half. Add the tomatoes with the garlic and wine and cook until they wrinkle a bit and release their juice, 2 or 3 minutes. Use chopped fresh basil leaves instead of chives.
- Cooks' Notes
- Releasing From The Pan: The scallops will offer no resistance when they're ready to turn. Press down gently while the scallops cook to encourage full contact with the pan, then listen for a hiss: That's moisture heating and evaporating.
- Getting A Good Sear: The idea is to brown the scallops well on both sides without overcooking them, so keep the heat as high as you can without creating too much smoke.
- Building Sauce With Butter: After you add the liquid and deglaze the pan, the addition of butter develops fantastic creaminess and richness.
- Finishing The Dish: As soon as the scallops are cooked through completely and coated with the sauce, remove the pan from the heat; they will continue to cook. Nick-and-peek into one if you need to check for doneness.
PAN-SEARED SCALLOPS WITH LEMON
Sea scallops seared in olive oil require little embellishment.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Pat scallops dry with paper towels, and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add half the scallops to skillet and cook, flipping once, until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining scallops, adding more oil to the skillet as needed. Serve immediately, with lemon wedges on the side.
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH FLAVOURED GREENS
Cooking for friends? This sophisticated starter is a taste sensation with lemon, anchovies and garlic packing a punch
Provided by Tom Kerridge
Categories Canapes, Dinner
Time 25m
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat half the oil in a frying pan. Add the shallots, garlic and lemon zest, and fry gently until soft. Add the greens the anchovies, and cook for 5 mins until the leaves are wilted.
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan, then add the scallops and fry for 1-2 mins on each side. Add the butter and lemon juice to the pan and swirl until the butter melts and you have a glossy sauce. Divide the cabbage and scallops between 6 plates and serve with the pan juices spooned over.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 146 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 1.33 milligram of sodium
SCALLOPS NICOISE WITH TOMATO-OLIVE SAUCE
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- If bay scallops are not available, use sea scallops but cut them in half or quarter them, depending on size.
- Core and peel the tomatoes, and cut them into 1/2-inch cubes. There should be about 3 1/2 cups. Set aside.
- Chop the green olives. There should be about 3 tablespoons. Set aside.
- Chop the black olives. There should be about 1 1/2 tablespoons. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a heavy skillet and add the garlic. Cook briefly, stirring. Add the tomatoes and bring to a boil. Add the chopped green and black olives, capers, salt and pepper. Cook over moderate heat about 2 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in each of 2 skillets. When the butter is hot and almost brown, add half the scallops to each skillet. Add salt and pepper. Cook, shaking the skillets and stirring so that the scallops cook quickly and evenly.
- Cook about 2 minutes or slightly longer. Take care not to overcook. Sprinkle with parsley and lemon juice. Toss.
- Spoon the hot tomato-olive sauce into a hot, fairly deep platter. Pour the scallops over and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 132, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 382 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
GRILLED SEAFOOD SALAD NIçOISE
Categories Salad Leafy Green Olive Backyard BBQ Lunch Tuna Scallop Shrimp Grill Grill/Barbecue Gourmet
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make the dressing:
- In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, the mustard, the anchovy paste, the thyme, the sugar, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons of the dressing in another small bowl, arrange the tuna pieces and the squash slices on a baking sheet, and brush them lightly with the reserved dressing. In a bowl toss the shrimp and the scallops with 2 tablespoons of the remaining dressing. Let the mixture stand for 15 minutes. In a kettle of boiling water cook the beans for 5 minutes, or until they are crisp-tender, drain them in a colander, and refresh them under cold water. In another bowl toss the beans with 3 tablespoons of the remaining dressing.
- On a rack set 4 to 6 inches over glowing coals grill the tuna for 2 1/2 minutes on each side, the shrimp for 4 minutes on each side, and the scallops and the squash for 6 minutes on each side, transferring the seafood and the squash as it is cooked to a platter. Line 6 plates with the lettuce, on each plate arrange 2 scallops, halved horizontally, 3 shrimp halves, and 1 piece of tuna, sliced diagonally, and divide the squash, beans, roasted pepper, tomatoes, and olives among the plates. Drizzle the remaining dressing over the salads or serve it separately.
Tips:
- Use High-Quality Scallops: Opt for dry or wet-packed sea scallops that are fresh or frozen. If using frozen, thaw them properly in the refrigerator overnight or under cold running water.
- Pat Scallops Dry: Before searing, pat the scallops dry with paper towels to prevent splattering and ensure a good sear.
- Season Wisely: Season the scallops simply with salt and pepper, or add your favorite herbs and spices for extra flavor.
- Sear in Hot Oil: Use a well-seasoned cast iron skillet or stainless steel pan over high heat. Add oil and swirl to coat the pan. Once the oil is shimmering, add the scallops.
- Sear for Perfection: Sear the scallops for 2-3 minutes per side, or until golden brown and cooked through. Avoid overcooking, as scallops can quickly become rubbery.
- Make the Dressing: Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, honey, salt, and pepper in a small bowl until well combined.
- Assemble the Salad: Arrange the seared scallops, mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, green beans, and olives on individual plates.
- Drizzle with Dressing: Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve immediately.
Conclusion:
This recipe for Seared Scallops Nicoise is a delightful and satisfying dish that combines the flavors of the sea and the garden. It's a great way to enjoy fresh scallops and a variety of vegetables. Serve it as a main course or a light lunch, and enjoy the vibrant flavors of this classic French salad.
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