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    Scallop Pasta with Tomatoes and Spinach in a Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

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    Scallop Pasta with Tomatoes and Spinach in a Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

    Scallop Pasta with Tomatoes and Spinach in a Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce is an impressive, restaurant-quality meal that you can easily make at home! It takes only 30 minutes and requires simple ingredients and minimal prep. The scallops are pan-seared until golden brown crust forms and have a perfect tender and moist texture.

    CourseMain Course

    CuisineAmerican, Italian, Mediterranean

    Keywordscallop pasta

    Prep Time10minutes minutes

    Cook Time20minutes minutes

    Total Time30minutes minutes

    Servings4 people

    Ingredients

    Pasta

    12 oz pasta fettuccine or other long pasta

    Scallops

    1.5 lb scallops

    2 tablespoons cooking oil

    salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Veggies and sauce

    5 cloves garlic minced

    10 oz cherry tomatoes (red and yellow), halved

    5 oz fresh spinach

    ⅓ cup kalamata olives sliced

    ¼ cup green olives sliced

    2 tablespoons salted butter

    ½ whole lemon

    3 tablespoons capers drained, divided

    ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

    Instructions

    Cook pasta

    Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package instructions. Drain.

    Proceed with the rest of the recipe while you wait for the water to boil and while the pasta cooks.

    How to sear scallops

    If using frozen scallops, make sure the scallops are thawed completely. Blot each scallop with paper towels to remove extra water. It’s best to sear scallops after they’ve been out of the fridge for 30 minutes (to bring them closer to room temperature).

    Season scallops with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

    Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a large 12-inch skillet on high heat until it shimmers without smoking.

    Add scallops without overcrowding the pan.

    Sear on one side for about 3 or 4 minutes until a golden crust forms on the bottom of the scallops. Don’t move the scallops around the pan.

    Flip the scallops to the other side and cook for 2 or 3 more minutes.

    Remove from heat and transfer the scallops to the plate immediately. Don’t allow the scallops to rest in the hot skillet, off heat. That will make them steam and lose their crust.

    Make the sauce and assemble

    To the same, now empty, skillet add minced garlic, half of the cherry tomatoes (saving the other half of tomatoes for later), and 1 tablespoon of capers. Cook on medium heat, stirring, for 4 minutes.

    Add fresh spinach, and cook for a couple of minutes on medium heat until spinach wilts.

    Add the remaining half of the tomatoes.

    Add sliced olives.

    Add cooked drained pasta and butter.

    Squeeze lemon juice over pasta and stir.

    Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

    Top with cooked scallops. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of capers over the scallop pasta. Top with fresh thyme. Season with freshly ground black pepper and red pepper flakes.

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