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Seared Scallops
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An elegant starter that is ready in minutes.

PREP IN
5 MIN
COOK IN
3 MIN
SERVE
2
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Seared Scallops
Chef
Easy
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Introduction

An elegant starter that is ready in minutes.

Ingredients

  • Splash olive oil
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 6 scallops (ask you fishmonger to prepare the scallop so it is ready to cook)
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp flat leaf parsley

Method

  • 1. Heat olive oil and butter in a frying pan over a medium heat.
  • 2. Add scallops and fry over for 1 minute on each side make sure not to over cook them. Add the garlic continue to cook for a further 30 seconds on each side.
  • 3. Squeeze the lemon juice over the scallops in the pan, swirling to mix with the butter.
  • 4. Arrange the scallops on a plate drizzling the sauce from the pan over them. Then sprinkle with parsley and serve with a wedge of lemon.

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