• Slice the spring onions thinly and place in a medium-sized bowl. Leave a few of the green bits aside, as a garnish, about 3 per glass.
  2 spring onions
• Chop up the chilli into tiny pieces and add to the bowl, also keeping a small amount for garnish.
  ½-1 red chilli
• Squeeze the lime juice into the bowl.
  juice of 2 limes
• Add the gin to the bowl too.
  1½ Tbsp Raspberry Gin or good quality London Dry Gin
• Now season with the salt and just a very light sprinkling of black pepper. Mix, and taste it. Add more salt, if necessary.
  1 generous pinch of salt, some freshly ground black pepper
• Now, chop up your scallops into tiny bite sized pieces and add to the bowl. Give it a good stir and serve up in shot glasses or cocktail glasses. Finish with the spring onion and chilli garnish, that we set aside earlier.
  12 King scallops

If you are thinly slicing your scallops, arrange them on a side plate or starter plate, and drizzle the marinade all over, drenching the scallops. Finish with the garnish.