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Seared Scallops with Herbs, Grapefruit and Wilted Greens

Scallops are not only lavish, they are a known aphrodisiac. Your partner will feel like royalty when you serve this dish.

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp / 15 ml cocoa butter
1/4 cup / 60 ml shredded radicchio
1/4 cup / 60 ml shredded endive
1 pink grapefruit, peeled, segmented
Juice of half of a fresh lemon
2 Tbsp / 30 ml agave nectar
1 Tbsp / 15 ml chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 Tbsp / 15 ml chopped fresh basil
1 clove garlic, peeled and passed through a garlic press
1/2 tsp / 2.5 ml sea salt
6 large sea scallops
1 Tbsp / 15 ml extra-virgin olive oil

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F / 205°C.

2. Melt cocoa butter in frying pan on medium heat.

3. Add endive and radicchio to the pan and cook for a few minutes or until wilted. Add grapefruit and agave nectar and warm the segments briefly for serval seconds on each side. Add lemon juice, garlic and chopped herbs. Cook a few minutes longer or until heated through. Remove from heat and set aside.

4. Dry the scallops with paper towel. Season on both sides with sea salt.

5. In a medium-sized skillet, heat oil over high flame. Add scallops and sear on one side for two minutes or until golden brown. Flip the scallops over and place them in the hot oven for a few minutes. The scallops should be nicely golden on top.

6. Divide the grapefruit mixture between two plates. Place three scallops on each plate and serve.

Fresh Fruit Drizzled with Warm Honey

This blend of fruits and warm honey is meant to send you and your partner straight to paradise. Indulge yourselves with this scrumptious blend of flavors.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup / 120 ml blueberries
1/2 cup / 120 ml medium-sized strawberries
1 medium-sized pear
4 large, fresh figs
1/2 cup / 120 ml mango, sliced
3 Tbsp / 45 ml honey

Method:

1. Wash all fruit thoroughly.

2. Slice strawberries into quarters.

3. Slice pear and mango into pieces similar in size to the quartered strawberries.

4. Trim stem ends from figs and cut into eighths.

5. Place the fruit in a large bowl and place in the fridge until ready to serve.

6. When you are ready to serve your dessert, warm honey in the microwave or over the stove. Drizzle over the fruit and toss lightly.

7. Place the fruit into two bowls and serve.