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Scallops with pancetta & mint butter
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Scallops with pancetta & mint butter

13 ingredients 2 openrecipes
Scallops with pancetta & mint butter

Flavoured butter is a great way to liven up your veg, and it takes no time to make. Always buy the freshest scallops you can find and pat them dry before cooking them.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

470
Calories
35g
Protein
29g
Fat
22g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100 g butter
  • 1 small bunch mint, leaves picked
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 8 fresh scallops, from
  • , ask your fishmonger, removed from the shell and trimmed
  • olive oil
  • 4 rashers higher-welfare pancetta or thinly-sliced bacon
  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • 150 g frozen peas
  • 1 small handful wild rocket leaves
  • extra virgin olive oil

Directions

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By jamieoliver · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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