Scallops In Shiitakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

24 medium mushroom caps (shiitake, about 1.5 inches in diameter)
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
12 medium sea scallops, cut in half (about one pound)
2 tablespoons prepared pesto sauce

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Arrange the mushroom caps in a shallow baking dish and sprinkle the black pepper over them; place one scallop half into each mushroom cap and spoon 1/4 teaspoon pesto onto each scallop half.
Bake the mushrooms for 10 minutes or until the scallops are done.