Bacon Wrapped Scallops

A fast and fabulous recipe for cooking scallops wrapped in bacon!

📝 Ingredients

• 16 sea scallops (see recipe notes)
• 8 slices bacon (cut in half crosswise)
• 16 toothpicks
• olive oil (for drizzling)
• freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• kosher salt (to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. 2Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
3. 3Pat scallops dry with a paper towel and remove any side muscles. Wrap one scallop in a half slice of bacon and secure with toothpick (see recipe note #2). Repeat with remaining scallops.
4. 4Drizzle olive oil over each scallop and season with pepper and kosher salt.
5. 5Arrange scallops in a single layer on prepared baking sheet, giving each scallop some room to allow the bacon to crisp.
6. 6Bake 12 to 15 minutes until scallop is tender and opaque and bacon is cooked through. Serve hot.