Okay, so my new healthy eating plan has been going really well, and I’ve got a pretty good routine going with foods that I like… but most of it are things that are easy to prepare and things I can prepare ahead of time and warm up later in the microwave. And that’s all fine and good…
…But sometimes you’re in the grocery store and see a package of scallops and your mouth starts salivating and your heart speeds up a little faster. It probably didn’t help that I was a rather hungry at the time (rule of thumb – never go to the grocery store hungry).
I love seafood… I mean really love it. Shrimp is probably my all-time favorite, but scallops are right up there too, and since they’re a bit more expensive I rarely have scallops. It’s been so long I can’t even recall when the last time I had scallops was.
Suddenly, I found a package of scallops in my basket. I recalled that I had some rainbow Swiss chard and broccoli at home (ingredients for my Green Smoothies) that were getting a little wilted, and figured I could toss them in my big fry pan as I saute the scallops. I then ran across a package of sliced mushrooms, “exotic blend” which had Shiitake, Oyster, and Porcini mushrooms… and I knew my dish was complete.
I would dub thee… Scallops Delight!
So I added a little olive oil to my fry pan, tossed in the mushrooms, broccoli and chard to get them started, added the scallops, tossed in a little garlic powder, pepper, and Italian seasonings, and after about 10-15 minutes it was ready for my plate. I added a sweet potato and looked at my dinner.
I just had to take a picture…
Yep, I made this
Looks good, huh? I plugged the recipe into Calorie Count and it wasn’t bad at all, just 560 calories and fit right in with my plan.
I could have easily split this in two and had a side salad to round out the meal. I had a brief moment of thinking “damn shame I don’t have a special lady to share this with!” But then I dug in and just delighted in satisfying my seafood craving.
Do you like seafood? It was easy to make, go indulge yourself 🙂
ben, We came from a country of 7,000 islands. The source of food in the islands comes from the sea. Most of our dishes have some shrimps in it.
Oh man! Shrimp in nearly all dishes? Can y’all adopt me?? 🙂
That looks so yummy!!! Scallops are my second-favorite, too. They’re right behind crab of any sort – crab legs, crab cakes, bushels of crabs at the beach in the summer… 🙂
Mmmm, crab is #3 for me! Hard to beat picking crabs at the beach in the summer with some beer… unless it’s my mom’s crabcakes, which are to DIE for! 🙂
SO rad! That description of your visceral reaction to scallops was hilarious. So spot on…I know exactly what you mean lol. You need a food blog too 🙂
Seafood fan too eh? I imagine a town called “Port-land” would have quite a bit of fresh seafood 😉
Just realized Portland’s not actually on the ocean, so now I feel dumb 😉