Pepper Grilled Scallops

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 24 large scallops
• sea salt, fine
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup black peppercorns
• 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges (optional)
• salad greens (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat your gas or charcoal grill to a hot to medium hot level. you want your fire to be just under the hot level but not to the medium hot level yet.
• 2 meanwhile, allow your scallops to come to room temp while your prepare the vinaigrette.
• 3 combine the vinegar, honey, mustard, and oil in a bowl and whisk together with a fork. if it does not whisk together well just pop it into the microwave for about 30 seconds. warming makes the honey mix more easily with the other ingredients.
• 4 pour half the vinaigrette into a small serving bowl. set aside. toss the scallops with the remaining vinaigrette, remove them from the bowl, and season with salt, pepper, and thyme.
• 5 the grilling has to be done very quickly. grill the scallops for a minute or two on one side then throw the black peppercorns onto the hottest part of the fire. allow the scallops to cook for about 2 or 3 minutes more.
• 6 turn the scallops and allow them to cook for about 4 to 5 minutes on this side, then remove them and serve immediately using the remaining vinaigrette as a salad dressing for the greens.
• 7 note: you could do the same with shrimp or half shrimp and half scallops.
• 8 one more note: please allow your ingredients to warm up to room temp before placing on the grill for more accurate cooking times. thanks!