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Sea Scallops with Lemon-Cream Sauce

Sea Scallops with Lemon-Cream Sauce
Serving: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
With only a few ingrdients, you are only minutes away from having the most incredible creamy scallops on your dinner table!
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Ingredients

Directions

Preparation


1. Pat scallops dry with clean paper towel. Season tops with salt and pepper; dust with 1 tablespoon flour. Turn scallops and season second side and dust with remaining flour and shake off excess.
2. Zest lemon to make 1 teaspoon (avoid the bitter white pith) set aside.
3. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook scallops 2 to 2 ½ minutes per side, until color turns from translucent to opaque (white). Do not overcook. Remove scallops to a plate and cover to keep warm.
4. In same skillet, pour wine and add butter. Scrape bottom of skillet to loosen any browned bits. Stir and simmer 2 minutes.
5. Stir in cream and lemon zest and simmer 1 more minute. Serve scallops drizzled with sauce.

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: ~3 jumbo scallops
Calories: 274
Fat: 19 g
Carbohydrates: 4 g
Sodium: 363 mg
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 16 g