Name: Scallop Tostadas Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For The Guacamole:; 4 oz haas avocado; ¼ cup tomato; 2 tbsp red onion; 2 tsp lime juice; 2 tsp cilantro; ½ tsp kosher salt; fresh black pepper; For the Tostadas:; 2 tbsp light sour cream; 6 large sea scallops; ¼ tsp kosher salt; black pepper; 1 tsp unsalted butter; 1 tsp olive oil; 2 large corn tostada shells

Scallop Tostadas Recipe

How To Make Scallop Tostadas

This scallop tostada easy to make. Made of corn tostada shells, pan-fried scallops, and guacamole. You can also have this with salad for a low-carb meal.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For the Guacamole:

4ozhaas avocado,(1 small)
¼cuptomato,diced
2tbspred onion,diced
2tsplime juice
2tspcilantro,chopped
½tspkosher salt
fresh black pepper,to taste

For the Tostadas:

2tbsplight sour cream,thinned with 1 teaspoon of fat-free milk
6large sea scallops,(8 oz total) side muscle removed, rinsed, and pat dry
¼tspkosher salt
black pepper,to taste
1tspunsalted butter
1tspolive oil
2large corn tostada shells

Instructions

Mash the avocado in a small bowl with tomato, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper to taste.
Season scallops with salt and black pepper. Add the butter and oil to a 12-inch skillet on high heat. Once the butter begins to smoke, gently add the scallops, making sure they are not touching each other.
Sear the scallops for 1½ minutes on each side. The scallops should have a ¼-inch golden crust on each side while still being translucent in the center.
Spoon the guacamole onto the tostada, top with scallops, and drizzle with sour cream.