Best Puff Pastry Turnovers With Shrimp Scallops And Spinach Recipes

CHEESY BAY SCALLOP PUFF PASTRY SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 380 degrees F (193 degrees C). Place pastry shells on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• While pastry shells are baking, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and saute quickly on both sides until browned, 3 to 5 minutes; do not overcook. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and melt remaining butter in the skillet. Add mushrooms and shallots and cook until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Whisk half-and-half and flour together in a bowl and add to the skillet with the mushroom mixture, whisking until smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk wine, sherry, lemon juice, and mustard into the cream sauce. Stir in Parmesan cheese, tarragon, and black pepper. Add cooked scallops to the sauce in the skillet, stir, and reheat briefly, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Remove pastry shells from oven and cut off tops. Fill with cheesy scallops.

SHRIMP PUFF PASTRY TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add bread crumbs and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Cook and stir until toasted, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl; wipe pan clean., In the same skillet, melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add shrimp and remaining 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink, 6-8 minutes. Reduce heat to low; stir in 1/3 cup cream cheese, sherry, parsley, tarragon and nutmeg until combined. Remove from the heat., On a lightly floured surface, unfold puff pastry. Roll into a 12-in. square. Cut into four 6-in. squares. Spread remaining 1/3 cream cheese over squares to within 1/2 in. of edges. Using a slotted spoon, place about 1/2 cup shrimp mixture on one side of each square. Fold dough over filling. Press edges with a fork to seal. Brush beaten egg over tops. Prick tops with a fork. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture, pressing lightly to adhere. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. If desired, serve with lemon wedges.

SHRIMP & SCALLOPS IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400F. Place the frozen pastry shells, top side up, on the baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes until puffed up and golden.
• 2. While shells are baking, chop parsley and onions finely and set aside. Cut the lemon and juice half of it, to make 1 tablespoon juice. Set aside.
• 3. In a large skillet, melt the garlic butter. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Add the shrimp, scallops and pesto. Cook another 2 minutes or until the seafood is opaque.
• 4. Add flour, Alfredo sauce, the tablespoon of lemon juice, the parsley and onions. Stir to combine and simmer 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until a little bit thickened.
• 5. Put the baked pastry shells on serving plates. Remove the tops and hollow out the insides. Fill the shells with the seafood mixture. Sprinkle additional finely chopped parsley over the top, optional. Serve.

PUFF PASTRY TURNOVERS WITH SHRIMP, SCALLOPS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and shallots; sauté 5 minutes. Add cream, wine and broth. Boil until mixture is reduced to 1 cup, about 12 minutes. Mix in mustard and vinegar, then spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Cool.
• Roll out 1 pastry sheet on lightly floured surface to 12-inch square. Place 1/8 of spinach mixture on bottom half of 1 square. Top spinach mixture with 2 shrimp and 2 scallop halves. Brush pastry edges with water. Fold unfilled half of pastry over filling, forming rectangle. Press edges of pastry closed with tines of fork. Place pastry on large baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pastry, spinach mixture, shrimp and scallops.
• Bake pastries 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°F. Bake pastries until puffed and golden brown, about 15 minutes longer. Serve warm.