Recipe - Baked Scallops With Oyster Cracker Crumbs

2 Cloves garlic; halved
Italian Parsley; a handful
2 cup Oyster crackers
One half teaspoon Paprika
Grated orange peel; of 1
orange
Salt; to taste
Freshly ground black pepper;
to taste
1 One half pound Scallops
2 tablespoon Olive oil; for drizzling

Preheat oven to 375°F. Have on hand a 9x13" baking dish.

In the bowl of a food processor, combine the garlic and parsley. Pulse
until the mixture is coarsley chopped. Add the crackers and process again
just until they are crushed. Add the paprika, orange rind, salt, and pepper
and process just until thoroughly combined.

Set the scallops in the baking dish. Sprinkle with the crumb mixture and
drizzle with the oil. Bake 20 minutes or until they feel springy when
pressed. Serve at once.

Per serving: 701 Calories; 20g Fat (26% calories from fat); 40g Protein;
89g Carbohydrate; 56mg Cholesterol; 2183mg Sodium

Recipe by: Sheryl Julian, Boston Globe Magazine, 11/96

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest, Vol 01, Nr 916 by Betsy Burtis
ebburtis@ix.netcom.com on Jan 5, 98