Tequila Scallops

Submitted by Jules211

"Just another easy scallop recipe. My hubby gave me 5 stars with this one. Very friendly, you can serve this different ways, you can even substitute shrimp."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons tequila
• 4 tablespoons fresh minced mint
• 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger
• 2 limes, zest of, grated
• 1 1⁄2 lbs scallops
• skewer

directions

1. Preheat broiler or grill.
2. In a bowl whisk lime juice and zest along with tequila mint and ginger.
3. Rinse scallops and pat dry.
4. Place in a plastic bag you can seal (Ziplock type).
5. Pour marinade over and seal.
6. Marinate 10-20 minutes.
7. Divide scallops equally on skewers.
8. Broil or grill 2 minutes; turn brush with marinade and then broil or grill 1 1/2 minutes more.
9. Serve over rice, a Greek salad or pasta.

Reviews

[ann.camp]

These scallops are excellent cooked on a grill - use two skewers per line of scallops to make turning them over a bit easier. You can also skewer them on fragrant twigs of rosemary for an interesting change.