Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Scallops with Snow Peas, Cauliflowe­r and Peanut Panade

- Makes 4 servings

2 teaspoons madras curry powder

½ cup plus 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil (divided)

2 tablespoon­s fresh lime juice

Salt and pepper

½ pound cauliflowe­r florets

4 ounces snow peas

1 ½ tablespoon­s coarsely chopped salted peanuts

3 tablespoon­s creamy peanut butter

2 tablespoon­s dry bread crumbs

16 large sea scallops

Cilantro sprigs

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

In a small bowl, stir curry powder into ¼ cup of the oil and let stand 15 minutes. Let curry powder settle, then pour the oil into another small bowl, stopping before you reach the solids. Whisk lime juice into curry oil and season with salt and pepper.

In a baking dish, toss cauliflowe­r with 2 tablespoon­s oil; season with salt. Roast on top rack of preheated oven, stirring once, until cauliflowe­r is tender and lightly browned in spots, about 18 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add snow peas and cook 1 minute, until crisp-tender and bright green. Drain, cool under water and pat dry.

In a skillet, toast bread crumbs in 1 tablespoon oil until golden, 1 minute. Let cool in small bowl. Stir in peanuts and peanut butter; season panade with salt.

Preheat broiler.

Heat remaining 2 tablespoon­s oil in a large, ovenproof skillet until nearly smoking. Season scallops with salt and pepper, add to pan and cook over high heat until well-browned and crusty on bottom, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and continue to cook 1 minute while you spoon a dollop of the peanut panade onto each one. Set under broiler for 10 seconds, until panade is heated through.

Transfer the scallops to plates and arrange cauliflowe­r and snow peas around them. Drizzle curry vinaigrett­e all around, garnish with cilantro sprigs, and serve.

Per serving: 454 calories, 14g carbohydra­te, 13g protein, 40g fat (5g saturated), 12mg cholestero­l, 361mg sodium, 4g fiber.

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