Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Matching Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Sea scallops with parsley and macadamia pesto Food Sea scallops with parsley and macadamia pesto Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 Ingredients 16 sea scallops, removed from shell Spray olive oil Sea salt 2 cups mixed leaves 1 cup ripe Roma tomatoes, flesh only, diced 1 tbsp dill leaves, picked 4 tbsp parsley & macadamia pesto Ground black pepper Parsley and macadamia pesto 1 cup parsley sprigs, washed and tightly packed into the cup 1 tbsp macadamia nuts, roughly chopped, roasted, unsalted 1/3 cup macadamia nut oil 1 large clove garlic, crushed 30g parmesan cheese, finely grated Method Trim the scallops of the black membrane on the side – spray each one and cook on hot griddle pan for 30 seconds to 1 minute each side, depending on scallop thickness. Scallops must not be overcooked and prefer to be seared rather than cooked through as they go very tough when overcooked. Sprinkle with salt only as you cook. To serve, put equal amounts of the finely shredded lettuce in small piles around the perimeter of individual dinner plates. Top with scallops, sprinkle on the tomato dices that have been mixed with the dill. Spoon on pesto (see below) into the centre of each plate and grind black pepper over the plate. Serve immediately. Parsley and macadamia pesto Put all ingredients into a processor bowl and blend until smooth. Pulse the processor until the ingredients start to break down, then leave the engine to run to form a smooth paste. Adjust the consistency of the pesto with more oil if needed. Food Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 SHARE Perfect Match Leconfield Syn Cuvée Blanc Sparkling NV $15.75 in any 12 $16.65 in any 6 $18.50 each Price | options $15.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Morris Mia 500ml Pale Flor Apera NV $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Sam Miranda Prosecco NV $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Allegiance Wines Kindred Sparkling Cuvée NV $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Sam Miranda Moscato 2019 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Paxton The Guesser White Blend 2018 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Sfera by Wirrega Vineyards Tempranillo 2019 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Taltarni T Series Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay Pinot Meunier NV $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Mojo Moscato NV $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Spring Seed Wine Co Morning Bride Rosé 2020 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Gapsted Wines High Country Tempranillo 2019 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Spee'Wah Crooked Mick Cuvée Chardonnay NV $17.85 in any 12 $18.90 in any 6 $21.00 each Price | options $17.85 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Sec & Co. Prosecco NV $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart La Bohème Cuvée Blanc NV $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Turkey Flat Butchers Block Red Blend 2017 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Angove Family Crest Tempranillo 2019 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Catherine Vale Arneis 2018 $19.15 in any 12 $20.25 in any 6 $22.50 each Price | options $19.15 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Crittenden Estate Geppetto Sparkling Brut NV $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart CW Winemaker Series Shiraz Rosé 2019 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Plums and Roses 4 Piece Durif Blend 2019 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping You might also like Food Prosciutto with seared Coffin Bay scallops, globe artichokes and truffle Food Australia’s First Families of Wines: Feast with the Henschkes Words by The Henschke Family on 29 May 2018 Food Christine Manfield’s Curry Leaf Fish Salad Words by Christine Mansfield on 4 Jun 2018