Three-green pasta with scallops and pesto sauce

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Asparagus; trimmed, cut into 1
; 1/2-inch pieces
½ pounds Small green beans; (preferably haricots
; verts), trimmed,
; cut into 1 1/2-inch
; pieces
1 pounds Fettuccine
3 tablespoons Butter
1 pack Frozen peas; thawed (10-ounce)
2 pounds Sea scallops; each one quartered
1½ cup Purchased pesto sauce
¾ cup Whipping cream
2 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice

Directions

Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add asparagus and green beans and cook until just crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer vegetables to bowl, using strainer. Add fettuccine to water and boil until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring pasta occasionally.

Meanwhile, melt 1½ tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add asparagus, green beans and peas. Season with salt and pepper; stir until heated through and coated with butter, about 1 minute.

Return vegetables to bowl. Melt remaining 1 ½ tablespoons butter in same skillet. Add quartered sea scallops, season with salt and pepper and saute until just cooked through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.

Drain pasta and return to skillet. Add vegetables, scallops, pesto, cream and lemon juice and stir over low heat until pasta is coated with sauce.

Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

Serves 8.

Bon Appetit June 1993

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