
Pan-Seared Scallops with Bacony Quinoa
Ready in : 45 mins
Pan-Seared Scallops with Bacony Quinoa might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 252 calories, 19g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.63 per serving. It is brought to you by Foodista. 1 person were impressed by this recipe. A mixture of paprika, onion, center-cut bacon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 50%, which is pretty good.
Diets
Ingredients

pepper
0.25 teaspoon

cauliflower
0.5 cup

quinoa
1 cup

parsley
0.25 cup

garlic cloves
2

kosher salt
0.25 teaspoon

lemon juice
4 servings

onion
1 cup

sea scallops
1 pound

paprika
0.25 teaspoon

center-cut bacon
4 slices
Cooking in Steps
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1Cut the bacon into 1" pieces and cook until dark brown and crumbly
bacon
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2Move about half the bacon grease to another pan, heat, and add onion and garlic until translucent, then add cauliflower until soft enough to cut with a fork
bacon drippings
cauliflower
garlic
onion
frying pan -
3While that cooks, chop parsley and add to cooked quinoa
cooked quinoa
parsley
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4Add the cooked veggies to the quinoa as well...Now add the smoked paprika to the quinoa along with a pinch of salt, and mix the whole thing up good-like.In original pan with the remainder of the bacon grease, turn the heat all the way up, and add scallops
smoked paprika
bacon drippings
scallops
quinoa
salt
frying pan -
5Add the lemon juice, to the pan, and cook the scallops until they are a deep brown on both sides (I didn't turn the heat up quite enough, so these didn't quite brown as much as I would like)While these cook, crumble the bacon and mix into the quinoa
lemon juice
scallops
quinoa
bacon
frying pan -
6Scoop the quinoa mixture into a bowl, and toss the scallops on top and you are good to go.
scallops
quinoa
bowl