Grilled Scallops with Fresh Tomato Salsa
Total time: 15 minutes
Scallops only take a few minutes to cook They should just go from translucent to opaque. If you cook them longer they can get tough. We do ours on the barbecue grill but a hot skillet would work just as easily. Be careful not to crowd and have the pan or grill hot. Sometimes they give off a bit of liquid and you want them to brown, not steam. These are flavored with chili powder and garlic and finished with a spicy Tomato Chili Salsa.
Ingredients:
- sea scallops (large scallops), 350gr, 12.4oz
- 1 tsp chili powder, 2.5gr, .09oz
- 1 tsp garlic powder, 2.8gr, .09oz
- 1 tbs olive oil, 13.5gr, .48oz
- 2 - 3 skewers optional
Instructions:
- You either need to use skewers or a grill mat or pan; something to keep the scallops from falling through the grate. If using wooden skewers soak in water for a few minutes.
- Pour olive oil onto a large plate. Dip both sides of scallops into oil.
- Thread onto skewers if using. Sprinkle both sides with garlic and chili.
- Grill over direct heat 3 - 5 minutes per side, until they are opaque. Remove and serve.
Note: Could also be quickly sautéed in a nonstick skillet over medium high heat for about the same amount of time.
Tomato Salsa
Ingredients:
- 2 garden fresh tomatoes, 400gr, 14oz
- 1/2 green bell pepper, 80gr, 2.8oz
- 1/2 red onion, 50gr, 1.8oz
- 1 tsp chili powder, 2.5gr, .09oz
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 1 tsp soy sauce, 5.3gr, .19oz
- 1 tsp Balsamic vinegar, 5.3gr, .19oz
- 1 tbs fresh oregano, snipped substitute 1 1/2 tsp dried
- 1 tbs fresh parsley, snipped substitute 1 1/2 tsp dried
- 4oz (125gr) green chiles, drained. (use something hotter if you like, I don't do 'hot'), 127gr, 4.5oz green chiles
Instructions:
- Roughly chop tomatoes, chop onion and pepper.
- Drain and chop chilies.
- Snip herbs.
- In medium bowl whisk together dry mustard, vinegar and soy sauce.
- Add chili powder and whisk.
- Add all remaining ingredients and stir well to combine. Serve. Add hot sauce if you like...
Note: Any leftover salsa can be eaten with chips, crackers, whatever.... I just like to have some around!
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Nutrition Information |
Nutrition Information Salsa Recipe serves 2 Entire Recipe / per serving Calories: 172 / 86 Total Carbohydrates: 35 / 17.5 Dietary Fiber: 8 / 4 Total Fat: 1.5 / .75 Saturated Fat: .2 / .1 Cholesterol: 0 / 0 Protein: 5.5 / 2.75 Calcium: 67 / 33.5 Sodium: 807 / 403.5 |
General Technical Details and Disclaimer:
Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.
I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it. I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.
My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/
