Scallops in Shiitakes

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 2 tablespoons commercial pesto 
• 12 medium sea scallops cut in half 1 pound
• 24 medium shiitake mushroom caps 

Equipment

• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Arrange the shiitake mushroom caps in a shallow baking dish.
3. Sprinkle the pepper into the mushroom caps.
4. Place 1 scallop half into each mushroom cap. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon pesto onto each scallop half.
5. Bake the mushrooms at 450 for 10 minutes or until the scallops are done.