Research for Vday's Dinner - first item shortlisted!

Remember I said that I’m going to start shortlisting recipes for Vday?

I just found the first one! I couldn’t stop thinking about this scallop dish by Jamie Oliver that was shown on the TV. He met up some friends in Scotland, and they showed his friends diving and catching the scallops! It was so amazing to see how the scallops trying to escape!

But most importantly, it was the way he presented the dish, simple and yet looked so mouth watering (yes it’s the lemon factor again).

Anyway I just found this recipe, it looks so simple and yet sounds really yummy! And yes again, I will probably change the lime to lemon =) Not sure if I want to serve it as appetizer or main meal yet. But I know where to get the scallops! Read that Meidiya (correct?) stocks fabulous Japanese seafood (who can forget those seafood on Iron Chef?). Will just be doing the scallop meat without the shell ... cannot imagine how expensive that would be!

Will try to dig out the Jamie Oliver recipe and post for comparison. Yum!

Grilled Scallops with Basil and Lime Butter

Ingredients

9 king scallops, shucked and cleaned
salt and black pepper

Basil and Lime Butter:
85g (3oz) butter, softened
2 x 15ml spoon (2 tablespoons) fresh chopped basil
juice and rind of 1 lime

Method
1. Preheat the grill

2. Remove the coral (or roe) from each scallop and set aside. Slice the scallop in half and set aside.

3. In a small bowl mix the butter ingredients together and set aside.

4. Spread 40g (1 and one half oz) of the flavoured butter onto a grill pan.

5. Add the scallops to the grill pan 5cm (2") apart. Dot with the remaining butter and cook for 3-4 minutes, turning occasionally. Transfer to a serving dish.

6. Spoon the juices from the pan over the scallops and serve with sliced new potatoes and salad leaves tossed in a little vinaigrette dressing.

Serves 3 as a starter

Recipe from: http://www.seafish.org/plate/details.asp?catid=2&recipeid=375