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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have smoky seared scallops with pesto using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Smoky seared scallops with pesto:
- Get Large Scallops
- Prepare Cayenne pepper
- Prepare Kosher salt
- Take Course ground black pepper
- Make ready Good homemade or store bought pesto
- Make ready lemon cut in wedges
- Get good olive oil
Season scallops with salt and pepper. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, then add butter. Learn how to make Seared Scallops with a perfectly golden brown crust, just like at the restaurants! They're incredibly simple to make at home and much cheaper than dining out.
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 are on most nice restaurant menus these days, and for good reason. Seared Scallops with Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce. Season the scallops with salt and pepper. 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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