Grilled Scallops In Pumpkin Seed Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs sea scallops
• 4 tablespoons canola oil
• salt and pepper
• 3 cups pumpkin seeds, raw, hulled and toasted
• 2 poblano peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 2 red bell peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 12 shallots, chopped
• 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
• 20 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1 bunch italian parsley, chopped
• 4 limes, juice of
• 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
• 16 tomatillos, quartered
• salt and pepper
• 6 ounces olive oil
• 1/2 cup water (up to 1 cup)
• 2 poblano peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
• 1 red bell pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
• 1/2 cup hot pepper vinegar
• 1 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 onion, small dice
• 16 roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 bunch cilantro, minced
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 limes, juice of
• 1/4 cup mexican beer
• 1 cup pumpkin seeds, roasted
• 1/4 bunch cilantro

Recipe

• 1 pumpkin seed sauce: put shallots, cilantro, garlic and parsley into food processor.
• 2 pulse until finely chopped add remaining ingredients (except oil and water) and puree until smooth.
• 3 season with machine running, pour in olive oil slowly.
• 4 thin with water to desired consistence.
• 5 add water a little bit at a time.
• 6 roasted pepper vinaigrette: whisk together the hot pepper vinegar and olive oil.
• 7 stir in diced peppers.
• 8 tomato salsa: combine all ingredients and mix well.
• 9 assembly: put 5 scallops on a wooden skewer for each portion, brush with canola oil, season and grill until just done.
• 10 scallops can be broiled or sauteed as well.
• 11 spoon 1/2 cup of pumpkin seed sauce on each plate and spread to cover evenly.
• 12 arrange scallops in a circle around plate.
• 13 spoon 1 tsp of vinaigrette over each scallop.
• 14 spoon 1/2 cup tomato salsa in center of plate.
• 15 sprinkle each plate with 2 tablespoons of pumpkin seeds and garnish with cilantro.