My Shrimp and Basil Pesto Pasta! This is an elegant, delicious taste for the classic spaghetti recipe that most everyone knows but wishes it could be elevated. Once you taste this dish, red sauce will slowly begin to slip from your memory!
Put 1 lb of wheat spaghetti pasta on to boil and boil to al dente texture or a little longer if so desired. While the pasta is boiling, let's get ready to make your Basil Pesto sauce:
Basil Pesto Sauce
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 cup fresh basil leaves, packed
1/2 cup tarragon leaves, packed
1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup walnuts
1 small lemon, juiced
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1/2 cup freshly grated Romano
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
1. Put all the ingredients into the food processor and grind into a nice decadent sauce.
Garlic Sauted Shrimp
1 lb cleaned, deveined shrimp
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp minced Garlic
1. Heat the EVOO in a skillet and add the shrimp and the minced garlic and saute together for about 3 minutes on each side.
2. Mix the pesto sauce in with the pasta and top up with the shrimp and enjoy!
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