Wasabi-Ginger Crusted Scallops With

Ingredients

Pineapple-Mango Salsa

• 1 cup pineapple, fresh diced
• 1 cup mango, fresh diced
• 1/3 cup cilantro, fresh chopped
• 3/4 cup red onion, finely diced
• 3 tablespoons lime juice, fresh squeezed
• 1 tablespoon orange juice, fresh squeezed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Wasabi Crusted Scallops

• 12 large sea scallops
• 1 teaspoon ginger, fresh minced
• 1 tablespoon wasabi paste
• 1 garlic clove, fresh minced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup short-grain rice, cooked and seasoned
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil

Directions

1. 1

   Stir together all of the salsa ingredients in a large bowl.

2. 2

   Place 1/4 cup rice in center of 4 plates using a custard cup or any other method of shaping the rice mold.

3. 3

   Place 1/4 of the salsa mixture around the rice on each plate.

4. 4

   Mix together ginger, wasabi paste, garlic, olive oil, and salt in another bowl.

5. 5

   Heat a large saute pan to medium-high heat with some olive oil.

6. 6

   Dip each flat end of each scallop in the wasabi-ginger mixture and place in the hot saute pan. Sear the scallops for 2 minutes on the first side without moving. Flip over and finish the cooking process for another 1-2 minutes.

7. 7

   Place 3 scallops on each plate. Drizzle each scallop with a tiny bit of sesame oil to garnish. I also like to garnish with a few sprigs of cilantro in the middle of the rice.