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Cassidy has a tendency to make memorable party recipes for friends and family that has them dreaming about the food and asking for it every year. One of those recipes is for scallops. He makes his own spice rub and cooks those babies up, and has people begging for more. I remember the first time he made them. I was having two friends over from my baby group, and we got distracted and just talked and talked around the old dining room table. Our babies were about to turn one and we had so much to talk about. As we were talking, a big bowl of pasta appeared in front of us. Then, the scallops he had made us.
My friends were hooked. I’m not really a scallops fan, but I realized the beauty of how my husband made them. He brought them to a party his brother threw, and they still talk about them. When I was trying to think of an amazing recipe to make for March college basketball games, I thought of something delicious – Cassidy’s scallops, but in BLT form. Had it been done?
As a non sports family, we actually celebrate college basketball quite a bit, ever since our favorite CT team won two years ago. Scarlet and Cassidy screamed louder than I’ve ever heard, and now they take in an annual game with my father-in-law. I think Des will surely join them when he’s a bit older, but for now, we stay back and watch the game – looking for our loved ones. And whether we’re watching at home as a family, pre-gaming before attending a game, or having people over to watch a game, we have to be prepared with food and supplies. Walmart is our best place to go for basketball watching season.
By “supplies”, one of the most important ones for me is Advil. I get occasional stress headaches, and also sinus headaches from the changing of the seasons. I also am still a beginner at Pure Barre, and the exercise still makes my muscle ache.
Nothing’s stronger, longer lasting or better on your tough aches and pains than Advil* (*Among OTC brands) What I love is having it on hand, to be ready for anything life throws at me. I like to focus on life’s moments without plans being changed by aches and pains. I love being ready for anything – and that includes Scallop BLTs and March college basketball watching.
Ingredients
- Fresh sea scallops
- Roma tomatoes
- Butter lettuce
- Bacon
- Avocado oil
- For Scallops rub: (all to taste)
- Cumin
- Paprika
- Chili powder
- Garlic powder
- For Herb Mayonnaise:
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 cup Canola oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon celery seed
- ½ teaspoon cumin
Instructions
- Prep lettuce and tomatoes and put aside
- Make the spice rub with ingredients above
- Fry bacon, dry, cut in pieces and put aside
- Make the herb mayo: Put egg yolk and mustard in stand mixer. Mix on high and pour the oil in slowly until it emulsifies. Then add in remaining ingredients
- Dip each side of scallop in rub
- Heat up avocado oil in a pan until the oil is very hot
- Sear one side of scallop for 45 seconds, flip, and then heat the other side for a couple of minutes
- Pour butter on scallop to finish
- Remove from heat, wait 30 seconds, then cut scallop in half
- Layer the tomato, lettuce and bacon one on half of the scallop. Slather it with herb mayo and then place the other half of the scallop on top. Hold them together with toothpicks
- Repeat to make more
Simple as that! We get our scallops, lettuce, tomatoes and bacon at a fresh and local market. For everything else and for all party, food and comfort needs, I head to Walmart. Advil is at the top of my shopping list. I want to be ready for anything!
Oh I like these 2 words a lot! Do you think if I leave this post open on my husband’s computer he will get the hint? Hooray for Advil! Being ready for anything is kind of a big deal around here.
haha! Let me know if he gets the hint.
Not a scallop fan myself and once again the twin thing holds pretty strong, but would love to try this with replacing with shrimp possibly as that is the one seafood that I just can’t get enough of 😉
Shrimp BLTs! You have my unlimited permission to pitch that one. That would be amazing, my twin.
Other than the bacon, these are great for me! Now all I need is a decent team to root for 🙁
I don’t have scallops very often, maybe because they tend to shrink so much, however if you ever get to go scalloping in our warm Florida waters, finding them is more fun than eating them 🙂
Ibuprofen is my, rare, go to med for injuries. I really don’t take anything most of the time, probably because with those, if I don’t move, I don’t have pain. If I had continuous pain, I would take something.
I’m certainly glad you don’t have continuous pain! I’m very lucky in that I’ve never had anything like that.
Me too! I’m an athlete, there are going to be injuries. On very rare occasions, if I need a pain pill, I use Ibuprofen rather than ASA, Tylenol, or any narcotic.
It’s my favorite. It’s the only thing I asked for after giving birth. And I was definitely offered much stronger stuff!
What a delicious and decadent BLT! Love the spiced mayo!!!
It’s SO good! Cassidy hates mayo so for him to help me make it was a big deal. He loved it!
I love how creative the addition of the scallop is to this entire recipe! Yum! #client
It was so good! I can’t wait to make them again. Thanks so much!
You had me at BLT!
