Recipe- Healthy And Delicious Scallops With Citrus Ginger Sauce

Scallops are healthy, super easy and delicious to make at home. These restaurant-worthy scallops are pan seared and topped with a delicious citrus ginger sauce. They’re so tender and smooth they’ll melt in your mouth! Scallops can be a bit pricey, especially for fresh, wild ones so they can be a bit intimidating to cook at home. But the funny thing is they’re one of the easiest seafood items to cook. Just sear both sides make a quick sauce and you’re done! They’re perfect for when you want a special, celebratory or indulgent meal at home.

Ingredients

2 tbsp avocado oil
1 1/2 lb sea scallops
1 orange, zested and juiced
1 lemon, juiced
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
2 tbsp butter, or ghee
sea salt, to taste
fresh thyme, for garnish

Method

* Pat your scallops dry with a paper towel and sprinkle them with sea salt.

* Heat the oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. When the oil is nearly smoking, place your scallops in the pan and sear for approximately one and a half to two minutes on each side. Remove scallops to a plate.

* Reduce the heat to medium and add the orange and lemon juice, orange zest, grated ginger and butter to the pan.

* Whisk the sauce together in the pan until it's simmering, then add the scallops back to the pan and spoon the sauce on top.

* Plate your scallops, drizzle more sauce on top and garnish with thyme.