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Grilled Scallops with Tomato-Onion Relish

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Grilled Scallops with Tomato-Onion RelishRomulo Yanes

Active time: 25 min Start to finish: 45 min

Cooks' notes:

Scallops can be grilled in a hot lightly oiled well-seasoned ridged grill pan over high heat. To serve as an hors d'oeuvre, top each scallop with 1 teaspoon relish.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 main-course or 24 hors d'oeuvres servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 large tomato, seeded and chopped
4 teaspoons red-wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
24 sea scallops (1 1/2 lb), tough muscle removed from side of each if necessary
Vegetable oil for brushing grill

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Prepare grill for cooking.

  2. Make relish:

    Step 2

    Soak onion in 1 cup water with 1/2 teaspoon salt 15 minutes, then drain. Stir together onion, tomato, vinegar, sugar, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and let stand 20 minutes. Drain relish in a sieve, discarding liquid, then stir in dill.

  3. Cook scallops while relish is standing:

    Step 3

    Pat scallops dry and season with salt and pepper. Grill scallops in 2 batches on lightly oiled grill rack, turning once, until just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes.

  4. Step 4

    Serve scallops with relish.

TagsTomatoVegetableRed OnionOnionRoot VegetableDillHerbs & SpicesScallopShellfishSeafoodMainStarterDinnerGluten FreeDairy FreeNut FreeQuickEasyWeeknight Meals5 Ingredients or FewerGrillingSummerGourmet
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