Vernal greens pasta with seared scallops

Pasta and macaroni Italian cuisine

While grocery shopping I spied some sprightly fava greens for sale in the produce section. I had been considering adding some greenery to a pasta dish, so dropped a bunch into my basket. The nearby fennel bulbs looked particularly fresh, so into the basket one went. That got my mind thinking about pairing fennel, scallops, and lime -- one of my favorite flavor combinations -- so the idea for this pasta dish came together quickly. The dish requires a little multi-tasking, but comes together fairly quickly. The bright and fresh tasting pasta and sweet scallops pair perfectly with the melon, fresh grass, and citrus flavors of the 2011 Uproot Savignon Blanc.