Redhot's Lobster and Scallop Birthday Dinner...Warning, Pron Heavy!

I've been craving some seafood and thought my birthday was the perfect excuse to splurge a bit. We bought 2 lobster tails and a bag of large scallops to grill up last night. I found a killer marinade/baste recipe to use on the scallops and lobster.
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 cup olive oil
2 tbsp. lemon juice



I let the scallops sit in this marinade while everything else was prepared



I heated up a jar of Classico Alfredo with added fresh parsley, black pepper and red pepper flakes to drizzle over some fettuccine.



Grilled up some asparagus and made a parsley and lemon butter dip for the lobster.




Now for the tails...



Time to try my first attemp at butterflying a lobster tail. Guerry did the first one and I did the second one.



Wow, that is a pretty presentation! I brushed the marinade on the underside of the meat before laying it on top of the shell. Then a generous brushing on top.




Grill time! The scallops went on first.




Then the lobster, meat side down first for a few minutes...



The flipped and grilled for about another 5-7 minutes (didn't time it).



The fettuccine was drizzled with alfredo sauce and topped with scallops. This was one fantastic birthday meal. We had a glass of wine to go along with it...and I had to have a few candles too!











Thanks for looking!

colonel00 said:

Very nice :hungry: I was thinking about doing some scallops this week too.

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That recipe I posted was very flavorful, much more so than I expected, you should try it. I actually doubled it so I could use it on the scallops and lobster.

Ron_L said:

I didn't see the smoking cat card in the ingredients list. How was that used?

:becky:

Great meal! I hope the rest of your birthday was just as great!

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Ha, ha, ha, I just thought it was cute. Guerry always gets me a card from the cats too!:becky:

tamadrummer said:

Did you hit the scallops with a finishing dusting of HDD or go for it heatless?

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No HDD this time. But I am planning on using it in a batter for fried catfish soon!