Sunday, July 24, 2011

Scallops in Parchment ( in Papillote is the French term)

This is a super easy recipe :) I made this last week, as we went out to dinner Friday night and last night, hubby cooked stir-fried (yummm!!). I don't know where I got this from originally, but I know the technique is an old one. This is to replace the butternut squash soup on the menu, since I had that earlier in the month.

Also, if you bought the bag of scallops from Costco, you can use the other half to cook this recipe :) See, I am doing what I can to stretch your dollars ( and mine too).

Ingredients
1 pint of cherry or grape tomatoes
1 15 oz can of white beans
2 cups of baby carrots
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 lb sea scallops, rinsed and patted dry

Directions
Heat oven to 400 Fahrenheit. Gently toss the tomatoes, beans, carrot, parsley, oil, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Tear off four (4) 15" squares of parchment paper ( aluminum foil will work too) and arrange on two baking sheets. Spoon some of the bean mixture in the center of each squared. Place the scallops on top of the beans. Repeat for all four squares. Fold the edges over several times to seal. Bake for 20 minutes. Transfer packets to a plate. When opening, be careful with the steam that will escape from parchment.

This is a delicious recipe and healthy, as the scallops are cooked in steam.
I don't have pictures tonight, but tomorrow night, Steak and Asparagus, I will post some. Busy busy summer nights :)

Have a great week :)

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