Baked scallops with oyster cracker crumbs

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Cloves garlic; halved
Italian Parsley; a handful
2 cups Oyster crackers
½ teaspoon Paprika
Grated orange peel; of 1 orange
Salt; to taste
Freshly ground black pepper; to taste
1½ pounds Scallops
2 tablespoons Olive oil; for drizzling

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Have on hand a 9x13" baking dish.

In the bowl of a food processor, combine the garlic and parsley. Pulse until the mixture is coarsley chopped. Add the crackers and process again just until they are crushed. Add the paprika, orange rind, salt, and pepper and process just until thoroughly combined.

Set the scallops in the baking dish. Sprinkle with the crumb mixture and drizzle with the oil. Bake 20 minutes or until they feel springy when pressed. Serve at once.

Per serving: 701 Calories; 20g Fat (26% calories from fat); 40g Protein; 89g Carbohydrate; 56mg Cholesterol; 2183mg Sodium Recipe by: Sheryl Julian, Boston Globe Magazine, 11/96 Posted to TNT Recipes Digest, Vol 01, Nr 916 by Betsy Burtis <ebburtis@...> on Jan 5, 98

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