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INGREDIENTS
DIFFICULTY: LOW PREP. TIME: 10 MIN COOKING TIME: 15 MIN SERVINGS: 3 COST: HIGH
3 SCALLOPS WITH HALF SHELL
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2 TBLSPOONS BREAD CRUMBS
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1 TBSPOON FRESHLY GRATED PARMIGIANO CHEESE
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1 TEASPOON CHOPPED PARSLEY
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1 SMALL GARLIC CLOVE, CHOPPED
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SALT AND PEPPER
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1 TBLSPOONS SPARKLING WHITE WINE (SPUMANTE OR CHAMPAGNE)
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UNSALTED BUTTER AS NEEDED
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ABOUT TEN ALMONDS TO GARNISH, OPTIONAL
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RECIPE
HEAT OVEN AT 350°F
WASH AND DRY THE SCALLOPS WITH THE SHELL, MAKING SURE THERE IS NO SAND UNDER THE SCALLOPS
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IN A SMALL BOWL MIX THE BREAD CRUMBS, PARMIGIANO CHEESE, PARSLEY, GARLIC, SALT, PEPPER AND WINE
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PLACE THE SCALLOPS ON A BAKING SHEET COVERED WITH SARAN WRAP. COVER EACH SCALLOP WITH SOME OF THE BREAD CRUMB MIXTURE, ADD 1/2 TBLSPOON OF BUTTER AND PLACE IN THE PREHEATED OVEN FOR 10 MINUTES
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TAKE THE SCALLOPS OUT OF THE OVEN WHEN COOKED AND THE BREAD CRUMBS START TO TOAST.
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CUT THE ALMONDS VERY THIN AND SPRINKLE OVER THE SCALLOPS (OPTIONAL). THIS APPETIZER IS PERFECT FOR CHRISMAS EVE OR NEW YEAR'S EVE. ENJOY AND BUON APPETITO!!