Honey-grilled scallops

Scallops love leeks and honey!  This dish combines all three and is absolutely delicious.

Preparation Time: 10 Mins

Cooking Time: 8 Mins

Total Time: 20 Mins

Ingredients

For 5 servings…

1 tbs               Butter       

2 tbs               Olive oil     

1                    Leek  - cut into strips 

  Pepper  - freshly ground, black         

  Salt              

8                    Scallops  - corals removed       

4 tbs               Honey  - runny        

To serve

1                    Lemon  - cut into quarters       

2 tbs               Chervil      

Method

Melt the butter with half the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and gently sauté the leek for 5 minutes until soft.  Season and set aside.

Slice each trimmed scallop in half horizontally.

Prepare 4 cleaned scallop shells or gratin dishes by brushing the inside with oil.

Place the shells / dishes in the grill pan, divide the leeks between them, then top the leeks with 4 scallop halves on each shell, and drizzle with the honey.

Heat the grill to high.  Grill for 2-3 minutes until the scallops are just beginning to caramelise.

Serve in the shells / dishes with a lemon wedge, and scattered with chervil.

Wine recommendations

An aromatic white wine.

Conventional

     Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur lie

Interesting

     Côtes de Gascogne blanc

     Entre-deux-Mers

     Picpoul de Pinet

     Txakoli de Getaria