Caramelized Scallops On Warm Asparagus & Tomato Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 bunch fresh asparagus, trimmed,sliced diagonally
    1 carrot, peeled,diagonally sliced
    2 green onions, sliced into 1/2 inch thick pieces
    5 tablespoons chicken stock
    cracked black pepper
    2 roma tomatoes, sliced (or plum)
    1 teaspoon brown sugar
    2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
    2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
    24 plump scallops (typically sea scallops come about 30 per pound)
    For the dressing
    1/4 cup vegetable stock or 1/4 cup chicken stock
    1 canned artichoke
    1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
    Place the asparagus, carrot, onions and stock in a small pan.
    Season to taste with cracked pepper and bring to a boil.
    Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
    Stir in the tomatoes and keep warm.
    Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar and set aside.
    Heat a frying pan with an ovenproof handle and add the oil.
    Season scallops on both sides with pepper and sear in hot pan for 1 minute.
    Add the sugared vinegar, rotate pan to distribute the liquid, and place in the oven for 2 minutes.
    Turn the scallops over, then remove them from the pan.
    Place the vegetables in the center of 4 warm plates, allowing the stock to spread out.
    Surround with 6 scallops and serve the dressing on the side.
    To make the dressing: Heat the chicken stock and boil the artichoke in it for 2 to 3 minutes.
    Place in a blender and puree, gradually adding the oil and lemon juice.

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