Spedini Of Sea Scallops, Marinated Onions And Baby Spinach

Recipe Ingredients

1		Red onion - thinly sliced (large)
2		Lemons - halved, seeded, (large)
		And sliced 1/4" half-moons
1/2 cup	118ml	Red wine vinegar - plus
2 tablespoons	30ml	Red wine vinegar
1/2 cup	118ml	Water
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Sugar
1/4 cup	59ml	Salt
16 cups	3792ml	Sea scallops - (U-10 size) - abt 1 1/2 lbs (large)
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 cups	80g / 2.8oz	Baby spinach leaves - rinsed, spun dry
10 tablespoons	150ml	Extra-virgin olive oil

Recipe Instructions

Preheat grill or broiler.

In a mixing bowl, stir onion, lemons, 2 cups red wine vinegar, water, sugar and salt until well mixed and let stand 1 hour.

On each of 4 wooden skewers thread alternately 4 scallops and marinated lemon pieces, beginning and ending with lemon pieces. Season with salt and pepper and grill until just cooked through.

Toss baby spinach into mixing bowl with extra-virgin olive oil and remaining 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar and mix until evenly coated. Divide spinach among 4 plates.

Strain onions and place in 4 small piles around rim of each plate. Remove scallop skewers from grill and place over spinach on each pile. Drizzle each with 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil and serve.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali - (Show # MB-5637) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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