I’ll be sure to make BLTs for you! With or without scallops. Your choice.
OK I’ve never heard of a scallop BLT before but just looking at the photo I want to give this a try. I always keep Advil on hand because my daughter suffers from headaches as well and they’re the only thing that work for her.
I’m sorry about her headaches and yours. I wonder if it’s genetics or altitude or stress or allergies? I can get them from stress and sinus changes, although not often.
It’s a great product.
Yum yum yum! I’m a huge fan of scallops, and these look DELICIOUS! I’ve never tried to make my own mayo, though I just read in a novel one of the characters making it. So timely! 😉
That is very timely! Cassidy and I aren’t mayo fans at all, but homemade mayo is a very different ball game.
I’m a huge scallop fan and I plan to make this. YUUUUUM!
You’re going to knock it out of the park! I may have to take a Europe trip sooner than I thought.
Those look amazing!!! (just leave off the tomatoes!) I actually don’t care for much seafood, but I do love scallops when they are prepared well. What a fun idea to turn them into a sandwich!
The sandwich thing was all Cassidy! Honestly, I don’t like tomatoes myself. I eat around them. I do like ketchup, though.
Well, now I’m hungry, and I don’t even LIKE scallops. The rest of my family do though and would probably devour these.
That’s funny! Scallops are the first seafood I ever liked, actually. I ate them as a toddler. Now it’s more hit or miss, but this makes it a hit.
I’m not a fan of scallops either, but these sound delicious, and they’re so pretty!
They’re pretty good food art, aren’t they?
They make even me like scallops again.
Ditto Echo! I love BLTs. I had one tonight! I’ve never tried it with scallops though. I really need to!
You know, I’ve never had a BLT. Weird, right? I generally only like my lettuce cold – and not touching warm bacon – and I don’t even like tomatoes. Somehow this recipe still worked for me, but I have no idea how.
This is one of those times I wish I could reach through my computer screen and get my hands on the delicious food pictured 🙂
I so wish that could happen!
This looks so yummy! Need to give it a try 😀
xoxo
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They’re awesome. Let me know if you give them a try!
He made those? Like those pictures are real? Ohmygosh how DELICIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL!! It’s like artwork! I’m not a scallops fan either, but I think he just sold me. 🙂
Totally real, my dear! I’m no scallops girl, but he has a way with them.
Your pictures are so pretty. I’m all about presentation and these BLTs are beautiful. Also you have a moose plate. I mean, I can’t even 🙂
It was a wedding gift and if I’m not sure if you saw my post on FB, but the woman who gave the plate to us was so happy we used it! Honestly, Cassidy just had it out that night and it was so photogenic.
What a great wedding gift–perfect choice and incredibly photogenic 🙂 xoxo
Right? We have a matching serving platter too. Wheeee!
i love BLTs and i love seafood, so this would be perfect!
I’ve actually never had a BLT. I can’t believe this. I need to remedy it now that I’ve made these.
this looks so good, its a shame that I am allergic to all things that come out of the water 🙁 I must say, your food photography makes even ME want some fish!
Aw! I’m trying to think of what we could substitute that wouldn’t give you allergies. Polenta cakes? Hmm.. I will have to ask Cassidy. That would be fun to try!
I love scallops, but I’m always afraid to make them. But these look awesome – I may try these the next time I host book club!
I totally agree. I couldn’t do them without Cassidy’s help!
Lucky book club!
You are a lucky lady 🙂 To have a husband that cooks all types of yummy foods. The scallops look delicious.
I definitely feel lucky! He’s an incredible cook.
Thank you!
Oh my god I’m drooling, drooling drooling!!!!! Those look amazing!
We can make them for you! Although you are getting a full course sushi dinner in just a few months..
Can you guys totally makes these my next visit? Yum!
Abso-freakin’-lutely!
Tyelonol Cold is my friend right now!! But thankfully due to all my exercise this year, I don’t think this one will linger as long as previous ones did. And I am drooling over these little morsels, so you know I can’t be that far gone. I used to do these sesame and maple salmon skewers that were divine. I haven’t done them in years though. I’m already planning the first BBQ of the season now.
Since we’re kindred spirits in so many ways.. I’ve been wondering if my current 2016 exercising would maybe be fighting off colds or making them better. I also take probiotics every day but I’ve been doing that since last spring and I still got the worst cold of all in November. Bleh.
Those look amazing. You need to patent them or something.
I wish I could, but we can’t possibly be the only ones who have made it! Well not exactly like this, but I’m sure there’s something close out there.
Gaaahhh, I LOVE SCALLOPS!!! Those look so yummy!! Now that I’m in my hometown, I really look forward to start learning how to cook something. Crossing fingers. LOL