Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, smoky seared scallops with pesto. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
These perfectly seared scallops over creamy pesto sauce are deliciously tender and flavorful with irresistibly nutty caramelized crust. I'm going to share with you my little secrets for perfectly seared scallops. You know, holidays are just around the corner!
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have smoky seared scallops with pesto using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Smoky seared scallops with pesto:
- Take 1 dozen Large Scallops
- Make ready 3/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
- Get 1 1/2 tbsp Kosher salt
- Take 1 tbsp Course ground black pepper
- Take 2/3 cup Good homemade or store bought pesto
- Make ready 1/2 lemon cut in wedges
- Prepare 2 tbsp good olive oil
Pat scallops dry with paper towels; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lightly coat pan with cooking spray. Seared Scallops with Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce. Season the scallops with salt and pepper.
Steps to make Smoky seared scallops with pesto:
- Start grill on a hot flame, preferably charcoal. Rinse scallops under cold water and pat dry.
- Coat scallops with cayenne, salt, pepper and set aside. Place iron skillet on grill and heat olive oil.
- Once hot add scallops and cook 90 seconds then turn. Continue cooking for 90 more seconds while sueezimng lemon wedges and toping with pesto
- Remove from heat all let rest for 3 minutes and serve.
Transfer the scallops to a plate. Scallops with Pesto (Cappesante el Pesto). Season scallops with salt and pepper. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, then add butter. For our seared scallops recipe, we wanted a concentrated, nutty, rich-colored crust encasing an interior of sweet, creamy, barely cooked scallop meat.
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