Scallops And Couscous With Roasted Vegetables, Curry Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

		Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Chopped peeled carrot
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped peeled rutabaga
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped peeled parsnip
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/2 cup	118ml	Water - more or less
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Curry powder
1		Roasted red pepper from jar - drained
1/2 cup	118ml	Canned low-salt chicken broth
1 tablespoon	15ml	Plain nonfat yogurt
12		Sea scallops - (abt 12 oz)
1 1/3 cups	315ml	Couscous - cooked according
		To package directions

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 13- by 9- by 2-inch glass baking dish with vegetable oil spray. Add carrot, rutabaga and parsnip; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast vegetables until tender and brown around edges, adding up to 1/2 cup water to dish if vegetables are dry, about 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, stir curry powder in small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Transfer curry to processor. Add roasted pepper, broth and yogurt; puree until smooth. Return sauce to skillet. Season with salt and pepper. (Vegetables and curry sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.)

Spray large nonstick skillet with vegetable oil spray. Heat over high heat. Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper. Add to skillet; saute until just opaque in center, about 1 minute per side. Add roasted vegetables; stir until heated through, about 3 minutes. Divide couscous among 4 plates. Top with scallop mixture.

Meanwhile, warm curry sauce over medium-low heat (do not boil). Drizzle sauce over scallop mixture and serve.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 1997

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