All Recipes Best Recipe Seafood Shellfish Scallops

Ingredients

½ cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons seasoning salt ½ teaspoon dried oregano ½ teaspoon dried thyme 2 tablespoons lemon pepper 16 sea scallops, rinsed and drained 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided 4 teaspoons lemon juice, divided

Nutrition Info

179.1 calories carbohydrate: 15.4 g cholesterol: 19.8 mg fat: 7.5 g fiber: 0.9 g protein: 12 g saturatedFat: 1 g servingSize: - sodium: 1250.8 mg sugar: 0.5 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, oregano, thyme and lemon pepper. Roll scallops in flour mixture until lightly coated on all sides.
Heat olive oil in a skillet or frying pan over high heat. Add 4 scallops to the pan and sear on all sides (about 2 minutes for each side). After turning scallops, add 1 tablespoon parsley and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Remove scallops from pan and place on a plate in the oven to keep warm until ready to serve.
Repeat until remaining scallops are cooked, tossing each batch with parsley and lemon juice.

4 servings

Seared on the outside with a light crust and tender on the inside. You may vary the amounts of all seasonings to suit your taste.