Grilled bay scallops with greens and ravioli

This is really much simpler than it might look and packs a real punch with flavor. Mr. Maven loves the little tiny scallops, so when I saw them on special today I bought a pound - which easily fed the three of us, when combined with some packaged ravioli and a small bunch of wild dandelion greens. Talk about yum, this is it.

I put the scallops into a flavorful marinade of finely minced onion, garlic, olive oil and Old Bay Seasoning. After mixing them with the marinade, I put them into a small mesh strainer over a small plate in the refrigerator until I was ready to broil them.

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Dandy dandelion greens with blueberries and pecans

Talk about a nutritional winner, it’s this great fast and easy veggie side dish that takes advantage of summer’s bounty of red stem dandelion greens ( produce section at Whole Foods) with the blueberries that are so abundant now. Toss in some nuts … and the sugared nuts you use for salads would be heavenly … and you’re ready to rock and roll.

I served this with some tender, buttered organic fingerling potatos and grilled fish.

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