Seared Scallops Recipe

Ingredients:

8 large scallops
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt
Freshly cracked black pepper

For the sauce:

1 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley
1 clove of garlic, minced
Caviar from ½ vanilla bean, scraped
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup of cream
¼ cup of whiskey
salt

Method:

1. Prepare the sauce first by heating the olive oil in the pan. Add mince vanilla caviar, garlic and cream, let it come to a simmer.
2. Add whiskey in and cook the sauce until it is reduced slightly. Toss in the chopped fresh parsley after the sauce is ready. Set the sauce aside and tend to the scallops.
3. In another pan, heat the pan on high until it is very hot. Season the scallops with salt and pepper and brush both even sides of the scallops with olive oil.
4. Pan-sear the scallops for 1-2 minutes on each side. The sides on the scallops must be slightly browned each time.
5. To serve, place scallops over some fresh baby spinach and spoon over the Vanilla Whiskey sauce over.