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April 21, 2012 By Kaitlin 1 Comment

Kara Age Scallop Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

A while back, I received a box of Kikkoman Kara-Age Soy-Ginger Seasoned Coating Mix and make these wonderful Kara-Age Popcorn Shrimp. The box came with two bags of Kara-Age seasoning and I’ve been holding on to it waiting for the perfect recipe to use it. I found a recipe for a Seared Scallop Salad that sounded wonderful by itself, but I thought the Kara-Age would be an awesome addition, so here is my recipe for Kara Age Scallop Salad with Honey Lime Dressing!
Kara Age Scallop Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
Ingredients for the Honey-Lime Dressing:
The juice of 3 limes
5 teaspoons honey
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
Salt, to taste
Ingredients for the Scallop Salad:
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 lbs dry sea scallops
1 packet of Kikkoman Kara-Age Soy-Ginger Seasoned Coating Mix
1 bag of mixed greens (I used a baby spring mix)
2 cups chopped vegetables of your choice

So,  I’m having a busy week, which means I wanted the quickest recipe possible. Pre-washed bag of mixed greens? Check.  Seafood so it cooks quickly? You bet. Pre-chopped assorted vegetables? Oh my.
Trader Joe’s has containers of a “healthy 8 chopped veggie mix” that includes broccoli, carrots, green cabbage, red cabbage, jicama, green bell pepper, radishes and celery. Sounds good for a salad to me! (If you want, chop up whatever makes you happy and put it in this salad. I was just being super lazy).
First make your dressing. Whisk together the lime juice, honey, vinegar and salt until the honey is incorporated (I find this to be easier if the honey has been microwaved for a few seconds).  Set aside.
Add the salad greens and vegetables to a large bowl. Toss to combine.
Add the kara-age mix to a large ziplock bag. Add the scallops, close the bag, and shake until the scallops are fully coated.
Heat the peanut oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add some of the scallops to the skillet (no more than 5-6, you don’t want them to crowd). Cook the scallops for 4 minutes until golden brown.
Flip and cook for another 4 minutes. The scallops should be opaque throughout. (Cut one open to check).
Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining scallops.
To serve, add the greens and vegetables to individual plates and place the scallops on top. Mix to dressing and drizzle on top.
This recipe should make 4 salads.
Easy, right?
For so little effort, a dish should not taste this good!
The honey lime dressing was perfect with the slightly bitter salad and the kara-age.
The kara-age added hints of ginger, soy, and garlic which really complemented the dish. It also added a nice sear to the scallops.
Depending on how few/many scallops you add to the plate, this could be an appetizer or the full meal. After taking the photos I added 1-2 more to make it my dinner for the night.

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Dairy Free, Main Dish, Quick, Salad, Seafood, Weeknight Meal Tagged With: Appetizer, Baby Spring Mix, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Dressing, Green Pepper, Honey, Jicama, Kara-Age, Kikkoman, Lime, Peanut Oil, Quick, Radishes, Rice Vinegar, Salad, Scallops, Seafood

Comments

  1. Emily says

    April 22, 2012 at 5:17 pm

    I haven’t seen the 8 veggie chopped box before. What a great thing to have on hand. I will have to hunt for it the next time I am at Trader Joes. I love this salad. I always need to jazz salads up and your scallops do just that.

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