Best Scallop Skewers Recipes

PAN SEARED SHRIMP AND SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium high to high heat.
• On bamboo skewers, thread 4 shrimp on 4 skewers, 4 scallops on each of 4 skewers. Season both shrimp and scallop skewers with salt and pepper on both sides. Combine paprika, crushed pepper, lemon zest and parsley in a small dish. Sprinkle combined herbs and spices over shrimp and rub. Add a 1/2 a turn of the pan of extra virgin olive oil, (1 1/2 teaspoons), to the hot skillet and sear the shrimps 3 minutes on each side or until curled and pink. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over the pan and remove to a warm platter. Return pan to the heat and add remaining oil. Cook scallops 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until caramel in color. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over the pan and transfer skewers to serving platter along side shrimp.

GRILLED SEA SCALLOP SKEWERS WITH CREAMY HOT PEPPER AND GARLIC VINAIGRETTE WITH TOASTED BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• Put the mayonnaise, cherry peppers, vinegar, 2 tablespoons parsley, mustard, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, thyme and garlic in a blender. Season with salt and pepper and puree until fairly smooth. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a medium saute pan over high heat. Add the breadcrumbs and cook until lightly golden brown. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon parsley and the lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the grill for high heat direct grilling.
• Skewer 2 or 3 scallops onto 2 skewers so that the scallops lay flat. Brush both sides with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill the scallops until well caramelized on one side, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook another 30 seconds or so. Remove to a platter, drizzle with the vinaigrette and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs.

SPICY SHRIMP 'N' SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in seasonings; set aside and keep warm. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails on. On six metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread shrimp and scallops., Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill seafood, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until shrimp turn pink and scallops are firm and opaque, basting occasionally with butter mixture.

SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix first five ingredients to make sauce. Assemble skewers by placing one scallop (or two-three bay scallops) and one piece of scallion on each skewer. (These skewers can be prepped a day ahead and kept chilled in the fridge, then grilled a few hours before party time and kept warm until serving.)
• Brush with ginger soy sauce and cook about two minutes per side or until just opaque. Be careful not to overcook scallops or they'll get a rubbery texture. Continue to brush with sauce throughout cooking.

GRILLED SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• Combine oil, ketchup, oregano, lime zest and juice, grilling seasoning, and salt in a zip-top bag; mix well. Add scallops and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Thread scallops onto skewers.
• Cook scallops on the preheated grill until opaque, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

GRILLED SEA SCALLOP AND SHIITAKE SKEWERS

Steps:

• Place mushrooms in a bowl. Add soy sauce, olive oil, and lemon juice. Stir to coat.
• Place scallops, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a separate bowl. Stir to coat.
• Soak wooden skewers in water while mushrooms and scallops marinate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Thread mushrooms and scallops onto separate skewers. Grill until mushrooms soften scallops are opaque, about 3 minutes per side. Cook mushrooms for 1 to 2 minutes more if needed. Serve immediately.

GRILLED SCALLOP AND ORANGE SKEWERS

Steps:

• Remove small muscle from sides of scallops, and discard. Combine juices, oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Crush a few sprigs of thyme, and add to marinade. Stir in scallops. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 hours.
• Heat a grill or grill pan to medium hot, and place grid 4 inches above coals. Double-skewer scallops, alternating with orange sections. Tuck a sprig of thyme or skewer a bay leaf between each scallop and orange. Lay skewers in a pan, and pour remaining marinade over them.
• Grill for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until scallops are opaque and lightly charred. Serve immediately.

INDIAN STYLE SHRIMP AND SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• Whisk oil and spices in a large bowl until blended.
• Add shrimp and scallops and toss gently to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours to let seafood absorb marinade flavors.
• Thread shrimp and scallops on seperate skewers.
• Oil grill rack and place it 4 to 6 inches above hot coals.
• Grill skewers 2 to 3 minutes per side until seafood is lightly browned and just barely opaque in the center.

