Orkney Island Scallops with Wild Garlic Butter
Fresh Orkney Island scallops served in their shells, topped with a vibrant, homemade wild garlic and herb butter.
Ingredients
- •3 whole scallops (shucked and cleaned)
- •1 block butter
- •handful wild garlic
- •handful basil
- •pinch salt
- •pinch pepper
- •to taste lemon zest
- •drizzle olive oil
Method
- 1Shuck the scallops, remove the roe and dark parts, and clean the meat thoroughly.
- 2In a food processor, combine the butter, wild garlic, basil, salt, pepper, and lemon zest. Blend until smooth and vibrant green.
- 3Place the cleaned scallop meat back into the shells and top each with a generous spoonful of the wild garlic butter.
- 4Heat olive oil in a pan and sear the scallops briefly, then finish them in a hot oven or under a grill until the butter is melted and bubbling.