Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients:
1 Ruby Red grapefruit
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
3/4 pound large sea scallops
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, divided
Freshly ground pepper
3 ounces English cucumber, thinly shaved crosswise on a mandoline (3/4 cup)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh tarragon leaves
1/2 large fennel bulb (5 1/2 ounces), cut in half (root end trimmed but left intact to keep fennel together)
Directions:
- Finely grate enough grapefruit rind to yield 1/2 teaspoon zest.
- Peel grapefruit with a paring knife, removing all pith.
- Working over a bowl, cut three-quarters of the grapefruit segments from the membranes, cut into bite-size pieces, and set aside.
- Squeeze juice of remaining grapefruit segments into bowl (you should have 1/3 cup juice).
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat.
- Pat scallops dry, sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt, and season with pepper.
- Saute scallops until deep golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- Flip, and continue to cook until barely opaque all the way through, about 2 minutes more.
- Divide scallops between 2 plates, and loosely tent with foil.
- Reduce heat to low, and add grapefruit juice.
- Cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits, until reduced to 1 tablespoon, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pour sauce over scallops.
- Combine cucumber, lemon juice, remaining 2 teaspoons oil, the grapefruit zest and pieces, chives, tarragon, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl.
- Shave fennel into bowl, season with pepper, and toss gently to combine.
- Pile salad atop scallops.