Market Recipe: Pasta with Scallops & Roasted Poblano Peppers

Scallops in Roasted Poblano Vegetable Chevre Cream Sauce Over Pasta

By Market Chef Maggie Perkins
1 pint scallops (K&S Seafood)
1/4 cup butter
4 roasted poblano peppers, chopped (AY Raam Farms) 
2 medium tomatoes, diced (AY Raam Farms, JBG Organic)
3 pickling cucumbers, skin on, diced (Fruitful Hill Farm, Bird Dog Farm)
4 oz chèvre (Pure Luck Farm)
1 package Texas Gourmet Pasta
Salt and pepper, to taste
Celery sprouts for garnish (Joe’s Microgreens)

Prepare pasta according to package directions.

While pasta boils, brown each side of scallops in butter, add roasted poblano peppers, and cook on medium heat until scallops are cooked through.

Toss in diced vegetables and chèvre. Blend thoroughly and heat through.

Salt and pepper to taste. Serve on a bed of prepared pasta. Garnish with celery sprouts, optionally.

 

Photo by Maggie Perkins