Unbelievably easy to make and fancier than the average dish, seared scallops make dinner feel extra special without much effort!
Don’t let the size of this dish fool you, it’s incredibly filling. Lemon zest parsnip purée with a dollop of caviar on a bed of radicchio is the perfect balance of flavors.
Seared Scallops with Parsnip Purée and Caviar
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 6 whole scallops
- 1 tbsp pastured butter French or Italian
- 3 tsp wild caviar I used lumpfish
- 1 wedge lemon juice of
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 cup organic coconut cream
- 1 tbsp goat cheese
- 3-6 whole radicchio leaves
- 3 large parsnips
- cracked black pepper
- sea salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment or tin foil.
- Peel parsnips and chop into small cubes. Place parsnip cubes on lined baking sheet and lightly coat with olive oil and salt.
- Bake parsnips in oven for 35-40 minutes until soft and golden brown.
- While parsnips are roasting, season scallops with salt and pepper on all sides and set aside.
- Zest lemon into a small bowl, add coconut cream and goat cheese. Lightly whisk the mixture and set aside.
- Wash radicchio and pat dry. Gently peel individual leaves from the bulb. Set one to two leaves on each desired plate.
- Once parsnips are baked put into a blender or Vitamix. Pour in cream mixture and blend until smooth. I kept my purée slightly "chunky"; not perfectly smooth. Set aside.
- Heat a large skillet with the pastured butter on medium-high heat. Wait until the butter completely melts and the pan is very hot.
- Place seasoned scallops in the heated pan and let the bottom sear for only 60-90 seconds. Flip (preferably with tongs) to cook the same amount of time on the other side.
- Once scallops are seared on both sides, remove from heat.
- Scoop out about a 1/4 cup of the parsnip purée onto each radicchio "boat". Place one scallop on top of each parsnip-filled boat.
- Optionally drizzle each boat with pan drippings.
- Top each scallop with a 1/2 tsp of caviar for added elegance. Enjoy this simple yet decadent dish!
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