Pan Seared Scallops with a Light Plum Tomato Sauce and a Basil Pesto Recipe

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Pan Seared Scallops with a Light Plum Tomato Sauce and a Basil Pesto
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
3272
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a saucepan add a touch of olive oil, plum tomatoes, 3 shallots and 4 cloves of garlic and cook until shallots are translucent. Add white wine and juice of 2 lemons. Bring to boil, reduce heat, let cook three minutes. Remove from heat and add all ingredients to blender and puree. This process may require being done in steps so that blender does not overflow. Strain pureed ingredients through chinoise, throw out pulp, reserve broth. Bring broth back up to at least 110 degrees. Place in a clean blender, add cubed butter with blender on high to emulsify, thicken sauce, season to taste.
  2. In a large pot bring to boil salted water and then cook pasta to al dente, refresh in ice bath and set aside. Toss in 1 tablespoon olive oil until ready to serve.
  3. In a blender, add 2 cloves of garlic, 1 shallot, basil, parsley and watercress, juice of the 1 remaining lemon, cover blender, turn on high. Slowly add 1 cup olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt - add fresh cracked black pepper (a lot), briefly turn blender on. Transfer contents into a squirt bottle and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  4. Place 1 saute pan over high heat until it smokes.
  5. In another saute pan place 1 teaspoon of olive oil, add 3 ounces of pasta, then 4 ounces of tomato sauce, check for seasoning of salt and pepper to taste.
  6. In smoking pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Season scallops with kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, then add to hot oil. Sear deeply until warm brown color turn each scallop over and finish in a 375 degree oven (for 3 minutes). In desired plate or bowl place pasta with sauce, when scallops are done arrange them on top of pasta. Liberally swizzle pesto over plate and garnish with purple basil sprig.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3272.22 Kcal (13700 kJ)
Calories from fat 1087.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 120.82g 186%
Cholesterol 123.34mg 41%
Sodium 10261.58mg 428%
Potassium 6564.82mg 140%
Total Carbs 499.3g 166%
Sugars 15.27g 61%
Dietary Fiber 61.43g 246%
Protein 66.59g 133%
Vitamin C 143mg 238%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 14.2mg 79%
Calcium 746.9mg 75%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 290.79 Kcal (1217 kJ)
Calories from fat 96.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.74g 186%
Cholesterol 10.96mg 41%
Sodium 911.92mg 428%
Potassium 583.4mg 140%
Total Carbs 44.37g 166%
Sugars 1.36g 61%
Dietary Fiber 5.46g 246%
Protein 5.92g 133%
Vitamin C 12.7mg 238%
Iron 1.3mg 79%
Calcium 66.4mg 75%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 74.7
    Points
  • 86
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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