Honey Glazed Scallops

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 2 tablespoons honey 
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon 
• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 pounds sea scallops rinsed drained
• 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning 30% low sodium old bay® (such as Less Sodium Seasoning)
• 1  shallots chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• baking pan
• tongs

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.
2. Season scallops with salt, pepper, and low sodium seafood seasoning in a bowl.
3. Place scallops in prepared baking dish and sprinkle with olive oil and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
4. Bake in preheated oven until scallops are hot and beginning to turn opaque, about 15 minutes.
5. Combine margarine, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, honey, shallot, and garlic in a small saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook and stir until the sauce thickens and the shallot has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
6. Remove scallops from oven and use tongs to turn each scallop over in the baking dish.
7. Sprinkle the hot lemon-honey sauce evenly over the scallops.
8. Return scallops to oven and continue baking until scallops are opaque and sauce has formed a glaze over the scallops, 15 to 20 minutes.