Warm Scallop Salad Recipe

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Bottled dressing adds to the easy preparation for this warm, wonderful salad. Gertrudis Miller in Evansville, Indiana got the recipe from a friend years ago. “It couldn’t be much quicker to make,“ she shares, “and it always brings compliments when I serve it.“

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Warm Scallop Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

1 pound sea scallops
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/3 cup Olive Garden Signature Italian Dressing

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1 tablespoon water
6 cups torn mixed salad greens
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a large skillet, saute scallops in oil for 2 minutes on each side or until firm and opaque. Remove and keep warm.
In the same skillet, saute red pepper and garlic for 2-3 minutes. Add salad dressing and water; cook 2-3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Return scallops to the pan; cook for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
Place the greens in a salad bowl. Add scallop mixture and toss lightly; sprinkle with pepper. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups (prepared with fat-free Italian dressing) equals 168 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 38 mg cholesterol, 491 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 21 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable.

Originally published as Warm Scallop Salad in Simple & Delicious May/June 2006, p29