RECIPE

Blood Orange-Scallop Seviche

  • ACTIVE: 45 MIN
  • TOTAL TIME: 1 HR 45 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 8

Chef E. Michael Reidt garnishes this citrusy, summery seviche with popcorn, a nod to Peruvian and Ecuadorian cuisine. "When you go to a bar in Peru, you're given a big bowl of seviche and a bowl of popcorn with your beer," he says. "This puts them both together on one plate."

  • ACTIVE: 45 MIN
  • TOTAL TIME: 1 HR 45 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 8
  • HEALTHY

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 1 1/4 pounds sea scallops, quartered
    2. 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
    3. 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
    4. 1/4 cup pineapple juice
    5. 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
    6. 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
    7. 1 tablespoon soy sauce
    8. 1 teaspoon Sriracha hot sauce
    9. Salt and freshly ground pepper
    10. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    11. 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
    12. 1 teaspoon sugar
    13. 1 red bell pepper, julienned
    14. 1 medium cucumber—peeled, seeded and julienned
    15. 1 medium carrot, julienned
    16. One 1 1/2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and julienned
    17. 1 blood orange
    18. 1 cup lightly salted popcorn

Directions

  1. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the scallops and cook for 1 minute. Drain the scallops and spread them out on a large plate. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
  2. In a large nonreactive bowl, whisk together the lime, lemon, pineapple and orange juices. Whisk in the coconut milk, soy sauce and Sriracha and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the scallops, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk the olive oil with the vinegar and sugar and season with salt and pepper. Add the bell pepper, cucumber, carrot and ginger and toss well.
  4. Using a very sharp knife, peel the orange, carefully removing all of the bitter white pith. Cut in between the membranes, releasing the orange sections into a small bowl.
  5. Divide the julienned vegetable mixture among 8 bowls. Using a slotted spoon, top the vegetables with the scallops; pour a little of the marinade over each portion. Garnish the seviches with the orange sections and sprinkle with popcorn. Serve right away.