Yeeesssss!Yippee! I’m literally hopping around the kitchen. (note the Easter Bunny reference :)) I can’t tell you how happy I am to share this Simple Pesto White Wine Sauce with Bay Scallops. Please don’t pass-over it. (OK…Enough!) It would, though, make a fun side dish sometime this week.
What is better than a combination of garlic, white wine, pesto, and butter? Absolutely NOTHING! And you know I “love me some” shellfish. (grammatically incorrect but still the truth). If you need proof of that, you can check out these mussel, clam, or shrimp recipes. Do I have a shellfish disorder?! If so, I’m OK with it. And because we headed to South Florida for Spring Break a couple of weeks ago, I had to go there!
The fact that this recipe is super easy guarantees it will become a regular “back pocket” recipe in your kitchen repertoire. I love having a couple go-to, easy to throw together at the last minute recipes that I know EVERYONE will love. And if there is someone who doesn’t…it’s honestly their problem. 🙂
And this recipe in particular is setting a high bar because of the many possibilities with added ingredients and combinations. In fact, I’d almost call it a “classic”, a good “basic”…I know it’s not one of the 5 Mother Sauces that are the basis for all classical gourmet sauces, but maybe we could begin petitioning for #6?!
The simple sauce works with long or short pasta shapes. I really like the combination with short shapes (especially Bunnies this time of year) because the bay scallops are small and similar shape to the pasta pieces. They are tender and bite-sized. I just love the ease of eating this dish with a fork, but the unfortunate risk is that you may eat this too fast, and therefore, eat too much. What problems we foodies have!
The real surprise short cut ingredient is the jarred Basil Pesto. My favorite is the Kirkland brand from Costco. Pesto can enhance everything from sandwiches, pizzas, tomato sauces, cheese plates, and all kinds of appetizers. And in this sauce, the pesto is no exception! I’d love to know 1) if you love this sauce as much as I do, and 2) what did you do to enhance this recipe?! Have a fun and Happy Easter!
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I fixed this for dinner and it was fabulous. I searched many recipes for bay scallops and landed on yours. Thank you so much.
So happy you liked it!! Simple, huh? And delish! Thanks for letting me know!
I love pesto…and scallops, too. Looks delicious!