Scallops With Spinach and Spicy Orange Juice Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons margarine
• 1 12 lbs spinach
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb sea scallops
• rinsed and patted dry
• tough attachment muscle removed
• spicy orange sauce
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange peel
• 12 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon shredded onion
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 18 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. Heat 1 teaspoon of butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add spinach in 2 batches, if necessary, and salt.
3. Cook, stirring, just until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Remove to serving platter.
5. Wipe skillet dry with paper towels.
6. Add remailning butter to skillet.
7. When hot, add scallops in a single layer.
8. Cook 2 minutes, turning scallops once or until lightly browned on 2 sides and barely opaque at the centers.
9. Arrange on spinach; cover loosely with foil to keep warm.
10. Put sauce ingredients in skillet and bring to a boil over medium heat.
11. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes until slightly syrupy.
12. Spoon sauce over scallops.