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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. 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:
- Get 1 dozen Large Scallops
- Get 3/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
- Take 1 1/2 tbsp Kosher salt
- Get 1 tbsp Course ground black pepper
- Make ready 2/3 cup Good homemade or store bought pesto
- Make ready 1/2 lemon cut in wedges
- Make ready 2 tbsp good olive oil
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, then add butter. Pan-Seared Scallops with Tomatoes and Pesto. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Pat scallops dry with paper towels; sprinkle 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.
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