Recipe: Sea Scallops With Lime & White Wine Sauce

This quick, easy, delicious dish makes a great "date night" or special occasion meal on a warm summer evening. Lime juice, garlic, and white wine make a delicate and tasty sauce for the mild sweetness of sea scallops, which go great with summer. You and your honey will be enjoying your special dinner in no time!

Scallops With Lime & Savory White Wine Sauce
(Serves 2.)

Ingredients:

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1 Tbsp butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup white wine
2 cups chicken broth
2 limes; one juiced, one halved and cut into thin slices
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 lb. sea scallops
1 Tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
cooked linguine or rice

Directions:

• Put butter in a saucepan along with garlic and cook over low heat until garlic is just fragrant and softened.
• Add white wine and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, then add the chicken broth and bring to a gentle simmer, allow to simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the juice of 1 lime to the saucepan, then add the cilantro, stir, remove from heat, cover and set aside.
• Prepare the scallops by putting them in a large bowl with 1 Tbsp of olive oil and a dash of salt and pepper. 
• Heat a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat and add scallops, cooking very quickly, stirring until golden brown on the outside and cooked through, about 3 or 4 minutes at the most.
• Add the lime slices and continue cooking, stirring, for 30 seconds longer, then turn this mixture into a large serving bowl and pour the sauce from the saucepan over the scallops, cover and let sit for a couple minutes.
• Serve over linguine or rice with the sauce poured over.