Prosciutto Wrapped Scallops with Romesco Sauce (Bon Apetit)

By sybrmom

Ingredients

• Romesco sauce
• •1/4 cup dry white wine
• •4 sun-dried tomato halves packed in oil, drained
• •1 garlic clove, peeled
• •1/4 cup chopped drained piquillo peppers or roasted red peppers from jar
• •1/4 cup whole almonds
• •3 tablespoons olive oil
• •Coarse kosher salt
• Scallops
• 3 paper-thin slices prosciutto, each slice cut lengthwise into 3 long strips
• •12 sea scallops, halved horizontally
• •Olive oil
• •Coarse kosher salt
• •Fresh thyme leaves (for garnish)
• •INGREDIENT TIP

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation
Romesco sauce
•Combine wine, tomatoes, and garlic in small saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until wine is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
•Transfer tomato mixture to processor. Add peppers, almonds, and oil and blend until coarse puree forms. Transfer to small bowl. Season to taste with coarse salt and pepper. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before using.
Scallops
•Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Wrap 1 prosciutto strip around center of each scallop half, pressing ends together to seal. Arrange scallops on prepared sheet. DO AHEAD Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.
•Preheat broiler. Brush scallops lightly with oil; sprinkle with pepper and lightly with coarse salt. Broil scallops until opaque in center and prosciutto is almost crisp, turning scallops over halfway through broiling, 1 to 2 minutes per side, depending on size of scallops. Arrange scallops on platter. Top each with small dollop of romesco sauce and a few thyme leaves.