Caramelized Diver Scallops

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, in all
• 1 cup fresh corn kernels
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onions
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 cup small diced red peppers
• 1 head frisee
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup water
• 12 diver scallops, removed from the shell, (use very large scallops if divers are not available
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup sugar (in a pie tin)
• 1 cup pureed truffle cream of corn, hot (cook 1 cup of fresh corn down with cream, salt and pepper, puree and finish with truffle oil)
• 1 black truffle
• 3 long chives
• 2 tablespoon chopped chives
• Essence, recipe follows
• 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried leaf oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme