Prosciutto wrapped scallops

Last weekend we got out of the city for a weekend up to a friends holiday house at Lemon Tree passage near Nelson Bay. Beautiful weekend with nice weather, some good friends and some pretty good food.

Spent some time during the days at the beach, playing cricket and frisbee - couple of dips in the ocean, then back to the house for some food. After the swim we went shopping in ?Anna Bay? where we found a great little butcher / deli / greengrocer all-in-one. They had some great meats and some really nice fresh local fruit and veg.

Got some steaks to order 3 t-bones, 2 sirloins and a scotch, some lamb kebabs for that late night snack and some prosciutto. Had the idea of the wrapped scallops, so asked the butcher if there was a seafood shop nearby. The lady waiting next to us says - "Yea - right across the road, I own it". Asked if she had scallops and they did, so headed across and grabbed some.

Only had enough of the prosciutto to wrap about 1/2 the scallops, so just seasoned the others and brushed with extra virgin olive oil. Made a bit of a rocket salad with a balsamic vinegar, lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper dressing. Seared the scallops a really hot BBQ plate for just a couple of minutes each side, a minute longer for the prosciutto ones.

Oh yea, also grabbed 2 dozen oysters from the oyster barn on the way back into Lemon Tree. Did 1/2 chilli kilpatrick and 1/2 natural. Finished off with the steaks, some baked spuds and another salad. Thanks to Rhea, Bron, Bel, Trina and Matt for making it such a fun weekend and eating everything without complaints. Thanks Trina for the photos, I nicked them from your site, hope you don't mind.