Seared Delaware Scallops With Arugula, Pecorino & Balsamic Reduction
After a day in the office and a trip to the gym, I got home at about 10 o'clock last night wanting a dinner that was fast, on the lighter side, but heartier than a simple salad. So as soon as I walked in the door, I put a half-cup of balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat to reduce. Fifteen minutes later the balsamic was reduced to a couple of tablespoons, so I removed it from the stove. I then seared four scallops harvested off the coast of Delaware and, while the scallops were searing, I plated a bit of the reduction and a bed of arugula. When the scallops were seared about four minutes later, I plated them on the arugula and topped them with some more of the balsamic reduction and an Italian sheep's milk pecorino aged in walnut leaves that impart an earthy, slightly nutty flavor. I overdid it a little with the balsamic reduction on the plate. Whoops! But otherwise, this was a great, light meal. Simple. Fast. Delicious.
There is nothing overdone about it. Gorgeous!
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Hahaha, it looks excellent nonetheless. (Cooked) scallops are among my favorite things, ever
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Wow. That looks delicious. As usual
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What a great meal...and under 30 minutes! Bravo!
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Totally fabulous. I love everything about this.
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you make me wanna eat my computer
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That's what I'm talkin' about.
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Did you get the scallops from the farmer's market? I was thinking about getting some this weekend.
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Nope . . . I picked them up a Whole Foods. The only farmers market seafood vendor I know is Buster's, at the Sunday Dupont market, but I've never seen them selling scallops. They do, however, typically have great oysters, clams, crabs and sometimes fish.
Also, on a separate topic, but while I'm thinking of it, I saw your comment/question over on Joy's blog about camera lenses. One inexpensive alternative to a sweet-but-expensive macro lens is to by a magnification filter that screws on to the front of your lens. I bought a set of three (1x, 2x and 4x) at Ritz for about $25 and am pretty happy with them.
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