Ingredients

  • 6 ounces sea scallops, cut into brunoise
  • 1 tomato, peeled and seeded, cut into brunoise
  • 1 teaspoon minced chives
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves
  • 1/2 jalapeno, minced
  • 1/4 green pepper, cut into brunoise
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 5 drops hot pepper sauce
  • 1 to 2 limes, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 cucumbers sliced 1/2-inch thick (30 slices total)
  • Sour cream, as needed
  • 2 teaspoons cilantro leaves

Method

  • Combine the scallops, tomatoes, herbs, peppers, olive oil, and hot sauce.
  • Add enough lime juice to cover the scallops.
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Marinate, covered, in the refrigerator at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours, stirring occasionally.
  • Trim the cucumber slices with a round, fluted cutter to remove the rind.
  • Scoop a pocket out of the middle of the cucumber slices.
  • Do not cut all the way through the slice.
  • Fill the cucumber cups with the seviche.
  • Garnish each seviche cup with a small dot of sour cream and a cilantro leaf.