Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Ceasar Salad

 These bacon wrapped scallops are a decadent side dish. I've done these with big bay scallops, but I had some cute baby ones hanging out in the freezer, so I wanted to do this recipe with baby scallops.

This recipe is fairly simple

Ingredients:

1 lb package of bacon

3 scallops for each slice of bacon you're using (since one lb can be a different number of slices, and you'll want to use 1/3 of a slice for each scallop. Bigger bay scallops will need 1/2 a slice instead)

1 toothpick for each scallop

3/4 stick of unsalted butter

Fresh herbs of choice (I used rosemary but it's personal preference)

Garlic powder to taste

Salt and Pepper

Serving Suggestion: 2 ceasar salad kits.

Preheat your oven to 375 F. Start by cutting your bacon into thirds, soaking your toothpicks in water (to make sure they don't char in the oven), and drying off your scallops.

Wrap each scallop in bacon, and stick a toothpick through the bacon and scallop to secure it, and place on a baking sheet. As a warning, this is really tedious lol. Be sure to put on an interesting TV show to listen to while you do this.
Melt your butter, and mix in your herbs of choice, garlic, and a pinch of pepper. You can add salt, or you can leave the salt content as just what's in the bacon. Brush your butter concoction on your bacon wrapped babies and then bake for 20 - 25 minutes (depends on how crispy you want the bacon). 
As a dessert, I made a take on a pineapple upside-down cake. I just used a couple cans of pears that have been in the pantry for forever, and a box of cake mix. 
Make the cake mix according to the box. I added vanilla and different spices. I didn't measure anything sadly, but I used cinnamon, cardamom, mace, and nutmeg. I screwed up and used olive oil instead of avocado oil... but I think it turned out okay? Note to self: check exactly what oil bottle you pull out of the pantry before you add it to the cake like a doofus.
This whole meal turned out great! I added some scallops on top of the salad that I sauteed in the extra butter sauce I had since I defrosted too many lol. The fatty salty scallops and bacon were a perfect match to the caesar salad, and the cake was a perfect simple dessert. 






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