SEA SCALLOPS IN CITRIC MARINADE

INGREDIENTS (for 6 servings)

For the sea scallops:

250 gr (8.8 oz) sea scallops (a type of mollusk), cut in strips lengthwise

½ cup olive oil

2 large avocados, finely diced

¼ cup olive oil

juice of one lime

salt and pepper to taste

For the salad:

2 medium tomatoes, deseeded and diced

¼ cantaloupe, peeled and chopped

1 small onion, diced

2 serrano peppers, deseeded and diced

juice of 2 limes

¼ cup olive oil

tube ring 7 cm (2¾ in) tall

PREPARATION

For the salad, better known as "pico de gallo," mix all of the ingredients listed above. Next, grease the tube ring with olive oil and place it in the center of a plate. Put a bed of avocado (already mixed with the olive oil, lime and salt) into the tube ring. Push it down with the backside of a spoon. Add 1/6 of the salad on top of the avocado. Marinate the sliced sea scallops with olive oil, salt and pepper and arrange it on top of the salad in the tube ring.  Carefully pull the tube ring up and remove it, leaving the dish in the form of a small tower on the plate.