Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
2 tbsp avocado oil
1 1/2 lb sea scallops
1 orange, zested and juiced
1 lemon, juiced
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
2 tbsp butter, or ghee
sea salt, to taste
fresh thyme, for garnish
Directions:
- Pat your scallops dry with a paper towel and sprinkle them with sea salt.
- Heat the oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat.
- When the oil is nearly smoking, place your scallops in the pan and sear for approximately two minutes on each side.
- Remove scallops to a plate.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the orange and lemon juice, orange zest, grated ginger and butter to the pan.
- Whisk the sauce together in the pan until it’s simmering, then add the scallops back to the pan and spoon the sauce on top.
- Plate your scallops, drizzle more sauce on top and garnish with thyme.