Sautéed Sea Scallops with Apple-Sesame Couscous and Purple and Yellow Cauliflower Purées

Name: Sautéed Sea Scallops with Apple-Sesame Couscous and Purple and Yellow Cauliflower Purées
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp black sesame seeds, toasted; 237 milliliters couscous; 59 milliliters Madras curry powder; 1 green apple, peeled, cored, and diced; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 3 limes, cut into wedges; 473 milliliters chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 head purple cauliflower, cut into 1-inch pieces; 118 milliliters fine sea salt; 454 grams 12 sea scallops (about; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 118 milliliters purchased wakame seaweed (optional)

Sautéed Sea Scallops with Apple-Sesame Couscous and Purple and Yellow Cauliflower Purées requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This vegetarian recipe serves 4. This main course has 577 calories, 15g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up sesame seeds, heavy cream, apple, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the green apple you could follow this main course with the This Apple Bread Tastes Just Like Apple Pie as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large saucepan over moderate heat, combine the purple cauliflower, cream, and butter and slowly bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer until the cauliflower is soft.

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Cauliflower

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Sauce Pan

Transfer the cauliflower to a food processor or blender, reserving the cooking liquid, and process, adding the cooking liquid as necessary, until completely smooth. Discard any leftover cooking liquid. With the food processor or blender on low, slowly drizzle in the oil, blending until smooth. Season with salt and keep warm.

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Cauliflower

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In a large saucepan over moderate heat, combine the yellow cauliflower, cream, and butter and slowly bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer until the cauliflower is soft.

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Cauliflower

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Cauliflower

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Blender

In a medium saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil.

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Remove from the heat then add the couscous, stir, cover, and let sit for 5 minutes. Using a fork, fluff the couscous then fold in the apple and sesame seeds. Cover and keep warm.

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Sesame Seeds

Couscous

Apple

In a small bowl, stir together the salt and curry powder.

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Curry Powder

Salt

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In a large skillet over moderately high heat, warm the oil until hot but not smoking. Sear the scallops, flipping once, until deep golden brown on both sides and just cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.

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Scallops

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Cut each scallop in half horizontally and season with the curry salt.

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Scallops

Curry Powder

Salt

Divide the purple and yellow cauliflower purées among 4 plates. Arrange a scoop of couscous on 1 side of each plate. Arrange 6 scallops halves on the other side of each plate.

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Cauliflower

Couscous

Scallops

Garnish with the lime wedges and wakame seaweed, if desired.

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Wakame

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Servings:

1Tbsp

black sesame seeds, toasted 237milliliters

couscous 59milliliters

Madras curry powder 1

green apple, peeled, cored, and diced 237milliliters

heavy cream 3

limes, cut into wedges 473milliliters

chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth 1Tbsp

olive oil 1head

purple cauliflower, cut into 1-inch pieces 118milliliters

fine sea salt 454grams

12 sea scallops (about 1Tbsp

unsalted butter 118milliliters

purchased wakame seaweed (optional)

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir

Scallops works really well with Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Pinot Noir. Chardonnay and chenin blanc are great matches for grilled or seared scallops. If your scallops are being matched with bacon or other cured meats, try a lightly chilled pinot noir. You could try Santan Ema Reserve Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 14 dollars per bottle.