Vegan Scallops

These vegan scallops are made with King Oyster mushrooms and have the PERFECT texture. Cooked in a vegan lemon garlic butter sauce with fresh parsley they are out-of-this-world delicious!

If you’ve been missing the taste of scallops in your vegan diet, then you’ll miss them no more with these awesome vegan scallops made with King Oyster mushrooms.

The stems of King Oyster mushrooms make the PERFECT scallop shape and they also happen to have the perfect scallop texture.

They are seared in a hot pan until beautifully browned and then drenched in a delicious vegan lemon garlic butter sauce.

They make a perfect appetizer or main course.

Our vegan shrimp is also made with King Oyster mushrooms, so check that one out too.

Ingredients For King Oyster Mushroom Scallops:

Ingredient Notes

• King Oyster mushrooms – have the perfect shape and texture and are the crucial ingredient in these vegan scallops.
• Lemon juice – always tastes better when it’s freshly squeezed.

How To Make Vegan Scallops

You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.

• Cut the ends off the King Oyster mushrooms and then slice the stems into 1 inch thick discs.

• Place them on a baking tray and then brush the mushroom rounds with olive oil. Then turn them over and brush the other side.

• Sprinkle the tops with sea salt, ground black pepper and paprika.
• Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium low heat. Coat it with a thin layer of olive oil.
• Add the mushroom scallops to the hot skillet, seasoned side down. You should hear it sizzle nicely when it hits the hot pan.

• While the first side is searing, season the other side with sea salt, ground black pepper and paprika.
• Cook for around 2 minutes and then flip. The seared side should be golden brown.
• Cook the other side for around 2 minutes and when both sides are seared and golden brown, return them to the baking tray.
• Repeat with the rest of the scallops, adding (and heating) more oil if needed, until all of them are seared and golden brown.

• Then add vegan butter and crushed garlic to the same skillet that you seared the mushroom scallops in.
• Let the vegan butter and garlic cook for around 1 minute until fragrant. It should be lightly golden and fragrant, not burnt.

• Add lemon juice and parsley to the pan and then turn off the heat.
• Add all the mushroom scallops back to the pan. It’s okay to crowd them in the pan at this point because they are only going back in to get coated with sauce, or you can do them in two batches.

• Gently move the scallops around in the sauce, and use a spoon to gently pour sauce over the top of the scallops.

• Serve with a sprinkle of ground black pepper, fresh chopped parsley and fresh lemon slices.

Chef’s Tips

• Sear the oyster mushroom scallops in a very hot pan so that they get nicely browned.
• Sear them in oil, not vegan butter. The vegan butter gets added later to make the lemon garlic butter sauce.
• When you first add the mushroom scallops to the hot pan, don’t move them around. Let them sit to get a nice sear.

Serving Suggestions

Scallops are often served alongside rice or risotto and these King Oyster scallops would be divine alongside our vegan mushroom risotto. They are also great served with pasta and our vegan asparagus pasta would go great with this.

Or keep it really simple and serve them alongside some vegan bruschetta or avocado toast.

Or enjoy them alongside a delicious vegan couscous salad or vegan potato salad or on top of some delicious vegan mashed potatoes.

More Vegan Seafood Recipes

1. Vegan Salmon
2. Vegan Tuna
3. Vegan Paella
4. Vegan Crab Cakes
5. Vegan Fish
6. Vegan Fish Tacos

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