Scallop Linguine with Lemon Butter Mustard Sauce

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One Dish Meal

Ingredients: 9

Elevate your dinner with this exquisite dish of tender bay scallops served over al dente linguine, drizzled with a velvety lemon butter mustard sauce. A fragrant sprinkle of fresh chives adds the perfect finishing touch to this culinary masterpiece.

Ingredients

Ingredients
1 cup dry white wine
1⁄2 teaspoon lemon zest of grated
8 bay scallops
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1⁄4 cup low-fat butter (40%)
6 ounces pasta, cooked and hot
1⁄4 cup chives, snipped
salt
pepper

Instructions

  • Preparation of the Sauce

    1. Simmer dry white wine and grated lemon zest in a medium saucepan.
    2. Add bay scallops and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
    3. Remove the scallops, increase the heat, and reduce the wine to about 1/4 cup.
    4. Reduce the heat to low, whisk in Dijon mustard, then gradually add the low-fat butter in small pieces.
    5. Return the cooked scallops to the sauce along with any juice, and heat through.
    6. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.

Aug 18, 2024