Easy Appetizer Recipes
How to Make Scallops Wrapped in Bacon
How do you make scallops wrapped in bacon, many people wonder, and this is actually an easy thing to do. Bacon wrapped scallops are always popular at cocktail parties and dinner parties and this classic dish does not contain many ingredients. To make scallops wrapped in bacon, you just need to marinate the scallops for an hour in lemon or lime juice (or you could try teriyaki sauce for an Asian taste) and then broil them.
These are easy party appetizers and you can double or triple the recipe if you have a lot of hungry people to feed. Many people have never made seafood appetizers or scallop appetizers but there is nothing difficult about this bacon wrapped scallops recipe. You might have tried a brown sugar bacon wrapped scallops recipe before or a different scallops recipe and this is one very special appetizer, which is as delicious as it is simple to create.
Serve this scallops wrapped in bacon recipe hot from the broiler and everyone will love their wonderful aroma and stunning flavor. You might find the combination of seafood and bacon a strange one but the saltiness of the bacon brings out the fishy scallop flavor and the two tastes play off one another very nicely. Put two scallops on each skewer for little kabobs or even use toothpicks if you want a single bacon wrapped scallop on each one. This bacon wrapped scallops recipe doesn't have to be served with any dip recipes but you might want to have some garlic mayonnaise, ranch dressing or even a citrus vinaigrette in case people do want to dip.
Easy Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Lime
Ingredients -
10 big sea scallops
5 slices bacon
Juice from ½ a lime
1 tablespoon olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
5 small skewers
Preparation:
Mix the olive oil with the lime juice and black pepper and marinate the scallops in this mixture in the refrigerator for about an hour.
Wrap half a strip of bacon around each one, and then thread a couple of scallops on to each skewer.
Broil the bacon wrapped scallops until the scallops are golden and the bacon is crisp, then serve them hot.
(Makes 5)
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Bacon wrapped scallops are an example of a really flavorful appetizer recipe which is simple to make but so tasty. Whether you make brown sugar bacon wrapped scallops, simple lemon or lime juice infused scallops or another type of bacon wrapped scallop appetizer recipe, and this is a winning dish. The salty bacon, tangy citrus juice and juicy scallops all combine perfectly for a flavor explosion, which really makes the mouth water. A lot of people are new to cooking with scallops but this is such a good scallops wrapped in bacon recipe. It is simple to follow, hard to get wrong and the results are incredibly good.
