Pan-fried scallops with honey lime marinade

This is an interesting, but very satisfying starter dish with a fusion of flavours from the Mediterranean and Far East.

Preparation Time: 10 Mins

Cooking Time: 14 Mins

Total Time: 25 Mins

Ingredients

For 4 servings…

12                   Scallops  - sliced in half, horizontally      

1 tsp               Salt          

110 gms           Tagliatelle    

3 tbs               Olive oil    

1 tbs               Soy sauce  - light      

For the marinade

3 tsp               Honey  - runny        

2                    Limes  - juice and grated rind of

1 tsp               Olive oil    

1                    Chilli  - dried, hot, small, chopped         

To garnish

                     Coriander leaves      

Method

First make a marinade.  Whisk the honey with the lime juice and zest and 1 teaspoon of oil.  Add the chilli and stir together.

Place the scallops in a shallow dish.  Pour over the marinade, cover and chill for 15 minutes.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the pasta and cook for 5 minutes.  Drain and keep warm.

Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.  When hot, add the scallops and sear for 1 minute or each side.

Tip the marinade into the pan and allow the juice to bubble and reduce.  Add the soy sauce and stir.

Divide the linguine between four warm bowls and top with the scallops and sauce.  Sprinkle over the coriander.  Serving.

Variations

In place of the tagliatelle, linguine, spaghetti , bucatini or another pasta can be used.

Wine recommendations

          An aromatic white wine.

  Conventional

           Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur lie

  Interesting

           Côtes de Gascogne

           Entre-deux-Mers

           Menetou-Salon

           Txakoli