Seared Scallops
Easy
An elegant starter that is ready in minutes.
PREP IN
5 MIN
COOK IN
3 MIN
SERVE
2
Seared Scallops
Easy
PREP IN
5 MIN
COOK IN
3 MIN
SERVE
2
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.
