Scallops With Wilted Spinach Recipes

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons. Wipe skillet clean if necessary., Pat scallops dry with paper towels. In same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon drippings over medium-high heat. Add scallops; cook until golden brown and firm, 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan; keep warm., Heat remaining drippings in same pan over medium-high heat. Add shallots; cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Add wine; bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Stir in bacon. Serve with scallops.

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook bacon until crisp. Remove from pan and drain well on paper towels. Remove all but 1 tablespoon drippings from skillet.
• Rinse scallops and pat dry. Combine flour and cajun seasoning; add scallops and toss to coat.
• Cook scallops in hot drippings in skillet about 6 minutes or until browned, turning once.
• Remove scallops from skillet. Deglaze skillet with white wine.
• Add spinach to liquid in skillet. Cover and cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Add vinegar and toss to coat evenly.
• Return scallops to skillet and heat through. Crumble bacon and sprinkle over scallops.

Steps:

• Heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle scallops with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in skillet. Arrange scallops in skillet, and cook on 1 side until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Flip, and cook until scallops are opaque, 30 to 45 seconds. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
• Reduce heat to medium, and add remaining tablespoon oil to skillet. Add garlic, and cook for 15 seconds. Add spinach, arugula, red-pepper flakes, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook, tossing greens often, until just wilted, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a platter, top with scallops, and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Beat 1 Tbsp. of the olive oil, the mustard, vinegar and water with wire whisk until well blended; set aside.
• Wrap 1 bacon strip around each scallop; secure with toothpick. Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add scallops; cook 1 minute on each side or until scallops turn opaque. Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm. Add spinach to skillet; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach is slightly wilted, stirring occasionally.
• Divide spinach among 4 salad plates. Remove and discard toothpicks from scallops; place 2 scallops on each plate. Drizzle with the Dijon dressing.

Steps:

• Slice the kale stems into thin pieces and the leaves into larger strips.
• Heat a large, deep pan to medium-high. Add the bacon a cook 3-4 minutes.
• Then add the shallots and cook until soft-3 more minutes.
• Next add the garlic, and kale STEMS.
• Cook another 4-5 minutes before adding the leaves. Toss until wilted over the heat. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, then salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm.
• Heat an iron skillet to high.
• Dry the scallops thoroughly, then salt and pepper.
• Add the oil to the pan and swirl around.
• When it starts to smoke, quickly add the scallops. Cook on high for about 1-2 minutes.
• Flip the scallops and add the butter. Spoon the butter over the scallops as they cook another 1-2 minutes. Serve over warm greens.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, sesame oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• In a bowl toss cabbage, carrot, and scallion with 2 tablespoons soy sauce mixture.
• Remove tough muscles from side of each scallop if necessary. Pat scallops dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. In a heavy non-stick skillet just large enough to hold scallops in one layer, heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté scallops until golden and cooked through, about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer scallops to a bowl. Add remaining soy sauce mixture to skillet and boil until reduced to a glaze. Add glaze to scallops and toss to coat well. Keep scallops warm.
• Add slaw to skillet and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, just until cabbage is wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Season slaw with salt and pepper.
• Serve slaw topped with scallops and garnished with scallion greens.