By
delicious. team
This sumptuous meal looks impressive, tastes divine, but is deceptively simple to make.
Ingredients
- 400g chopped potatoes
- Finely chopped spring onions
- 4 slices streaky bacon, chopped
- 10 scallops
- Chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
- Lemon wedges, to squeeze over
Method
- 1. Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling water until tender, then drain, mash and mix in a knob of butter and the spring onions.
- 2. Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan and add a large knob of butter and a dash of oil. Add the streaky bacon. Cook until crisp.
- 3. Remove, reheat the pan, add the scallops and cook over a high heat for 1 minute each side.
- 4. Sprinkle with chopped fresh flatleaf parsley. Scatter with the bacon, serve with the mash and lemon wedges to squeeze over.
Chef's tip
Treat yourself to some good-quality Bordeaux white.