Recipe for Pan Seared Shrimp and Scallop Skewers 
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Yield:
4
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
8 x bamboo skewers - (6" to 8" long)
16 x jumbo deveined peeled shrimp
16 x sea scallops
Coarse salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
1 tsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 x lemon zested and juiced
2 tbl chopped flat-leaf parsley
Instructions:
Instructions: Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high to high heat.

On bamboo skewers, thread 4 shrimp on 4 skewers, 4 scallops on each of 4 skewers. Season both shrimp and scallop skewers with salt and pepper on both sides.

Combine paprika, crushed pepper, lemon zest and parsley in a small dish. Sprinkle combined herbs and spices over shrimps and rub.

Add a 1/2 a turn of the pan of extra virgin olive oil, (1 1/2 teaspoons), to the hot skillet and sear the shrimps 3 minutes on each side or until curled and pink. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over the pan and remove to a warm platter.

Return pan to the heat and add remaining oil. Cook scallops 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until caramel in color. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over the pan and transfer skewers to serving platter along side shrimp.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

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