Wonderful, and light this mouthwatering scallop with spinach can be a one-dish entree for a more involved dinner party. It is also delicious if served with a simple salad or paired with a butternut squash ravioli or risotto.
The entire family loves this easy-to-make Scallops recipe. This elegant spinach-and-scallops dish also makes an excellent, easily prepared supper for two.
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Air Fryer Sea Scallops with spinach cream Fast2eat
Ingredients
Spinach cream
- 3 cups Béchamel sauce - for a thicker cream, I add more 2 tbsp All-purpose flour to this Béchamel sauce recipe
- 1 tbsp Oil - or butter or margarine
- 1 Onion - chopped
- 1 tbsp Garlic - Minced
- Salt - to taste
- Black pepper - optional freshly ground to taste
- Paprika - optional to taste
- 250 g Spinach - chopped
- Basil - optional to taste
- Oregano - optional to taste
- Parsley - optional to taste
- 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese - optional to taste
Sea scallops
- 450 g Sea scallop - not frozen scallops, cleaned and patted dry
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- Salt - to taste
- Black pepper - optional freshly ground to taste
- Onion powder - to taste
- Garlic - minced or powder to taste
- Paprika - optional to taste
- Parsley - optional to taste
Instructions
Spinach cream
- Make a thicker Béchamel adding 2 more tbsp All-purpose flour to this Béchamel sauce recipe and set aside.
- In a medium pot, warm oil (or butter/margarine) over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté, stirring, until soft and fragrant, but not golden.
- Add chopped Spinach, reduce heat to low, cover and cook, occasionally stirring until wilted.
- Add Béchamel sauce to the cooked spinach, stir until completely blended.
Sea scallops
- Make sure you pat the scallops dry with a paper towel. Only a dry scallop will sear properly.
- Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl, scallops and mix to make sure all scallops are well coated.
- Preheat your air fryer to 400°F/200°C.
- Coat the basket of an air fryer with cooking spray or use parchment paper with several holes to drain the liquid.
- Place scallops in the basket and place the basket in the air fryer.
- Cook for 2 minutes at 400°F /200°C.
- Flip scallops, mix them or shake basket.
- Cook for another 2 minutes until they reach an internal temperature of 120°F /50°C.
- Plate and serve one-dish or with a simple salad or paired with a butternut squash ravioli or risotto.
Notes
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