SCALLOP, PINEAPPLE, AND BACON SKEWERS WITH JALAPENO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• 1.Cook bacon in medium skillet over medium heat, turning, until cooked but not crisp, about 3 minutes. Cut crosswise into 1 1/2" pieces. 2.Prepare lightly oiled grill for medium heat. Alternately thread pineapple, scallops, and bacon onto 8 metal or (soaked) bamboo skewers (8"-10"). 3.Grill jalapenos, turning, until charred and tender, about 3 minutes. Remove seeds and stems and coarsely chop. Transfer to blender with oil, lime juice, honey, cilantro, parsley, scallion greens, and garlic. Pulse until just combined for vinaigrette. (Makes about 3/4 cup.) 4.Coat skewers with cooking spray and grill, turning, until golden and scallops are cooked through, 5 minutes. 5.Prepare noodles per package directions while skewers cook. 6.Drain noodles and immediately toss with 1/4 cup of the vinaigrette. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide among 4 serving plates and top with skewers. Drizzle with some of remaining vinaigrette and serve with lime wedges.

SOY-WASABI SHRIMP AND SCALLOP SKEWERS - WEIGHT WATCHERS

Steps:

• Preheat outdoor grill (or grill pan). Cut white and light green parts of scallions into sixteen 1-inch lengths; thinly slice darker green parts.
• In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, wasabi, honey and ginger root until blended.
• Pour 1/4 cup of soy mixture into a large bowl; set remaining soy mixture aside. Add shrimp, scallops, pepper, mushrooms and 1-inch length scallions to bowl; toss to coat.
• Alternately thread 2 pieces each of shrimp, scallops, pepper, mushrooms and scallions onto each of 8 ten-inch metal skewers. Lightly coat skewers with cooking spray.
• Grill skewers, turning as needed, just until shrimp and scallops are cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove to serving plates or platter and drizzle with reserved soy mixture. Sprinkle with sliced scallions and serve. Yields 2 skewers per serving.

MUSHROOM-SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, mix orange juice, brown sugar, orange peel, ginger and garlic. Add scallops; toss to coat.
• Place 1 scallop in each mushroom cap. Wrap each with 1 bacon slice, enclosing scallop. Secure with toothpick. Dip in orange juice mixture; place in pan.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and scallops are opaque. If desired, replace each toothpick with 4-inch wooden skewer.

SCALLOP-VEGGIE SKEWERS

Steps:

• Soak 8 wooden skewers in warm water 30 minutes. Drain.
• Combine olive oil and next 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
• Place scallops, zucchini, and onion in a large zip-top freezer bag. Add lemon juice mixture; seal bag, and marinate in refrigerator 20 minutes.
• Remove scallops and vegetables from marinade, discarding marinade. Thread scallops and zucchini 1/4-inch apart onto 3 skewers. Thread onion 1/4-inch apart onto remaining 3 skewers.
• Grill onion, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350 to 400 F) 5 minutes; add scallops. Grill, covered with grill lid, 15 additional minutes, turning once. Serve scallops and vegetables with lemon wedges.

AUSSIE PRAWN AND SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• In a food process or blender puree chutney, orange juice, and barbecue sauce until smooth.
• Thread 4 12" skewers in the following order: pineapple, prawn, scallop, tomato, onion, prawn, scallop,tomato, onion, prawn, scallop, pineapple.
• Brush skewers liberally with sauce and place in center of cooking grate.
• Grill 6 to 8 minutes or until prawns are pink and scallops are opaque, turning and brushing liberally with sauce again halfway through grilling time.
• Serve with remaining sauce for dipping.

GRILLED SCALLOP SKEWERS ON JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill. Place scallops in large bowl Whisk together lime juice and olive oil in small bowl. Drizzle 3 tablespoons lime/oil mixture over scallops and let marinate 5 minutes. Combine rest of lime/oil mixture with mayonnaise. Place jicama in a medium bowl and pour dressing over; season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Thread 67 scallops on one skewer then take another skewer and insert it into scallop skewer about 1/2-inch away from and parallel to the first one. Repeat with remaining scallops to form 4 skewers. Season skewers with remaining salt and pepper and place on the hot grill. Grill 1 minute on first side then flip over and grill 1 minute on other side, or until just opaque in center. Remove from grill. Mix cilantro into jicama and divide it between four plates. Garnish each plate with tomato slices, diced avocado and one scallop skewer Serve.

