Scallop Salad | Sweet Orange
This scallop salad with sweet orange slices is a fresh, flavorful meal ready in under 15 minutes. Tender seared scallops pair beautifully with clementines, feta, and a light orange vinaigrette for a satisfying lunch or dinner.
Scallops are one of my favorite types of seafood, right alongside shrimp, and I love rotating between the two when I make salads.
What makes this one stand out is how the sweet clementine slices pair with the tender lettuce and perfectly seared scallops. Everything comes together beautifully, especially with a light, flavorful vinaigrette to finish it off.
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Why you’ll love this scallop salad recipe
- Quick and simple: This salad comes together in less than 15 minutes, perfect for a fast, elegant meal.
- Balanced flavors: The sweet clementine pairs beautifully with the savory scallops and tangy vinaigrette.
- Healthy and light: Packed with protein and vibrant flavors, this salad is filling yet light.
How to make a scallop salad
What you’ll need
A large sautépan or large skillet, along with a small bowl and whisk.Whisk
The ingredients are sea scallops, a clementine orange, Boston lettuce, and grape tomatoes.
After cutting the base off the Boston lettuce, tear the leaves into bite-sized pieces and add them to the bowl.
Add as many grape tomatoes and clementine orange rings as you like.
Sprinkle feta cheese on the salad and add the dressing ingredients to a bowl and whisk until combined.
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Sauté the scallops for 3 minutes on one side, flip, and continue to sauté for three more minutes. The scallops should be firm to the touch but not rubbery.
These are way more scallops then what you’re going to use on one salad, but save them for other salads or just eat them by themselves.
Add as many scallops as you like to the salad.
Drizzle some dressing on the salad.
Yummy!
Storage
- To store: Store leftover salad without dressing in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- To store dressing: Keep leftover dressing in a small container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Shake well before using.
I hope you enjoyed this scallop salad recipe as much as Christopher and I enjoy eating it!
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Sweet Orange Scallop Salad
Ingredients
- 1 head Boston lettuce (torn into bite sized pieces)
- 6 grape tomatoes (you chose the amount)
- 1 clementine orange (cut in wheel slices)
- 2 tablespoons feta cheese (you chose the amount)
- 1 pound sea scallops (trimmed if you so desire, wash and pat dry)
- 2 tablespoons butter
Dressing
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons orange juice (fresh squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl, add lettuce, tomatoes, orange wheels and feta cheese.1 head Boston lettuce, 6 grape tomatoes, 1 clementine orange, 2 tablespoons feta cheese
- In a shallow mixing bowl, add oil, orange juice and vinegar and whisk together until combined, set aside.2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons orange juice, 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- Heat a medium sauté pan on medium and add 2 tablespoons butter. Once butter is melted, add scallops in a single layer.1 pound sea scallops, 2 tablespoons butter
- Sauté 3 minutes on each side.
- Place scallops on top of salad and drizzle dressing on top.
- Eat, smile, and enjoy.
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Helpful tips
- You can use fresh or frozen sea scallops. I usually go with frozen for convenience.
- Bay scallops can be used, but they’re smaller and don’t hold their texture as well after cooking.
- To quickly thaw frozen scallops, place the sealed package in a bowl of cold water and weigh it down. They should be ready in about 10 minutes.
- Rinse the scallops and pat them completely dry before cooking.
- I like Boston lettuce for its tender leaves, but spring mix, baby spinach, romaine, or iceberg are all great alternatives.
- If you don’t have clementines, substitute mandarin oranges, navel oranges, or drained canned mandarins.
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Originally published February 2017.
This scallop salad is now my favorite.
Thank you, Swathi, mine too!
I’ve always pronounced it like your dad! I didn’t even realize there was another pronunciation! 🙂 By the way, This salad was delicious.
Thank you, Mary! I think it’s a New England thing. I sometimes get looked at oddly when I say certain words outside of the NE area. 🙂
I have never thought to combine scallops and oranges but this was excellent and so fresh.
Thanks Jasmin!
What a beautiful and tasty salad! I can’t wait to try this at my next party.
Thank you Eileen!
I love citrus with scallops. This was such a refreshing dish!
Thank you, Ashley.
Scallops are one of my favorite seafood foods and this was delicious.
Thank you, Christopher.
What a delightful salad. Hubby and I love scallops and this was so good.
Thanks Joyce.