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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!
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have smoky seared scallops with pesto using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Smoky seared scallops with pesto:
- Make ready 1 dozen Large Scallops
- Make ready 3/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
- Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp Kosher salt
- Take 1 tbsp Course ground black pepper
- Get 2/3 cup Good homemade or store bought pesto
- Get 1/2 lemon cut in wedges
- Prepare 2 tbsp good olive oil
Serve the scallops as they are or with some crusty bread, rice, or My wife and I just had a lovely dinner of the scallops with pesto cream sauce. I had recently frozen my own homemade pesto sauce which I put to work here. Seared Scallops with Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce. Season the scallops with salt and pepper.
Instructions 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.
Scallops with Pesto (Cappesante el Pesto). Season scallops with salt and pepper. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, then add butter. Transfer the scallops to a plate. When the oil begins to smoke slightly, season the scallops with salt and pepper and Arrange the scallops and vegetables on plates.
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