GRILLED SEA SCALLOP SKEWERS WITH CREAMY HOT PEPPER AND GARLIC VINAIGRETTE WITH TOASTED BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• Put the mayonnaise, cherry peppers, vinegar, 2 tbsp parsley, mustard, lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil, thyme, and garlic in a blender. Season with salt and pepper and puree until fairly smooth. Set aside. Heat the remaining 2 tbsp oil in a medium saute pan over high heat. Add the breadcrumbs and cook until lightly golden brown. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining 1 tbsp parsley and the lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper. Preheat the grill for high heat direct grilling. Skewer 2 or 3 scallops onto 2 skewers so that the scallops lay flat. Brush both sides with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill the scallops until well caramelized on one side, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook another 30 seconds or so. Remove to a platter, drizzle with vinaigrette and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs.

BEEF AND SCALLOP SKEWERS WITH ROMESCO SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak skewers in water for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat the grill. Preheat frying oil to 375 degrees F.
• Marinate the scallops and beef in jerk seasoning. Let sit for 10 minutes refrigerated.
• In a blender add in the roasted peppers, tomatoes, almonds, garlic, oil and vinegar. Blend well and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Begin skewering the beef, scallops and vegetables. Use all. Dredge the polenta in flour and fry the batons until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and place on paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
• On a serving plate, stack the polenta "fries" with a dollop of romesco sauce on the side. Place the skewers on top of each other and serve warm.

PAN SEARED SHRIMP AND SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• On bamboo skewers, thread 4 shrimp on 4 skewers, 4 scallops on 4 skewers.
• Season both skewers with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Combine paprika, crushed pepper, lemon zest and parsley in small dish.
• Sprinkle combined herbs and spices over skewers and rub.
• Spray heated pan with cooking spray and sear shrimps 3 minutes on each side or until curled and pink.
• Squeese the juice of 1/2 lemon over the pant and remove to a warm platter.
• Return pan to heat and spray again with cooking spray.
• Cook scallops 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until carmel in color.
• Squeeze juice of 1/2 lemon over the pan and transfer skewers to serving platter along side shrimp.

AUSSIE PRAWN AND SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• 1. In a food processor or blender purée chutney, orange juice, and barbecue sauce until smooth.
• 2. Thread four 12-inch skewers in the following order; pineapple, prawn, scallop, tomato, onion, prawn, scallop, tomato, onion, prawn, scallop, pineapple.
• 3. Brush skewers liberally with sauce and place in center of cooking grate. Grill 6 to 8 minutes or until prawns are pink and scallops are opaque, turning and brushing liberally with sauce again halfway through grilling time.
• 4. Serve with remaining sauce for dipping.

LEMONGRASS SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• Whisk 1 Tbsp. rice vinegar, 1 tsp. lemongrass, and sesame oil in small bowl. Gradually whisk 3 Tbsp. canola oil into dressing. Cook asparagus in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain; pat dry. Fan out 5 asparagus spears on each of 2 plates, with tips spread across plate. Place greens over bottom ends of asparagus. Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper. Place 1 Tbsp. lemongrass in small bowl. Place rice flour in another small bowl. Press scallops into lemongrass to adhere, then dredge in flour. Thread 3 scallops on each skewer, leaving ½-inch space between each. Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. canola oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and cook until just opaque in center and browned on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Place 1 scallop skewer across tips of asparagus. Add remaining 2 Tbsp. rice vinegar and 1 Tbsp. lemongrass to skillet. Boil until reduced to 2 tsp., about 1 minute. Drizzle over scallops. Drizzle dressing over greens and asparagus and serve.

MUSHROOM-SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, mix orange juice, brown sugar, orange peel, ginger and garlic. Add scallops; toss to coat.
• Place 1 scallop in each mushroom cap. Wrap each with 1 bacon slice, enclosing scallop. Secure with toothpick. Dip in orange juice mixture; place in pan.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and scallops are opaque. If desired, replace each toothpick with 4-inch wooden skewer.