Bay Scallops on the Half Shell
Recipe
- 1 ¼ cups bay scallops
- ½ cup Panko crumbs
- ¼ teaspoon garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- rock salt
- 24 bay scallop shells
Heat oven to 450° F.
Coarsely chop the scallops and set aside. In a bowl combine, crumbs, garlic, Parmesan, parsley, thyme, lemon juice, salt, pepper and butter. Place the scallop shells in a bed of rock salt on a sheet pan. Fill each shell with chopped scallops and top with bread crumb mixture. Bake until browned and scallops are done, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Contributed by Vanda Lewis
DID YOU KNOW?
Bay scallops are bivalves which means having 2 hinged shells. There is a large adductor muscle that connects the 2 shells (which is the portion we eat). Some scallops can swim away from predators by rapidly opening and closing their shells.
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