Ingredients

For the Scallops:
• Olive oil
• 6 large scallops, cleaned
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
For the Salad:
• 1 sharp apple, such as Granny Smith
• 2 handfuls of mache
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
• Olive oil

Steps

1. First make the salad. Peel, core, and cut the apple into julienne strips. Mix with the mache and season with salt and pepper. Add some of the lemon zest (keeping a little back to garnish) and squeeze over the juice. Drizzle the salad with olive oil and mix well.
2. Heat a large nonstick frying pan over high heat until smoking hot, then add 1 tbsp of olive oil. Lay the scallops out on a cutting board, pat dry with paper towels, and season one side with salt and pepper.
3. Think of the frying pan as a clock face and add the scallops, one by one, seasoned side down, in a clockwise order, then sear for 1-2 minutes until golden brown. Season the unseasoned side of the scallops, then flip them over in the same order you placed them in the pan and repeat the process. Squeeze the lemon juice over the scallops and give the pan a good shake.
4. When the scallops are cooked, tip the contents of the pan onto a plate lined with paper towels. This will instantly stop the cooking process, while the paper towels will absorb any excess oil.
5. Divide the salad between 2 serving plates and arrange the scallops around each pile. Garnish with the remaining lemon zest and serve immediately.