seared scallops with peach and cilantro salsa

Ingredients: 

8 Sea scallops

1 tsp sweet butter

1 tsp olive oil

Sea salt

Freshly ground pepper

Peach salsa

2 ripe but firm peaches cut into a small dice

1 T olive oil

1 T fresh lime juice

1/4 cup finely dice red onion

1/4 cup finely diced red pepper

1/2 jalapeno pepper deseeded and finely diced

2 T chopped cilantro

Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients and season with salt and pepper, then set aside

Scallops: 

Remove small muscle from all scallops

Rinse with cold water and dry completely

Add butter and oil to sauté pan

Season scallops with salt and pepper

Heat pan until it just begins to smoke

Add scallops to pan, leaving enough room so they don't touch

Sear scallops until they have a golden crust (about 1.5 minutes on each side)

Serve immediately with a spoonful of peach salsa and garnished with cilantro