Valentine's Recipes > Baked Scallops

How to make baked scalops:
This recipe can be served as a starter or, with the use of more ingredients, it can form a light main course.



Ingredients

4 scallops in shells
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, skinned and finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
2 tablespoons olive oil
pinch of ground cloves
pinch of nutmeg
2 tablespoons white breadcrumbs
salt and freshly ground black pepper
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Wash and dry scallops.
- Chop them and mix with the onion, chopped garlic, finely chopped parsley salt and pepper.
- Make sure that the scallop shells are clean.
- Pile the mixture into the shells.
- Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and olive oil and bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit (see temperature conversions) for about 20 minutes.


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