Thursday, October 21, 2010

Giada's Linguine with Scallops and lemon Oil

Before I get to Giada's recipe, I want to say thank you to Josie at The Skinny Way of Life for becoming a follower of my blog!

The theme at IHCC is Potluck…..love that theme cause I can do anything, any recipe and still participate,



Food Network has a host of Giada recipes and if you click HERE you’ll see the Giada recipe I modified. I simply substituted bay scallops for the shrimp.

Doug had to attend an out-of-town meeting just a day after we returned from vacation. Since it was on overnight trip but he got back late, I needed a fast meal to prepare so the dinner wasn’t sitting around getting old. This one fit the bill – fast prep and light. 10 minutes is all this took to toss together,



One reason I substituted the scallops in is because peeling raw shrimp makes me break out. Rashes everywhere. I wasn’t about to ask Doug to get in late and then peel shrimp……besides, scallops are very tasty.

Serve it up with some crispy garlic bread and a salad....great meal, easy to toss together...a Giada winner for us.



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Buon Appetito!

20 comments:

  1. Yum, yum! Love the scallops and your healthy portion sizes!

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  2. This is such a shame, we don't have scallops in Greece. I think I will use shrimps. Such a shame!

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  3. Yum - I actually have Giada's Linguine with Shrimps & Lemon bookmarked to make at some stage - the scallops are a great idea for a substitution, and we have them in season here right now, so I'm going to try this very soon. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Sue

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  4. This recipe looks simple and delicious and the scallops are a great substitute

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  5. I love scallops and don't use them very much for some reason. I think I would prefer this dish with scallops over the shrimp. Looks wonderful and beyond easy.

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  6. great idea and taste in replacing with the scallops, esp since you cannot handle shrimp :-( ... poor Doug having to peel shrimp all the time.... like the ease of this one!

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  7. I don't think to use scallops often enough - what a great idea! And now I am also totally craving garlic bread..

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  8. 10 minutes? My kind of meal. This looks like a great meal. I think it's a great idea to replace shrimp with bay scallops.

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  9. Joie - Thanks, we serve up small portions and "plan for seconds" which we usually don't need.

    Katerina - Really? I didn't know that. They are a treat and I hope you get to try them.

    Sue - Oh, do make this one of Giada's recipes. It's a snap!

    Cook of the House - thank you so much for your nice comment.

    Brenda - Thanks, I like the small bay scallops but you can use the giant sea scallops too.

    Drick - I used to be able to peel shrimp.....I can with plastic bags on my hands!


    Natashya - We like all sorts of seafood. Bay scallops are always easy to get here.

    Velva - I love fast meals!

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  10. Oh - this sounds delicious, I love the idea of the scallop and lemon and roquette together!

    Mrs L

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  11. My favorite kind of meal--quick, easy and delicious. And of course anything with pasta and lemon is a winner in my book! ;-)

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  12. My husband is crazy about scallops and these look so good. Love adding the lemon and serving them on pasta; ummm good!

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  13. I think it sounds delicious with scallops...which I have not had in what seems like ages, btw! Delicious choice :D

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  14. Yum - nothing like pasta and seafood to welcome yourself back home from vacation! Sounds like the perfect treat.

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  15. This looks lovely. The scallop sub suits my tastes, better, too. Thank you for the post!

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  16. Mrs. L - Tell me, do you have scallops where you will be vacationing?

    Deb - Thank you, it was a real hit. So happy we are doing Giada recipes these next 6 months.

    Rita - Let me know if you make them!

    Girlichef - I have done this one with shrimp too...but, no peeling for me. Haha

    Kim - I was going for easy and tastful and I won! Thank you:-)

    Allison - Thanks for the nice comment!

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  17. I don't get to go anywhere this week :o( I have to be around to open the school :o( x2
    Mrs L

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  18. Aw Jo....Christmas break will be here before you know it! Any exciting plans on the horizon?

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  19. Long break in France - yay! Maybe a couple of days in Spain? Would be fab :o)

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