Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
2 pound of bay scallops
5 tablespoons of chopped scallions
10 tablespoons of Smart Balance 50/50 Butter Blend
1 ½ navel orange
Mrs. Dash salt-free Southwest Chipotle
seasoning blend
2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cup of Italian bread crumbs
4 tablespoons chopped parsley
Baked Scallops with Orange Spice Sauce
Directions
1. Preheat oven
to 400 degrees.
2. Butter a deep
casserole dish with some Smart Balance 50/50 Butter Blend, and place scallops
in dish.
3. Set range top
to medium heat; add 4 tablespoons of Smart Balance Butter Blend to saute
cooking pan. Saute scallions in cooking pan for a one minute or two, and then
sprinkle sauce and scallions over scallops.
4. Melt the
remaining butter in a separate sauté pan, remove cooking pan from heat and add
stir in lemon juice. Begin to pour sauce over both sides of scallops. Cover
scallops with Italian bread crumbs on one side only.
5. Bake bay
scallops for 15 minutes, during the baking process – saute scallops with
remaining sauce for complete tenderness. Serve immediately, garnish with
chopped parsley.
Photo Credit: Chef Sean Christopher -- March, 2013 -- Wikimedia Creative Commons