Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, smoky seared scallops with pesto. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

These perfectly seared scallops over creamy pesto sauce are deliciously tender and flavorful with irresistibly nutty caramelized crust. I'm going to share with you my little secrets for perfectly seared scallops. You know, holidays are just around the corner!

Smoky seared scallops with pesto is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Smoky seared scallops with pesto is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have smoky seared scallops with pesto using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Smoky seared scallops with pesto:

1. Take 1 dozen Large Scallops
2. Make ready 3/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
3. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp Kosher salt
4. Make ready 1 tbsp Course ground black pepper
5. Get 2/3 cup Good homemade or store bought pesto
6. Take 1/2 lemon cut in wedges
7. Make ready 2 tbsp good olive oil

Season the scallops with salt and pepper. When the oil begins to smoke slightly, season the scallops with salt and pepper and Arrange the scallops and vegetables on plates. Squeeze some lemon juice directly over the scallops. Add the scallops and sear on one side for a minute and a half.

Steps to make Smoky seared scallops with pesto:

1. Start grill on a hot flame, preferably charcoal. Rinse scallops under cold water and pat dry.
2. Coat scallops with cayenne, salt, pepper and set aside. Place iron skillet on grill and heat olive oil.
3. Once hot add scallops and cook 90 seconds then turn. Continue cooking for 90 more seconds while sueezimng lemon wedges and toping with pesto
4. Remove from heat all let rest for 3 minutes and serve.

Drain and place back in the pot. Add as much pesto as you want until it's the right amount of coatage. Scallops with Pesto (Cappesante el Pesto). Season scallops with salt and pepper. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, then add butter.

So that’s going to wrap it up with this exceptional food smoky seared scallops with pesto recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am sure that you will make this at home. There’s gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!