SCALLOPS WITH POMEGRANATE SYRUP AND FORIANA SAUCE

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Scallops, yes, and pomegranate, but the real delight of this recipe is in the Foriana sauce, a sweet walnut, pine nut, garlic, raisin and oregano sauce I learned from my dad. The original recipe calls for minced anchovies and the sauce served on thin spaghetti. Either version is delicious.

Provided by Eugenia Bone

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 tablespoons shelled walnuts
3 tablespoons pine nuts
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons olive oil, more if necessary
4 tablespoons golden raisins
Salt and black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
12 large scallops, small white tough muscle on the side removed
2 teaspoons pomegranate syrup
1 tablespoon minced parsley, for garnish

Steps:

Make Foriana sauce: place walnuts, pine nuts and garlic in a food processor and pulse fine, until the nuts are like granola. Add oregano and pulse a few more times to combine.
Place olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the nut mixture and cook 3 to 4 minutes, until nuts are aromatic. Add raisins, and salt and pepper to taste and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more, until you can smell the raisins. Stir frequently to avoid scorching. Set aside.
Place butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the scallops, season with salt and cook until the bottoms are just golden, a few minutes. Turn and dribble with pomegranate syrup. Cook a few minutes more, until the bottoms of the scallops are golden.
Add the Foriana sauce. Cover and warm the sauce and scallops together. If scallops seem dry, dribble with olive oil. Garnish with parsley and pomegranate seeds and serve alone, or with 1/3-pound thin spaghetti tossed with 3 tablespoons butter or olive oil and salt to taste.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 680, UnsaturatedFat 29 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 48 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 34 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 950 milligrams, Sugar 15 grams, TransFat 1 gram