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Seared Scallops with Jalapeno Vinaigrette
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Chef John
"This is an incredibly basic but extremely versatile dressing."
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Ingredients
15 m servings 307Original recipe yields 4 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Place jalapeno, rice vinegar, olive oil, and Dijon mustard in a blender. Puree on high until mixture is completely liquefied, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Season scallops with sea salt and cayenne pepper. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat. Place scallops in skillet and cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Garnish scallops with orange segments and drizzle jalapeno vinaigrette over the top.
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- Cook's Note:
- If you are making this for a salad dressing, increase the oil to 1/3 cup.
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Most helpful positive review
5/26/2012
This is a keeper! One of the best recipes I have made in a long, long time. Perfect as is - no changes are needed at all. Make sure your scallops are really dry - season them well and into a ...
Most helpful critical review
2/19/2014
I tasted the Vinegrette before adding to the scallops - glad I did because the vinegar flavor was too overpowering for my likging.So I improvised and mixed up another vinegrette subbing fresh sq...
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5/26/2012
This is a keeper! One of the best recipes I have made in a long, long time. Perfect as is - no changes are needed at all. Make sure your scallops are really dry - season them well and into a ...
6/1/2012
This is a great recipe....but i experimented with the vinegar. I did one sauce with the rice vinegar per rec. I did another sauce with Trader Joe's Orange muscat champagne vinegar. The Orange mu...
5/28/2012
Great recipe Chef John!!! I added 1 clove of garlic, red onion about a tsp., a shake of dried basil, black pepper and a tsp. of agave sweetener. The direction for cooking them was perfect. I u...
6/20/2012
This was AMAZING! I prepared this for our 31st wedding anniversary dinner tonight for the two of us. I used Bab's (below) additions and substituted a Tangerine flavored balsamic vinegar for the ...
8/13/2012
Following the recipe exactly provided us with a delightful dinner! The vinaigrette was a delicious companion to the delicate scallops and oranges. This recipe perfectly illustrates why John is...
8/1/2013
I don't review enough of the recipes I steal. This one knocked my socks off. Tweaked just a bit (2 cloves of garlic and double the dijon, but the rest was as written). It is subtle and wonderf...
8/25/2012
I am so excited about the outcome of this recipe. Fantastic. The flavors explode in your mouth. I live on the shore so I was lucky enough to get scallops fresh off the boat! Make sure you dry yo...
6/25/2012
Delicious! The vinaigrette was nice and light and allowed the flavor of the sea scallops to shine (even my grocery store frozen dry sea scallops...all that was available in landlocked-middleofn...
10/21/2012
This was awesome. I did not change a single thing and it is a 5 star recipe as is. Truly took less than 20 minutes from start (prep) to finish (eating). I included sliced avocado with the ora...