Grilled Scallops with Tomato-Onion Relish

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons optional: dill fresh chopped
• 0.5 cup onion red finely chopped
• 4 teaspoons red-wine vinegar 
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 lb sea scallops 
• 1 teaspoon sugar 
• 1 large tomatoes seeded chopped
• 4 servings vegetable oil for brushing grill

Equipment

• sieve
• grill
• grill pan

Directions

1. Prepare grill for cooking.
2. Soak onion in 1 cup water with 1/2 teaspoon salt 15 minutes, then drain. Stir together onion, tomato, vinegar, sugar, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and let stand 20 minutes.
3. Drain relish in a sieve, discarding liquid, then stir in dill.
4. Pat scallops dry and season with salt and pepper. Grill scallops in 2 batches on lightly oiled grill rack, turning once, until just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes.
5. Serve scallops with relish.
6. Scallops can be grilled in a hot lightly oiled well-seasoned ridged grill pan over high heat.To serve as an hors d'oeuvre, top each scallop with 1 teaspoon relish.