Quick Scallops with Peppers and Corn

 

Serve with couscous, pasta, or rice. Prep and Cook Time: about 30 minutes.

Yield
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients
3 ears corn (about 2 1/2 lb. total), husked, silks removed [1.25 kg]
1 1/4 pounds sea scallops [625 g]
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 red bell peppers (12 oz. total), [336 g] rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
1 or 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation
1. Holding each ear of corn upright in a deep bowl, cut kernels from cobs. Rinse scallops and pat dry; sprinkle lightly all over with salt and pepper.

2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil in each of two 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pans over high heat. Add corn, bell peppers, garlic, and cumin to one pan; add scallops to the other. Cook, stirring both pans often, until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes, and scallops are browned on the outside and barely opaque in the center (cut to test), about 5 minutes.

3. Just before serving, stir basil into the vegetable mixture and cilantro into the scallops. Add salt and pepper to taste to both. Mound vegetables in a wide, shallow bowl; top with scallops (and any pan juices).

Nutritional Information
Calories:231 (39% from fat)