Ingredients:
- 2 cups fresh carrot juice
- 2 tablespoons sweet butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, peeled and finely minced
- 4 ounces oyster mushrooms
- 1 small apple, peeled and finely minced
- 1 quart young spinach or other greens, washed
- Pinch sea salt
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1½ teaspoons ground turmeric
- 1 pound large sea scallops
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 clove garlic, crushed and minced
Preparation
- Make or buy 2 cups fresh carrot juice and set aside.
- In a small saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and add the onion, apple, salt, spices and garlic. Cook slowly, until the flavors come out, about 5 minutes. Add the carrot juice and simmer 5 minutes more. Strain the sauce and set aside.
- In a medium-sized saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and add the mushrooms. Lightly brown them, about 3 minutes, shake the pan, season them and cook 2 minutes more. Remove to a warm place.
- In the same pan, put the spinach with its water clinging to its leaves, season with salt and pepper, cover and cook until wilted.
- Remove from the pan and drain, Keep warm.
- In another sauté pan, sear the scallops by heating the olive oil in the pan, seasoning the scallops with salt and pepper and sautéing them on one side at a time until browned.
- Plate the dish by putting 2 tablespoons or so of the curried carrot sauce on a plate. Then place 2 or 3 scallops, some spinach, a mushroom or two, on top of the greens. Serve immediately.
Source: The French Culinary Institute
