🍲 Description
This Succulent Garlic Butter Lobster & Scallops with Herbs is a rich, restaurant-style seafood dish made with tender lobster meat and perfectly seared scallops, all coated in a fragrant garlic butter sauce with fresh herbs. It’s elegant, quick, and bursting with flavor.
😍 Flavor & Experience
Buttery garlic richness, sweet lobster meat, and golden seared scallops with a slight crisp edge. Finished with fresh herbs, lemon brightness, and a silky sauce that ties everything together.
⏱️ Prep: 10 min | Cook: 15 min | Total: 25 min
🍽️ Servings: 2–3
🔥 Nutrition (approx per serving)
Calories: 520 kcal | Protein: 45g
🛒 Ingredients
1 lobster tail (or 300g lobster meat) 🦞
250g scallops 🦐
4 tbsp butter 🧈
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice 🍋
1 tsp paprika
Salt & black pepper
1 tsp chili flakes (optional) 🌶️
Fresh parsley, thyme, or dill 🌿
👨🍳 Instructions
Prepare seafood
Pat scallops dry and season both scallops and lobster with salt, pepper, and paprika.
Sear scallops
Heat olive oil in a pan. Sear scallops 2–3 minutes per side until golden crust forms. Remove and set aside.
Cook lobster
In the same pan, add lobster meat and cook 3–4 minutes until just opaque.
Make garlic butter sauce
Lower heat, add butter and garlic. Stir until fragrant.
Combine
Return scallops to pan, toss gently in garlic butter sauce.
Finish
Add lemon juice and fresh herbs. Stir lightly.
Serve hot
Plate immediately while glossy and warm.
💡 Pro Tips
Dry scallops = better sear 🔥
Don’t overcook seafood (it gets rubbery fast)
Add white wine for deeper flavor 🍷
Finish with extra melted butter for shine 🧈
