Scallops with Grapefruit Avocado Salsa
This Entree Salad of Scallops with Grapefruit Avocado Salsa is one of our favorite summery seafood entrees. It is rich tasting from the dense scallops and made lively with a salsa of creamy avocado, red grapefruit sections, and chives and cilantro. Chop up the salsa roughly, or plate it as a salad. We don’t always have grapefruits on hand, and with peeled and sectioned grapefruit in their own juice readily available in our market (a convenience we truly love), we are able to make this quickly.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 151kcal
This Entree Salad of Scallops with Grapefruit Avocado Salsa is one of our favorite summery seafood entrees.
Ingredients
Salsa
- 1 cup pink grapefruit sections , diced (pith and membrane removed)
- ¼ cup sweet red pepper , diced
- ¼ cup sweet red onion , diced
- ¼ cup avocado , sliced
- ¼ cup cucumber , diced
- 1 jalapeño chili , diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives , chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro , chopped
- ⅛ cup extra virgin olive oil
- Sea Salt and Ground Pepper
Scallops
- 16 fresh sea scallops
- Scant butter or olive oil
Instructions
- Mix all salsa ingredients and toss to combine. Set aside.
- Sauté scallops in a scant amount of butter or olive oil, 2 minutes each side or until golden ridges develop.
- Plate the scallops 4 per serving, and top each with a dollop of grapefruit salsa and serve immediately, or, plate the salsa ingredients and top with scallops. Sprinkle with fresh chives or thyme.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 Servings | Calories: 151 kcal (8%) | Carbohydrates: 10 g (3%) | Protein: 8 g (16%) | Fat: 8 g (12%) | Cholesterol: 14 mg (5%) | Fiber: 2 g (8%) | Sugar: 6 g (7%) | Vitamin A: 1950 IU (39%) | Vitamin C: 62.7 mg (76%) | Calcium: 20 mg (2%) | Iron: 0.5 mg (3%)
This is my very favorite lunch entree during hot months. I love every single thing in it!
I forget, sometimes, how fast a few scallops come together as an entree. I had some grapefruit sections (I cheated, they are from a jar but no sugar added), an avocado to use before it I had to put it to compost, and all the veggies, so I just bought a few scallops and made this. It was very good.