Doc’s Seared Scallops

Ingredients

• Large sea scallops – buy dry ones if you can
• Fresh garlic
• Fresh ginger
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Fresh lemon
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• Rinse and dry scallops.
• Squeeze lemon juice on scallops and let sit for 10 to 15 min.
• Chop garlic and ginger, and continue to mince together, adding 2 tablespoons olive oil; let sit while the lemon juice soaks into scallops.
• Season the scallops with garlic/ginger/olive oil blend. Add salt & pepper to the scallops.
• Get a large frying pan or grill pan VERY hot.
• Sear scallops until brown and “crusty” on both sides.
• Serve immediately.

We ate these last week with a mix of vegetables we roasted in the oven. I included baby eggplants, a red onion, a head of garlic, some peppers (a mix of large red and green and small orange, yellow and red, all seeded first) and a few leeks. Sprinkle with a little olive oil, salt and pepper (red pepper flakes optional) and place in 425° oven for about 45 minutes. Turn once or twice.