Good appetizer sub for seared Ahi?

[maestramommy]

I'm planning on making a nice dinner for Valentines. I'm using a menu I learned at a demo dinner, which includes a stewed beef shank with pasta, watermelon and arugula salad, and seared ahi tuna on julienned veggies. Because I'm preggo I want to sub the tuna with something else. Does anyone have any suggestions for something that would go well with beef and pasta, that is pretty easy and for 2?

[o_mom]

How about pan-seared scallops? They are fine for pregnancy and go well with beef and pasta.

This is what I'm making for V-day - you can cook the scallops this way, just ignore the rest of the recipe:

http://food.cookinglight.com/cooking/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=421629

You basically lightly salt the scallops and then cook for a few minutes on each side until done. Use cooking spray on a non-stick skillet.

[maestramommy]

Ooooo! Yum! I love scallops. Actually I could do my original recipe and use scallops instead of the tuna! Thanks!