• 2 large tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped you can use red tomatoes or heirlooms
  • 1 stalk of celery, rough chopped
  • 1/2 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and rough chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 1/2 piece of bread, torn into pieces optional if you want to keep it gluten free
  • 1/2 cup parsley, loosely packed
  • 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • a pinch of fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 cup tomatoes, chopped in to 1/2 inch
  • 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresno chile, diced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Splash sherry vinegar
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 6 medium sized scallops
  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil

Make the Tomato Relish: Combine the tomatoes, cucumber, fresno, olive oil, sherry vinegar, salt and pepper. Toss and let sit for 10 minutes to marinate. When ready for serve, toss in avocado and spoon on top of gazpacho.

Step 2

For the Seared Scallops: Make sure to pull the muscle that is attached to scallops on the side (it will be tough) Place scallops on paper towels and “dry out” in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Your goal is to make sure a good bit of the moisture if gone–which equals a great sear.

Step 3

Take scallops from out of the refrigerator and pat dry again and sprinkle with some kosher salt. Preheat a heavy bottom cast iron skillet with grapeseed oil over medium-high heat (to where it is starting to smoke). Gently add scallops  making sure to not overcrowd the pan and cook undisturbed for 2-3 minutes. You should start to see a golden ring form (the crust). Take a spatula and flip one scallop to see if it is to your liking. Once the golden crust forms, flip all scallops and cook for 1 minute on the other side and serve. (You want to briefly cook it on the other side).

Step 4

And for the Gazpacho: In a blender combine the tomatoes, celery, cucumber, garlic, bread, parsley, sherry vinegar, olive oil, salt and black pepper. Blend on high speed until smooth. If your blender cannot hold all of the ingredients, blend in batches. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve with the tomato relish, seared scallops and a drizzle of more olive oil.