This is what happens when foodies get together.... caramelized scallops with bittersweet grapefruit, peppery arugula in a shallot champagne vinaigrette. Have I enticed you yet?
I spent the weekend with Kat of Food For Every Season and we created this fabulous salad after having a big brunch. I'm on a grapefruit kick lately and even if you're not a huge fan I think you would really love the flavor combination you experience with each and every bite.
This is the kind of salad you can easily see on the menu of a high end restaurant at a fraction of the cost; simple to make and elegant enough to impress guests. Great for lunch or a light dinner and ready in less than 20 minutes. This would also be wonderful with shrimp, enjoy!!
Scallops, Grapefruit, Arugula and Spinach Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1/4th of salad • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 6 pts
Calories: 216.9 • Fat: 10.1 g • Carb: 16.6 g • Fiber: 2.9 g • Sugar: 1.4 g • Protein: 16.4 g
- 2 pink grapefruits, reserving 3 slices
- 1 lb sea scallops, washed and dried with a paper towel
- 2 tsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 8 oz baby spinach and arugula
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp champagne vinegar (white wine vinegar would work)
- 2 tbsp chopped shallots
- salt and pepper
- grapefruit juice from 3 reserved slices of grapefruit
Peel the skin and white membrane off the grapefruit and separate the pieces. Reserve three grapefruit slices for the vinaigrette and squeeze the juice; set aside. Chop up remaining grapefruit for the salad.
In a medium bowl whisk olive oil, squeezed grapefruit juice (from 3 slices of grapefruit), champagne vinegar, chopped shallots, salt and pepper.
Season scallops with salt and pepper. Heat a large pan on a high heat. When the pan is hot, add oil and place scallops in the pan. Sear without touching them for a few minutes until the bottom forms a nice caramel colored crust. Turn and cook about another minute while their centers are still slightly translucent (you can check this by viewing them from the side). Be careful not to overcook. Remove from the pan.
Divide the baby greens evenly between four plates. Arrange grapefruit on the plate and top with scallops; drizzle with vinaigrette.



















Light and amazing!
ReplyDeleteLove this, Gina! Fresh and perfect for Spring :)
ReplyDeleteOh my! :-) This looks inCREDIBLE! :-)
ReplyDeletesounds yummy. looove anything with arugula! yom.
ReplyDeleteHey Gee! It was absolutely the most amazing salad! and what was best.... the little brain storming session! Loved it! had a great weekend, as usual! thanks ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow, looks great Gina. I will try this for sure. Julia
ReplyDeleteCan't eat grapefruit due to a drug interaction. Any suitable substitutes?
ReplyDeletewill def. try this one! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI just recently switched to a pescetarian diet and so have been looking for interesting seafood recipes and this one sounds delish!
ReplyDeleteI love everything in this salad, looks great!
ReplyDeleteWhy can't the food you make pop out of my screen?
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! A great change of pace as I start craving lighter summer dinners. I've never made a recipe of yours that we didn't love. Keep em coming!
ReplyDeleteliren- i thought of you while peeling my grapefruit!
ReplyDeletejhobbs- You can use orange instead of grapefruit.
kalyn, pretty hard to mess this one up will all these yummy ingredients!
lko- i often wish the same thing!
WOW, that looks spectacular! Grapefruit is a big weakness of mine, and pairing it with scallops ... mmmmm! Going to give this one a try this week :D
ReplyDeleteGina, I love your site and the recipes are delicious. Thank you for your time.
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic! My fiancee is allergic to both scallops and shrimp- do you have another protein suggestion (could be fish) that would work well? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Gina,
ReplyDeleteA while ago, in reply to one of your recipes, one of the commenters mentioned that it is more useful when users comment AFTER they have made the dish, with comments on how it came out or suggestions on what they added/changed/substituted (e.g. if someone wants to make the dish low sodium, or if someone didn't have potatoes so used another ingredient instead). I agree with her. It would be more helpful than comments saying that it looks good. For users about to make the dish, such as myself, I find myself scrolling down through tons of comments to look for the useful ones. Maybe you could encourage readers to comment after they have made and eaten the dish. Just a suggestion, of course! This is not at all criticism of your work - which I appreciate hugely - but a constructive idea for your readers (which you could encourage them to do). As an aside, I made your black and white clouds (the meringues) and they came out great! Thanks!
Shira
I'm going to have to make this! It reminds me of a dish I had in Philly at a fancy French restaurant!
ReplyDeleteKelci- you could use salmon instead!
ReplyDeleteShira- it's hard for me to control how people comment especially when they haven't made it yet. Glad you liked the clouds, hope u left a comment on them!
once again this looks and sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I will admit I don't make scallops at home nearly enough because usually whatever I make has to hold up for a few days of leftovers and scallops certainly do not. This would be gorgeous for a romantic dinner especially.
ReplyDeleteGina, this is a gorgeously healthy salad.....just so happens that I bought a bottle of champagne vinegar a month ago and now the recipe for using it has appeared! Thanks so much! Roz at la bella vita
ReplyDeleteKelly, you can easily make this for one, just buy 1/4 lb of scallops.
ReplyDeleteRoz, perfect!
ReplyDeleteGina, I love the idea of grapefruit in salads. This will gear up our taste buds for spring!
ReplyDeleteanother tasty-looking recipe! i the picture and linked it back to this recipe (full credit given, of course!) here's the link:
ReplyDeletehttp://reluctantwwfoodie.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/weekly-weigh-in-and-tasty-randomness/
This was delicious. I don't like oily dressings so the only change I made was using a lime-vinaigrette. I also added a bit of reduced fat feta cheese and it was a big success with my BF (who usually will not eat salad...I lured him w/ the scallops though!)
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