SCALLOP SALAD

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This ultrasimple scallop salad, brought to The Times in 2012, comes from Jair Téllez's restaurant in Mexico City, MeroToro. Easy enough for a weeknight, it requires only a few ingredients. Tender, earthy boiled potatoes complement the quick-seared scallops, while spring onions lend a bit of sharpness.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories easy, quick, salads and dressings, appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 spring onions, cut in half
3 tablespoons olive oil, or more as needed
2 fingerling potatoes, cooked, cooled and cubed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 large scallops, sliced in half horizontally
1 teaspoon sherry vinegar, or more as needed
4 cups mixed greens and herbs (sorrel, frisée, arugula, cilantro)

Steps:

Put a dry skillet on medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, add the spring onions, cut-side down, and cook until charred. Remove from heat, chop and put in a large serving bowl.
Reduce skillet heat to medium; add 1 tablespoon olive oil and the potatoes. Sprinkle with salt and cook until browned; remove and add to the serving bowl.
Keep the skillet on medium heat, and add 1 tablespoon olive oil and the scallops. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute, never turning. Turn off the heat. Add an additional tablespoon olive oil and the sherry vinegar and stir. Add the scallops, cooking liquid and mixed greens and herbs to the bowl with the spring onions and potatoes and toss, adding more olive oil and vinegar as needed. Taste and adjust the seasoning; serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 621, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 91 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 46 grams, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 863 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams