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Skewered Sea Scallops with Lemon-Fennel Dressing
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 50 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 30 min
- Cook: 5 min
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 50 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 30 min
- Cook: 5 min
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 tablespoons Pernod
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 sea scallops
8 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes
Lemon-Fennel Dressing, recipe follows
2 lemons, halved and grilled
Lemon-Fennel Dressing:
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh fennel tops
Directions
- Heat grill to high.
- Whisk together the garlic, Pernod, olive oil, and salt and pepper, to taste, in a large baking dish. Add the scallops, turn to coat, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Skewer 3 scallops onto 2 skewers so that the scallops lay flat. Season the scallops with salt and pepper on both sides and grill for about 2 minutes per side or until just cooked through. Transfer to a serving platter and immediately drizzle with the Lemon-Fennel Dressing. Serve with grilled lemons on the side.
Lemon-Fennel Dressing:
- Whisk together the lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, and salt and pepper, to taste, in a medium bowl until combined. Slowly whisk in the oil until emulsified and then stir in the chopped fresh fennel tops.
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