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Seared scallops with crowdie cheese and bacon
Super simple scallops with creamy cheese and crispy bacon makes the perfect appetiser or party nibble
Ingredients
- 75 g bacon 2 thin slices of bacon
- 6 scallops with shells
- 2 tbsp Light Olive oil
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped
- ½ tsp sea salt
- Pinch black pepper freshly ground
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 lemon grated zest
- 25 g Crowdie or other soft cheese
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Grill the bacon until crisp and once cool snap into small pieces.
- De-beard scallops and remove roe. Place the scallops on their half shells on a baking tray.
- Mix the oil with parsley, lemon zest, ginger, salt and pepper then brush this over the scallops.
- Grill for 2 minutes at high temperature. Add the cheese and continue grilling for 1 more minute.
- Top with bacon pieces and a dash of the balsamic vinegar.
- Serve on a bed of rock salt with tiny forks
Notes
Make sure your bacon is super crisp for this recipe. Any soft creamy white cheese will do instead of Scottish crowdie.
Nutrition
Calories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 2gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 286mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 115IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
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