Scallops in Parchment

 

I have been dying to try cooking in parchment paper ever since I saw Julie and Julia (the scene where she fails her exam the first time)!  And this was so delicious, I had to share it with you.

You will need (makes 2 servings):

• 2 pieces parchment paper
• 8-10 scallops, depending on size
• 1 pint of grape tomatoes, halved
• 15 or so kalamata olives, pitted and halved
• 1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• Olive oil
• Cooking sherry

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.  Rinse and pat dry the scallops.  Place both sheets of parchment paper on a large baking sheet.  Only one half (hamburger style) of the paper needs to fit, the rest can hang off the edge until you make it into a packet.  Arrange the scallops, tomatoes, olives, and onion on one half of each of the pieces of parchment (so 4 or 5 scallops on each parchment paper).  Drizzle each half with olive oil and cooking sherry.

Fold the parchment over and crimp up the edges to make a little packet.  Then, simply bake for 20-25 minutes until the parchment begins to brown and puff up with steam.

Cut the parchment open, and enjoy!