Grilled Scallop And Arugula Salad Food

GRILLED AVOCADO AND SCALLOP SALAD

Steps:

• Marinade: Put all the ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade in a small bowl.
• Scallops: Add the scallops to the bowl with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for up to 30 minutes. Remove the scallops from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Discard the marinade. Coat a large heavy saute pan with extra-virgin olive oil and put over medium-high heat. Add the scallops in a single layer. Cook until golden on 1 side, about 2 minutes, depending on size. Turn and brown on the other side, another 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels and set aside to cool slightly.
• Caramelized Avocados: Coat the bottom of a small, nonstick skillet over medium heat, with extra-virgin olive oil. Sprinkle 1 side of the avocado slices with sugar, and salt and pepper, to taste. Add them to the skillet and cook until the sugar is caramelized and golden, about 2 minutes. Turn gently and cook for another 30 seconds. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• Salad: Put the baby lettuces in a bowl with half of the grapefruit segments. Add the reserved 1/4 cup of marinade and toss until coated.
• To serve: Put the dressed lettuces on a serving platter. Top with the caramelized avocados, remaining grapefruit segments, and scallops. Serve additional vinaigrette on the side.

CARIBBEAN GRILLED SCALLOP SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare grill to high heat.
• Pat scallops dry with a paper towel.
• Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons fish rub evenly over scallops.
• Coat scallops with cooking spray.
• Place scallops on grill rack; grill 3 minutes on each side or until done.
• Remove scallops.
• Add pineapple to grill rack; grill 2 minutes on each side.
• Remove pineapple from grill; chop pineapple.
• Combine salad greens, lettuce, pineapple, and avocado in a large bowl.
• Chop large pieces of chutney.
• Combine chutney, lime juice, olive oil, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon fish rub in a small bowl (add red pepper flakes, if using).
• Add dressing to salad, and toss well.
• Place 1 1/2 cups salad into each of 4 bowls.
• Arrange 3 scallops over each salad.

GRILLED SCALLOP AND ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Before grilling the scallops, marinate them in a little olive oil, minced garlic and fresh tarragon, no longer than 20 minutes. Wash and spin dry the lettuce. For the dressing, heat vinegar, water and shallots in a small saucepan over moderate heat to a moist puree. Turn heat to low. Add butter, a few pieces at a time, whisking all the time to produce a creamy sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add more vinegar if needed. Brush grill with oil Grill scallops over high heat about 1 minute per side, just enough to mark the sides with grill marks. Arrange lettuce on the plates. Place scallops on top and drizzle sauce over top. Garnish with chopped chives.

GRILLED CALAMARI AND ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• For the vinaigrette: Add the grapefruit juice and vinegar to a medium bowl. Add the olive oil while whisking to combine. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
• For the calamari salad: Mix together the oil, chili flakes, garlic, lemon juice and zest, parsley and some salt in a large bowl. Add the calamari, toss together and let marinate for 20 minutes or up to 1 hour. Preheat a grill to high heat. Remove the calamari from the marinade and skewer them. Skewering the rings of the calamari onto 2 skewers each will help to keep them on the skewer and not fall off into the grill. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and grill for about 2 minutes per side. They should be slightly charred and opaque. Add the calamari, arugula, grapefruit segments, fennel and vinaigrette to a large bowl and toss. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

GRILLED SCALLOP SALAD

Steps:

• 1 Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat until a drop of water sizzles when dropped on the surface. Brush the pan lightly with oil. 2 Pat the scallops dry and place them on the grill pan. Cook until the scallops are lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Turn the scallops and cook until browned and slightly translucent in the center, 1 to 2 minutes more. 3 In a large bowl, whisk together the lemon juice with 3 tablespoons oil. Add the scallops and toss well. Let stand 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. 4 Add the herbs and tomatoes to the scallops and stir gently. 5 Arrange the lettuce on serving plates. Top with the scallop mixture and serve immediately. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

GRILLED MUSHROOM SALAD WITH ARUGULA

Steps:

• Whisk together vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and shallots in a large bowl. Add oil in a slow stream, whisking constantly until combined. Reserve half of vinaigrette in another large bowl and add mushrooms to remaining vinaigrette. Toss to coat and marinate 5 minutes.
• Transfer mushrooms to another bowl with a slotted spoon, discarding marinade.
• Heat lightly oiled grill pan over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then grill mushrooms in 3 batches, turning frequently, until golden brown, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer as grilled to a cutting board and cool to room temperature.
• Cut portabellas into 1/2-inch-wide wedges, then halve shiitake and cremini mushrooms and cut chanterelles (if large) lengthwise into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Transfer mushrooms to reserved vinaigrette, tossing to coat, then add arugula, cheese, and salt and pepper to taste and toss again.

GRILLED SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together oil, lemon juice, and parsley until well combined; set vinaigrette aside.
• Heat a grill that has a fine-mesh grill basket, or a grill pan, over medium-high heat. Place calamari, shrimp, and scallops in a medium bowl. Add 2 tablespoons reserved vinaigrette, and toss to coat. Grill seafood in batches until browned and cooked through, about 2 minutes on each side for shrimp and calamari, and 1 minute for scallops. Slice grilled calamari bodies into rings, and place in a clean bowl with remaining grilled seafood. Add shredded radicchio and arugula, and toss with remaining vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper, and serve at room temperature on small plates or scallop shells.

GRILLED SCALLOPS WRAPPED IN PANCETTA, WITH HERB SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium. Brush scallops lightly with olive oil. Unravel pancetta into 6 thin strips. Cut strips to fit around the scallops' narrow rims. Wrap a strip of pancetta around each scallop, and thread scallops on 2 parallel skewers through the pancetta so they are easier to turn.
• In a large bowl, toss together arugula, butter lettuce, mint, fennel and orange zest. Sprinkle with balsamic vinegar, olive oil and salt, and toss to mix. Taste, and adjust seasoning. Divide among 4 plates.
• Season scallops lightly on the top and bottom with salt. Grill until scallops and pancetta are crisp on edges and scallops are cooked through. Remove from grill and place on top of salads. Serve.

ARUGULA SALAD WITH GRILLED MUSHROOMS & GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the vermouth with the olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
• Trim the root ends of the oyster mushrooms, leaving them attached in small bunches.
• Discard the shiitake stems and leave the caps whole.
• Stem the portobellos.
• Wipe off the cremini.
• Add all of the mushrooms to the vermouth marinade, then toss and let stand for 20 minutes, stirring them occasionally.
• Light a grill or preheat a broiler.
• Drain the mushrooms; reserve 1 tablespoon of the marinade.
• Grill the mushrooms or broil them over high heat until browned and tender, about 15 minutes.
• Thickly slice the grilled mushrooms.
• Add the vinegar and shallot to the large bowl and whisk in the reserved marinade to taste.
• Add the arugula and walnuts, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• If you want more of a kick, add some more of the crushed red pepper flakes!
• Transfer the arugula salad to plates, top with the grilled mushrooms and crumbled goat cheese.
• Enjoy!