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Ginger Soy Grilled Scallops

A super simple but very delicious recipe for ginger soy grilled scallops. Makes an ideal appetizer course or serve for lunch with a garden salad.

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Ginger Soy Grilled Scallops

Scallops are my favorite seafood and ginger soy grilled scallops are a particularly delicious way to serve them. I’ve often had them at their very freshest and best, only hours after being plucked from the ocean floor.

Pile of peeled raw scallops isolated on white

Always use the freshest scallops when you can but thawed frozen scallops are often used around here as well.

I love them prepared in practically any way, from tempura battered to practically raw in a lime ceviche. During the summer months I also love them simply marinated in any number of ways and then lightly grilled.

Ginger Soy Grilled Scallops on skewers on a gas grill

Ginger Soy Grilled Scallops

This recipe is particularly tasty and very simple to prepare. It makes a perfect appetizer course for a barbecue dinner party.

Also, you can serve it on a salad for a light lunch or dinner meal.

If you like you can make double the marinade and with one half, add some rice wine vinegar to make a terrific salad dressing too.

Ginger Soy Grilled Scallops on skewers on a bed of baby greens

Ginger Soy Grilled Scallops

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Yield: 6 Servings

Ginger Soy Grilled Scallops

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

A super simple but very delicious recipe for ginger grilled scallops that makes an ideal appetizer course or serve for lunch with a garden salad.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds scallops
  • 2 small sweet bell peppers, any color or mix them up

For the marinade mix, together:

  • 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp peanut oil
  • few drops toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger root
  • 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice powder
  • 1 clove finely minced garlic
  • pinch salt
  • pinch black pepper

Instructions

  1. Marinate the scallops in the marinade for no longer than 20 minutes; longer than this can allow the citric acid in the lemon juice to break down the surface of the scallops and dry them out when cooked.
  2. While the scallops are marinating you can also soak 3 or 4 bamboo skewers in water to prepare them for the grill.
  3. Push the scallops onto the pre-soaked bamboo skewers. If you like, you can alternate the scallops with pieces of sweet bell peppers and/or red onions.
  4. Place the scallop skewers onto a preheated grill on medium heat and grill for only 2 to 3 minutes per side depending on the size of scallops that you are using.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1 Servings

Amount Per Serving Calories 225Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 46mgSodium 858mgCarbohydrates 16gFiber 1gSugar 7gProtein 24g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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Beth

Thursday 14th of June 2012

Elles sont superbes et très appétissantes ces grillades, Bravo

Anonymous

Thursday 14th of June 2012

Hi Barry,

The recipe lists lemon juice as one of the marinade ingredients, but the instructions mention orange juice, not lemon. Which do you use?The scallops look amazing!!

Anonymous

Thursday 14th of June 2012

Orange juice not mentioned in ingredients ,but is mentioned in directions .Can you please clarify?

Barry C. Parsons

Thursday 14th of June 2012

Thanks for catching that typo, I meant lemon juice of course. It has now been corrected.

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