Scallop And Zucchini Kabobs Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Pour 1/4 cup into a large resealable plastic bag; add scallops. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 20 minutes. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring 3 cups water to a boil. Add peppers; cover and boil for 2 minutes. Drain and immediately place peppers in ice water. Drain and pat dry., Drain and discard marinade. On eight metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread the tomatoes, scallops and peppers., Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until scallops are firm and opaque, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

Steps:

• Remove tough muscle from side of each scallop if necessary. Pat scallops dry and sprinkle with curry powder and salt and pepper to taste. Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sear scallops in 2 batches, adding another 1/2 tablespoon oil if necessary, until golden, 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Transfer scallops to a plate.
• Add remaining tablespoon oil to skillet, then cook ginger and garlic over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add zucchini and salt and pepper to taste, then cook, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Return scallops to skillet with any juices accumulated on plate and toss with zucchini just until heated through, about 1 minute.

Steps:

• In a large pot with boiling salted water cook pasta until al dente. Drain.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet heat oil, add garlic and cook until tender. Add the zucchini, salt, red pepper flakes, dried basil (if using) and saute for 10 minutes. Add chopped tomatoes, bay scallops, and fresh basil (if using) and simmer for 5 minutes, or until scallops are opaque.
• Pour sauce over cooked pasta and serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat.
• Mix lemon juice, oil, thyme, salt and pepper. Cut scallops in half if over 1 inch in diameter.
• Thread scallops, shrimp, mushrooms, tomatoes and zucchini alternately on each of four 10-inch metal skewers. Brush with lemon juice mixture.
• Grill uncovered 4 inches from medium heat 10 to 15 minutes, brushing frequently with lemon juice mixture and turning once, until scallops are white and shrimp are pink and firm.

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp.
• Drain pineapple chunks.
• (Use imported soy sauce if available for better taste. Use domestic if that is all that is available).
• In medium bowl, combine oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and onion powder; mix well.
• Add shrimp and scallops.
• Cover; refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
• Place shrimp, scallops, pineapple and zucchini on bamboo skewers that have soaked 1 hour in water or on metal skewers.
• Grill or broil 3 to 6 minutes per side or until shrimp are pink, basting frequently with marinade.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Halve each scallop crosswise, if 3/4 inch thick or more. Set aside.
• Trim the ends of the zucchini, and cut them into 1/8-inch slices.
• Drop the tomatoes into boiling water for about 10 seconds to loosen the skins. Remove skins and chop the tomatoes coarsely.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add the zucchini, salt and pepper. Cook about 2 minutes over high heat, stirring and tossing. Remove the zucchini to a plate, and keep them warm.
• In the same skillet, heat the remaining olive oil over high heat and saute the scallops about a minute. Season with salt and pepper while stirring and tossing.
• Add the butter, shallots and garlic. Cook briefly, add the tomatoes, and cook for a minute more. Add the zucchini, lemon juice and rosemary. Cook, stirring and tossing, for a minute over high heat. Blend well. Sprinkle with basil, and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Whisk orange juice, lemon juice, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and sugar together in a large bowl to dissolve seasoning into the liquid. Add scallops, yellow squash, zucchinis, and portobello mushroom to the mojito marinade; toss to coat.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Thread onto a skewer a piece of mushroom, yellow squash, zucchini, and a scallop, respectively. Repeat so there are two of each item on the skewer; repeat with remaining skewers. Sprinkle fresh basil evenly over the skewers.
• Carefully remove tomato insides with a spoon; discard tomato insides.
• Pour broccoli with cheese sauce into a microwave-safe bowl; cook in microwave until broccoli is tender and the sauce is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir broccoli with cheese sauce and rice together in a bowl; spoon into the hollowed-out tomatoes. Place 2 strips American cheese atop the mixture in a crossing pattern.
• Cook the skewers in preheated oven until the scallops are cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven to a plate; cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake tomatoes in the oven until the cheese is bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve with the skewers.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the orange juice, oil, seasoning, orange zest and red pepper flakes; set aside 1 tablespoon for basting. Pour the remaining marinade into a large bowl. Add the scallops; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. , Using a vegetable peeler or metal cheese slicer, cut zucchini into very thin lengthwise strips. Drain and discard marinade. Wrap a zucchini strip around each scallop. Secure by threading where the zucchini ends overlap onto metal or soaked wooden skewers. , On a lightly oiled grill rack, grill seafood, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until scallops are opaque, brushing once with reserved marinade.

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE MARINADE: In a large bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients. Wash the scallops and remove the small, tough side muscle (see REFERANCE & APPENDIX, _Sage Advice About Grilling Scallops). Trim and cut the zucchini into 1/4-inch slices. Add the scallops and zucchini to the marinade and stir to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the scallops and zucchini from the bowl, reserving the marinade. Thread the scallops and zucchini alternately onto skewers do not crowd them. Thread the scallops through their sides so they lie flat thread the zucchini slices through the center so they stand perpendicular to the grill. Brush the skewers with the reserved marinade. Grill the kabobs over Direct High heat until the scallops are just opaque in the center and the zucchini slices are barely tender, 4 to 6 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Remove from the grill and serve warm.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

Steps:

• In large skillet, heat olive oil, add zucchini, salt and pepper, cook 3 minutes.
• Remove zucchini from pan.
• Add scallops to pan.
• Cook until no longer opaque (about 5 minutes).
• Put with zucchini.
• Add butter to skillet.
• Add garlic, green onions and tomato.
• Bring to a boil.
• boil 1 minute.
• Add zucchini and scallops.
• Heat through.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.