Scallops And Pasta Salad

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons powdered fruit pectin
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 6 ounces dried medium pasta shells
• 8 ounces sea scallops (fresh or frozen)
• 2 cups water
• 4 cups torn fresh spinach
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1/3 cup chopped sweet red pepper

Recipe

• 1 for dressing:
• 2 in a small bowl stir together the orange peel, orange juice, vinegar, pectin, and sugar until smooth.
• 3 cover and chill at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours.
• 4 cook macaroni according to package directions; drain.
• 5 rinse with cold water; drain again.
• 6 meanwhile, thaw scallops, if frozen.
• 7 cut any large scallops in half.
• 8 bring water to boiling; add scallops.
• 9 return to boiling.
• 10 simmer, uncovered, for 1 to 3 minutes or until scallops are opaque.
• 11 drain.
• 12 rinse under cold running water.
• 13 for salad, in a large bowl toss together cooked macaroni, cooked scallops, spinach, peas, onion, celery, and sweet pepper.
• 14 stir dressing; pour over salad.
• 15 toss to coat.
• 16 makes five 2-cup servings.