You'll love this recipe for Broiled Bacon Wrapped Scallops. It's so easy and so delicious. I make this for parties and they are gone in no time.
Tender sea scallops paired with salty bacon is heavenly. Double the batch and take this easy recipe to a dinner party and you will be the rock star guest!
Does your family love seafood? Shrimp, scallops, lobster, fish, I love it all!
This classic hors d'oeuvre recipe of scallops wrapped in crispy bacon is so easy and so yummy, and the Sriracha dipping sauce is the bomb!
You will want to bookmark this so you can use the sauce for other recipes that could use a dip with a burst of flavor!
What You Need
You'll need fresh scallops, thin-cut bacon, salt, and black pepper to make the scallops. For the dipping sauce, you'll need mayonnaise, Sriracha, garlic, and lemon balm or lemon zest. You'll also need wooden skewers.
Note: We used Sea Scallops, not bay scallops, which are much smaller scallops. If your grocery store doesn't have fresh raw scallops, frozen scallops will work. Let the scallops thaw in the refrigerator.
Directions
Soak wooden skewers while you are preparing the dip and drying scallops.
For best results, place scallops on several paper towels to get them dry. This is the best way to make perfect scallops! While they are draining on the paper towels, make the dipping sauce.
Make the dipping sauce by combining mayonnaise, Sriracha, minced garlic, and lemon balm. If you don't have lemon balm (it's not that easy to find) just use lemon zest.
Stir well and refrigerate until serving scallops.
Making the Scallops
It's best to leave the bacon in the refrigerator until you're ready to use it. It will make it easier to work with.
Preheat your oven broiler.
Spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray.
Slice each strip of bacon in half crosswise.
Wrap each scallop with a slice of bacon.
Attach 3 bacon wrapped scallops to each wooden skewer.
Place the bacon wrapped scallops onto the prepared baking sheet in a single layer and season them with salt and pepper.
Cook under the broiler for about 15 to 20 minutes, on the middle rack. Check them periodically as oven heat varies.
Turn the scallops once halfway through at 7 to 9 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp.
When the scallops are done, they will go from the opaque color to white. If the scallops are opaque inside, they are not done and need to be cooked longer.
Serve with dipping sauce on the side.
For a pretty presentation, serve on a bed of kale or butter lettuce.
These bacon wrapped scallops would make a wonderful main course with asparagus, green beans, my favorite mango slaw recipe, or quinoa chickpea salad.
Scallops cook pretty quickly, but as these are bacon wrapped, we cooked them for about 7 minutes before turning them for another 7 minutes.
Cooked scallops will last 2-3 days in the refrigerator. These will be just as delicious the next day!
These bacon wrapped scallops would make an elegant appetizer with a glass of wine before dinner. Take them to your next gathering!
You could also serve these this delicious appetizer with classic mushrooms and my favorite bruschetta recipe for a whole meal of appetizers.
Looking for other seafood recipes? This seafood salad recipe I learned to make in Puerto Vallarta is the bomb, y'all! You are going to love it!
You might also want to try some of these recipes from Cruising seafood menu options. And for dessert, try this Apple Tart Tatin I learned to make from Viking Cruise Lines.
Bacon Wrapped Scallops
Equipment
- Wooden skewers
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Scallops
- 1 ½ pounds scallops rinsed and dried
- 1 pound thin sliced bacon strips cut in half crosswise
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
Ingredients for Dipping Sauce
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 1 ½ T Sriracha
- 1 T minced garlic
- 1 T finely chopped lemon balm or lemon zest in equal amount
Instructions
Make the Dipping Sauce First
- Soak wooden skewers while you are preparing the dip and drying scallops.
- Make the dipping sauce by combining mayonnaise, Sriracha, and minced garlic. Stir will and refrigerate until serving scallops.
How to Make the Scallops
- It's best to leave the bacon in the refrigerator until you're ready to use it. It will make it easier to work with.
- Preheat your oven broiler.
- Spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray.
- Cut bacon in half crosswise.
- Wrap each scallop with a piece of bacon.
- Attach 3 scallops to a wooden skewer.
- Place the bacon wrapped scallops onto the baking sheet and season them with salt and pepper.
- Cook them in the broiler for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Turn the scallops once halfway through at 7 to 9 minutes.
- Serve with the Dipping Sauce on the Side.Optional: For a nice presentation, serve the scallops plated on a bed of fresh kale leaves or butter lettuce.
Julie Wood
This is an incredible easy recipe to make scallops! I want to make these for an easy dinner. We love the taste of Scallops!
john hutchens
these sound good. I love scallops and bacon but never thought of a recipe with them together. Thanks for the recipe