This is one of those really quick sauces that can be made in the time the pasta takes to cook! Get the scallops in the shell if you can - they have a firmer, sweeter texture and than the ready-prepared scallops.
Also, it's important to get some colour on the zucchini when frying as this will add flavour.
Open a nice bottle of Greco di Tufo and enjoy!
Serves four
6 small zucchini
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 garlic clove, finely sliced
8 fresh scallops, sliced
4 fresh plum tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and chopped
1 tablespoon small capers in vinegar, drained
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
250g fresh taglierini (or dried egg taglierini)
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cut the zucchini into rounds 1 cm thick then cut them into strips. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan add the zucchini and cook until they get a little colour. Add chopped garlic and parsley and mix with the zucchini. Carefully lay the sliced scallops on top of the cooking zucchini and cook for 2 mins so the scallops steam.
Turn the scallops over and add the chopped tomatoes capers and check the seasoning.
In a large pot of boiling salted water cook the taglieri until al dente, using a pair of tongs take out pasta and add to the sauce. Also add a couple of spoonfuls of pasta water to the pan, a dash of olive oil and toss well so the starch from the pasta thickens the sauce. Check the seasoning and serve nice and hot.
Have a good weekend!