Honey Scallops with Couscous

Marinated scallops broiled and served with spinach and lemon herb flavored couscous.
Ingredients -
 

1 teaspoon Zest and 1 tablespoon Juice from 1 Fresh Lemon
1/4 cup Fresh Honey
1/4 cup Dijon Mustard
1 pound Large Sea Scallops
1 (6 ounces) package Herb Flavored Couscous
1 cup Baby Spinach Leaves, sliced
4 (10 inch) Metal Skewers

 
Preparation:
 

1. Add lemon juice, honey and mustard to a medium bowl.

2. Stir to combine.

3. Add scallops to lemon juice mixture.

4. Toss to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.

5. Preheat oven broiler.

6. Prepare couscous per package directions, omit oil, and add spinach and lemon zest when adding boiling water to couscous.

7. Remove scallops from refrigerator.

8. Thread scallops onto skewers. Reserve marinade.

9. Pour reserved marinade into saucepan. Bring to gentle boil for 3 minutes.

10. Place skewers on non-stick broiler pan.

11. Broil scallops 4 minutes per side, basting with marinade once or twice.

12. Serve scallops with couscous.

 
  Variations and Recipe Ideas:
 
 
 



Cooking Tip

Couscous
Most packaged couscous is pre-steamed and only requires boiling water and a few minutes time before it is ready to serve. Preparation is simple.

Cooking Tip

Lemon Zest
Using the zest from citrus has become very popular in recent years. While zesting can be accomplished a number of ways, spending a few dollars for a zester is well worth the money spent.
 
 
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