Quick And Easy Recipes For Scallops

You don't need a bunch of ingredients or a lot of time to make a
delicious meal with scallops. A little bit of love and a minimal bit of skill
will bring out the sweet taste of the scallop to your palate. Here are
three quick and easy to make recipes for scallops that I hope you will
enjoy.

Pan Fried Scallops

What you need:

• 1 lb fresh sea scallops (medium sized)
• 1/3 cup bread crumbs
• 3 T butter
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• dash of paprika (1/16 t)
• 1 lemon

What you do:

In medium bowl, combine salt, pepper, paprika and bread
crumbs; add scallops and roll until coated. Heat butter in large
skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and fry until golden-
brown, approximately 6 to 8 minutes, turning occasionally.
Serve with lemon wedges.

Scallops Italiano

What you need:

• 1 lb large sea scallops
• 2 T olive oil
• 1/4 t pepper
• 1/8 t salt
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 11/2 t fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 2 T fresh parsley, chopped
• 11/2 c tomatoes, diced
• 1 T lemon juice

What you do:

In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, parsley, basil, garlic,
lemon juice, salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet, add
scallops and cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes on each
side. Add the other ingredients from bowl and cook until heated
through (no more than 2 minutes) while stirring.

Quick and Easy Scallops

What you need:

• 1 lb bay scallops
• 2 T olive oil
• lemon pepper

What you do:

Season scallops with lemon pepper per taste. In a medium
skillet, heat oil on high heat. Add scallops to skillet and cook for
5 minutes, turning scallops over halfway through cooking.
Serve with lemon wedges or melted butter.