Sarah’s Scallops Arugula
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- Number of Servings: 1
Ingredients
7 oz shirataki noodles, drained1/2 cup arugula leaves, washed and patted dry1/4 cup chopped roasted red pepper pinch red pepper flakespinch salt2 cloves garlic, chopped½ tsp lemon zest1 tbsp nutritional yeast8 sea scallopsfresh coarsely-ground black pepper1 plum tomato, chopped
In a large pot of salted water, blanch the shirataki noodles (about 2 -3 minutes). Drain, reserving about ¼ cup of the cooking water.
In a food processor, combine arugula, roasted red pepper, red pepper flakes, salt, garlic, lemon zest and nutritional yeast.
Puree, adding pasta water as necessary, until a thin pesto-like sauce is achieved. Set aside.
Heat a little cooking spray in a medium pot over high heat.
Place pepper in a shallow dish, crust both flat sides of the scallops.
Add the scallops in one layer to the hot pot, leave 30 seconds without moving before flipping.
Cook the other side 30 seconds, remove scallops to a plate.
Turn heat to very low.
Add pasta to the pot, followed by the chopped tomato, pesto and finally the scallops, and toss until everything is heated through and well combined. Serve immediately.
Number of Servings: 1
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
In a food processor, combine arugula, roasted red pepper, red pepper flakes, salt, garlic, lemon zest and nutritional yeast.
Puree, adding pasta water as necessary, until a thin pesto-like sauce is achieved. Set aside.
Heat a little cooking spray in a medium pot over high heat.
Place pepper in a shallow dish, crust both flat sides of the scallops.
Add the scallops in one layer to the hot pot, leave 30 seconds without moving before flipping.
Cook the other side 30 seconds, remove scallops to a plate.
Turn heat to very low.
Add pasta to the pot, followed by the chopped tomato, pesto and finally the scallops, and toss until everything is heated through and well combined. Serve immediately.
Number of Servings: 1
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 187.6
- Total Fat: 1.7 g
- Cholesterol: 39.6 mg
- Sodium: 205.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 17.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7.2 g
- Protein: 25.8 g
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