Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 14 cup minced shallot
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 2 tablespoons whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
  • 23 cup chopped seeded plum tomato
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 18 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 12 cups hot cooked linguine
  • cooking spray
  • 34 lb large scallop
  • 18 teaspoon salt
  • chopped cilantro

Method

  • Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium frypan, bring to a boil.
  • Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 5 minutes).
  • Drain mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, reserving liquid; discard solids.
  • Return wine mixture to frypan.
  • Add cream; cook over medium heat 1 minute.
  • Add butter, stirring until butter melts.
  • Stir in tomato, 2 tablespoon cilantro, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
  • Add linguine; toss well.
  • Cover and keep warm.
  • Heat a large nonstick frypan coated with cooking spray over medium high heat.
  • Sprinkle scallops with 1/8 teaspoon salt.
  • Arrange scallops in pan, cook 2 minutes on each side or until done.
  • Add scallops to pasta mixture, toss gently to combine.
  • Garnish with cilantro, if desired.