Simple Scallops With Dipping Sauce

Submitted by Chef floWer

"Entry for Chef #200736 - This is a quick recipe for canapes when you're entertaining or when you want a snack. It's easy to put together. You may cook the scallops on the BBQ or on a pan (as directed). Enjoy."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 10 Canapes

ingredients

• Scallops

• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 10 scallops
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, for garnish (leaves only)
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

• Dipping Sauce

• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons red onions, finely diced
• 2 teaspoons cucumbers, finely diced
• 2 teaspoons carrots, finely diced
• 1 teaspoon jalapeno pepper, fresh and finely diced (optional)

directions

1. Combine all ingredients for dipping sauce in a small mixing bowl and mix until sugar has dissolved. Set aside.
2. Spray cooking oil in pan, heat pan on a medium heat then cook the scallops on both sides for about 4 minutes each side or until lightly brown.
3. Add cooked scalloped on individual tooth picks then garnish with cilantro leaves and sesame seeds.
4. Serve with dipping sauce.

Reviews

[GirlEatsWorld]

This sauce was delicious. The flavors were perfect in my opinion. It was very chunky though, and it was difficult to get a taste of the onion, cucs, etc when just dipping the scallops into the sauce. All I could get was the liquid but but none of the veggies. I would change the way it was served and maybe serve in small lettuce cups or make lettuce wraps using the smaller bay scallops and spooning the sauce over top, and sprinkle with sesame seeds, which I think would be great toasted. Very very nice entry for the contest!

 

[Az B8990]

These are some great scallops! Followed the recipe exactly, but left out the jalapanos as I am a wimp with hot stuff. Made for Aussie Swap April 2009.

 

[The Flying Chef]

Absolutely gorgeous, I made these as a starter to follow marinated seafood skewers with a dipping sauce. It was perfect, it complimented what I had made as a main course to a tee. The dish was so full of flavour and the perfect blend of ingredients, that just complimented each other so well. I was a little worried when reading the amount of fish sauce as I find this very overpowering, but it was perfect, really lovely. My only downfall is you take such lovely photo's and the last person to take a photo took a wonderful shot as well. I am afraid mine just doesn't compare. But the dish was fantastic and I will be making this often, thank you so much for sharing. Big thumbs up from all my dinner guests. Very YYyyuummyy

 

[Andi Longmeadow Farm]

I am so happy I chose this recipe, we had a good amount of scallops but not now! These were out of this world delicious! The sauce is unbelievable and I could of just had sips of the sauce, and ended up dipping my vegetables right into it slurping until all was finished. Easy to put together all the tastes just had melded together ~ and was even better as time went along. The sesame seeds and oil definitely gave this such a nice taste, that was just right. You have one more winner for yourself, Chef floWer! Will be serving this often!

 

[morgainegeiser]

Always looking for good scallop recipe that isn't so rich and this isn't. Loved the dipping sauce.