Seared Scallops With Fiery Orange Fruit Salsa

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups minute maid orange juice
• 1/2 cup small diced pineapple
• 1/2 cup small diced papaya
• 1/2 cup small diced mango
• 1/2 cup small diced red onion
• 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced hot red pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 24 sea scallops, muscle tabs removed (about 3/4lb)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 place the juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat and reduce to 2/3 cup, about 25 minutes.
• 2 cool and chill slightly. sauce will thicken as it cools.
• 3 make salsa by combining fruit, onion, peppers, cilantro, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl.
• 4 add 2 tablespoons of the sauce to the salsa and combine.
• 5 season scallops with 1/2 tsp.salt and pepper. heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 6 sear scallops on the first side to golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. turn scallops over and sear on the second.
• 7 side until tender and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes.
• 8 serve scallops with salsa and sauce.