Name: Wasabi-Ginger Crusted Scallops With
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
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

Recipe by Melanie B.

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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.

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ingredients

Pineapple-Mango Salsa
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
Wasabi Crusted Scallops
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

Stir together all of the salsa ingredients in a large bowl.
Place 1/4 cup rice in center of 4 plates using a custard cup or any other method of shaping the rice mold.
Place 1/4 of the salsa mixture around the rice on each plate.
Mix together ginger, wasabi paste, garlic, olive oil, and salt in another bowl.
Heat a large saute pan to medium-high heat with some olive oil.
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.
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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"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."

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creation by Melanie B.

9/14/2009

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.