what's up you guys it's susie bulloch from heygrillhey.com and today we are
bringing you a dinner recipe that's going to be ready in about six
minutes from the time it hits the grill we're making a super simple and delicious grilled
scallops recipe with a lemon herb dressing my mouth's already watering so let's do it
first things first we're gonna make our lemon herb dressing because like i said these scallops cook
wicked fast so we wanna have our dressing ready to go so it's easy to just top the
scallops with when they come off the grill we're gonna start with two tablespoons of olive oil
to that i'm gonna add a tablespoon of fresh minced italian parsley you can actually use
whatever kind of bright fresh herb you like here but i like parsley because it doesn't
overwhelm the flavor of the scallops just gives it a nice bright fresh earthy flavor
also gonna add in half a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes a half a teaspoon of kosher
salt and a half a teaspoon of fresh cracked black pepper finally the zest and the juice of one lemon
give that a quick stir you have like a one and a half minute dressing
that's ready to go set that aside it'll be ready to use when our scallops come off the
grill i'm also going to cut my second lemon in half here because i'm going to grill it
alongside my scallops for serving later now on to the scallops i've got my gas grill preheated
for high heat direct grilling 450 degrees fahrenheit and we've got to prep our scallops
now high heat cooking loves dry meat so that we can get a nice crunchy sear on the outside
so we want to pat about a pound of jumbo sea scallops nice and dry with paper towels
i'm just gonna season the tops of my scallops with kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper
perfect now right before i put my scallops on the grill i want to take paper towel fold
it into quarters and soak it in a little bit of avocado oil avocado oil is a great
high heat cooking oil so it'll give us some nice ear marks on our scallops and it'll help them not
stick to the grill we're just going to take our soaked paper towel and run it along the
grill grates now our scallops are just going to go seasoned side down right onto our oiled
grill grates oh that was a good sizzle close the lid let these cook for just the next couple of
minutes typically jumbo scallops take three to four minutes some of these are a little bit tiny
so i'm going to check them in two and they should be ready to flip like i said these only take
five to six minutes total to cook so stay close oh i almost forgot pop our lemons on too
scallops have been on for a couple minutes let's give them a quick
flip
i do recommend using a thin metal spatula instead of tongs to flip these it'll allow
you to get under there so our scallops don't stick to the grill they're looking beautiful
close the lid again probably for about two to three more minutes we're gonna check the
internal temperature for doneness we're looking for internal temperature of 145 degrees fahrenheit
i just checked my scallops after two more minutes some of these smaller ones are done
so they're gonna go ahead and come off and we'll wait for the bigger ones to finish
they're so cute
okay you guys about two minutes to make this dressing about six minutes with
these scallops on the grill we're ready to go just drizzle that lemon herb dressing
right over your scallops the olive oil is going to help add some much needed fat to these scallops
that are super lean the herbs and the lemon are gonna brighten it up then we're gonna get
a little bit of punch from those red pepper flakes and the cracked black pepper in here
now these are amazing on their own or you can serve them over a little bit of pasta
squeeze of this roasted lemon oh my gosh i can't wait
those taste very decadent the scallop itself is very fresh it's very sweet you get the brightness
of the lemon fresh pop from the herbs and then you get some nice crispy edges from the char
on the grill these are going to be a dinner party staple i hope you guys love them as much as i do
when you cook these snap a photo post them online use the hashtag #heygrillhey that way i can see it
and cheer you on on your journey to becoming a backyard barbecue hero catch you guys next time