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Pepper Crusted Scallops W Crab & Fiddlehead Fern  
Relish  
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Tablespoon Olive oil  
/4 Cup Chopped onions  
Medium Red peppers; roasted, peeled,  
Seeded; and diced  
2
Teaspoon Chopped garlic  
Salt; to taste  
Freshly−ground black pepper; to taste  
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Cup Chicken stock  
/4 Cup Small−diced red onions  
Tablespoon Small−diced red bell peppers  
Tablespoon Small−diced yellow bell peppers  
/4 Pound Fiddlehead ferns; blanched  
/2 Pound Crabmeat; picked over for cartilege  
2 Sea scallops  
Tablespoon Finely−chopped fresh parsley leaves  
/2 Cup Coarse−ground black pepper  
In a saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. When the oil is hot, add the  
onions. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 1 minute. Add the peppers and  
garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 1 minute. Add the stock and  
bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 6 minutes. Remove  
from the heat. Using a hand−held blender or food processor, puree until  
smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside and keep warm. In a large  
saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. When the oil is hot, add the  
onions and peppers. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 1 minute. Add the  
fiddlehead ferns and saute for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and turn into  
a mixing bowl. Add the crabmeat and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.  
Mix thoroughly. Season the scallops with salt. Crust each scallop, both  
sides, with the black pepper. In a large saute pan, heat the remaining oil.  
When the oil is hot, add the scallops, and sear for 2 minutes on each side.  
Remove from the heat. To serve, spoon the sauce in the center of each plate.  
Mound the relish in the center of the sauce. Arrange three scallops around  
the relish on each plate. This recipe yields 4 servings.  
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