This hardly qualifies as a recipe.
Actually, it doesn’t qualify as a recipe.
Three ingredients,
I put the blame credit for this simple dish directly on the shoulders of mon mari.
Friday was his birthday.
Yes, that;s right, his birthday was on Fish Hell Night.
I let him choose – it being his special day and all…..
This was it.
It was good.
Actually, it was fantastic! (And slightly more than 3 ingredients…)
Pesto rosso is pesto made with tomato and almonds, along with the basil.
Pasta with Shrimp and Pesto Rosso
Total time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 10oz (300gr) large shrimp (prawns), cleaned
- 2 tsp cooking olive oil
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/3 cup pesto rosso
- 1 tbs salad olive oil
- 8oz (250gr) fresh fettuccine
Instructions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions. When done, drain.
- Clean shrimp if needed, if not just rinse and let drain.
- Mix 2 tsp olive oil, paprika and chili powder pesto. Add shrimp and toss to coat.
- Cook shrimp on barbecue, using a grill pan, until raw shrimp curl and turn opaque, 4 – 5 minutes.
- To finish:
- Mix pesto rosso and olive oil.
- Add to pasta, along with shrimp, and toss well to coat.
- Serve.
Mon mari didn’t do any work last week.
It was his birthday week so he just played.
Okay, okay… he did a few things – mowed and trimmed and strimmed. And then he did it all again. All the rain, followed by sunny, warm weather makes everything grow very, very fast.
All the rain also encourages the taupe (moles) to come closer to the surface.
They have done a great job of destroying my herb garden. They create huge mounds of dirt and undercut the roots.
Between the taupe, the escargot (snails) and limace (slugs) my herb garden is a disaster.
Accept for the lavender. For some reason the lavender is doing great – should be blooming in another week or so.
To end on a high note (higher than the taupe mounds)…..
Aren’t my lilies gorgeous?
I have to go water now…. and admire the sunset.
I had not realized moles were such pests as they look so cute – we do not have them in Aust ralia .We certainly have our fair share of snails and slugs – I leave them a tiny saucer of beer in my vegie garden – it gets them too drunk to do any harm !!
This looks delicious. Whats the green fritter looking thing on the side? I’m having caterpillar problems at the moment, they’re gobbling my spinach, lettuce and radishes 🙁
I’m surprised that the tapes didn’t get your lily bulbs, too. Looks like you need to add a dachshund to your menagerie.
Kate – Cute????? Forgot about the beer thing for the other creepers…. Thanks!
Nicola, Spinach Gratin – I posted the recipe… Couldn’t believe I never have before. Caterpillars, eh – that’s one I don’t have – yet!
Pam, I am too…. but they never seem to get that far from the field. Never in my potager, either. I guess I have some luck LOL