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A dozen bacon wrapped scallops on a white serving dish with a cut lemon in the background.

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops

Eliza Cross
Prepare for rave reviews when you serve these classic bacon-wrapped scallops. The salty bacon perfectly compliments the mild, briny flavor of the slightly-sweet scallops.
4.98 from 36 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Bacon Appetizers
Cuisine American
Servings 24 appetizers
Calories 83 kcal

Equipment

  • A baking sheet with a rack
  • Wooden appetizer picks
  • aluminum foil

Ingredients
  

  • 12 strips regular sliced bacon (not thick cut)
  • 24 sea scallops each about 1-inch in diameter

Optional ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 fresh lemon halved
  • freshly chopped chives
  • steak seasoning
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Pat the scallops dry and wrap each one with a half-bacon slice and secure with a wood toothpick or skewer.
  • Arrange bacon-wrapped scallops on a rack in a broiling pan.
  • Arrange your oven rack in the top position and preheat the broiler to high. Broil the appetizers, turning once halfway through cooking, until scallops are opaque throughout and bacon is browned evenly on all sides. This may take approximately 8 to 12 minutes depending on the thickness of the bacon, the size of the scallops and your broiler's temperature.
  • Remove from the pan, arrange on a tray or platter and serve. (Tip: You can replace the toothpicks with fresh ones if they were blackened during cooking.) Yield: 24 appetizers.
    Seven cooked scallops wrapped in bacon and just out of the oven.

Notes

Variations:
Brown Sugar Scallops:
Sprinkle the scallops on both sides with a total of 2 tablespoons brown sugar before broiling.
Bacon Wrapped Lemon Scallops: Squeeze half a lemon over the hot scallops just after they come out of the oven. Cool for 3 minutes and sprinkle with chopped fresh chives.
Savory Scallops: Sprinkle with steak seasoning and black pepper just before serving. 
Bacon Scallops with Lemon Butter Sauce: Whisk together 1/4 cup melted salted butter and 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice in a small bowl. Serve with bacon-wrapped scallops as a dipping sauce.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 83kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 9gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 367mg
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Keyword appetizers, bacon, seafood
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