BAY SCALLOPS IN PUFF PASTRY WITH LOBSTER CREAM SAUCE RECIPE

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Bay Scallops in Puff Pastry with Lobster Cream Sauce Recipe image

Scallops, spinach, tomatoes, and garlic are wrapped in puff pastry and served with a creamy lobster sauce for a decadent entree. This classy dish is actually quite easy to make.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 16

Lobster Cream Sauce:
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter
1/4 cup flour
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sherry
1 pound lobster meat, cooked
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2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoons butter
2 tomatoes, chopped finely
1 pound fresh spinach
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 pounds bay scallops
Juice of 1 lemon
Puff pastry
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

  • To Make Lobster Cream Sauce:
  • Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and stir in the cream and sherry wine until thickened. Fold in the lobster. Keep warm.
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Puff Pastries:
  • In a skillet heat the olive oil and butter. Quickly saute the tomatoes, spinach, and garlic. Stir in the scallops and lemon juice.
  • Roll out the puff pastry into six squares, each about 1/4-inch thick. Spread the scallop mixture in the center of the pastry. Dampen the edges of the pastry, fold over scallops and press to seal edges.
  • Place on a baking sheet and brush with the egg. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until pastry is browned. Serve with lobster cream sauce.
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Recipe Source: Nantucket's Bounty by Katie Moose (Conduit Press)
  • Reprinted with permission.

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