Turnovers with shrimp, scallops and spinach

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3tablespoonsButter
8ouncesSliced mushrooms
cupShallots; finely chopped
1cupWhipping cream
½cupDry white wine
½cupLow sodium chicken broth
tablespoonDijon mustard
1teaspoonWhite wine vinegar
10ouncesFrozen chopped spinach; thawed & squeezed
17¼ouncePuff pastry; thawed
16largesShrimp; peeled and deveined
8Sea scallops; halved

Directions

Preheat oven to 500°F. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and shallots; saute 5 minutes. Add cream, wine and broth. Boil until mixture is reduced to 1 cup, about 12 minutes. Mix in mustard and vinegar, then spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Cool.

Roll out 1 sheet of puff pastry on lightly floured surface to 12" square.

Cut pastry into four 6" squares. Place ⅛ of spinach mixture on bottom half of 1 square. Top mixture with 2 shrimp and 2 scallop halves. Brush pastry edges with water. Fold unfilled half of pastry over filling, forming rectangle. Press edges of pastry closed with tines of fork. Place pastry on large baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pastry, spinach mixture, shrimp and scallops.

Bake pastries 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°F. Bake pastries until puffed and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Recipe by: Bon Appetit - 2/97

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest, Vol 01, Nr 975 by Betsy Burtis <ebburtis@...> on Jan 30, 98