Pacific Rim Mango And Seafood Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 heads bibb lettuce (chopped)
• 6 cups baby spinach
• 2 japanese cucumbers (seeded, sliced thin)
• 2 pints cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup red onion (sliced thin)
• 1 cup red bell pepper (small diced)
• 2 mangoes (sliced thin)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 8 jumbo shrimp (fresh alaskan, p&d )
• 8 sea scallops (fresh alaskan)
• 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
• 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons old bay seasoning
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (lemon)
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 lemons (cut in wedges)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl combine 1-teaspoon salt,1-teaspoon black pepper, old bay seasoning, cajun seasoning, lemon juice, lime juice, 1-tablespoon cilantro and lemon thyme. whisk in 2-tablespoons olive oil, add shrimp, scallops and toss.
• 2 in a hot saute pan add 1-tablespoon butter, shrimp and saute 2-3 minutes or until shrimp are golden brown. add 1-tablespoon cilantro, toss shrimp, remove and hold warm.
• 3 add 1-tablespoon butter, scallops and saute 2-3 minutes or until scallops are golden brown. add 1-tablespoon cilantro, toss scallops, remove and hold warm.
• 4 in a small bowl combine lemon juice, lime juice, cilantro, lime zest and thyme. wisk in olive oil 1-tablespoon at a time until dressing is smooth. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 assemble the salad:.
• 6 divide bibb lettuce and spinach on chilled salad plates. place cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, red pepper and mangoes strips over lettuce.
• 7 place 2 warm shrimp and 2 warm scallops on top of each salad.
• 8 drizzle cilantro-lime dressing over each salad and serve.
• 9 garnish with chopped cilantro and lemon wedges.