This recipe for Pan-Seared Scallops with Vegetable Ribbons is just in time for Valentine’s Day and was created for those who have diabetes, or are celebrating with someone impacted by this disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 100 million Americans, alone, are impacted by diabetes or prediabetes.
This recipe is from the Diabetes Superfoods Cookbook and Meal Planner from the American Diabetes Association. The co-authors are registered dietitians and provide more than 110 recipes that are simple to create and contain at least one diabetes superfood ingredient. These are defined as foods rich in nutrients that benefit diabetes management or that are typically lacking in the American diet.
For this recipe, if possible, use fresh (never frozen) scallops or scallops that are free of preservatives. For example, scallops that have not been treated with salt or TPP (sodium tripolyphosphate).—Editor