Butter, cheese and parsley. Accompany with little basil.
This unmissable recipe for spaghetti al pesto with shrimp accompanied by this homemade pesto based on walnuts and Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- enough water, for the pasta
- enough salt, for the pasta
- 1 package of spaghetti, 450 grams
- 1 1/2 cups basil, for the pesto
- 1/4 cups parsley, for the pesto
- 1/2 cups walnut, for the pesto
- 3 cloves of garlic, for the pesto
- 1/3 cups Parmesan cheese, grated, for the pesto
- enough salt, for the pesto
- 3/4 cups olive oil, for the pesto
- enough butter, for the shrimp
- 2 cups of large shrimp
- 1 cup cherry tomato, halved, to accompany
- to taste Parmesan cheese, in slabs, to accompany
Preparation
Heat enough water in a pot until it boils, then add the salt and wait for it to boil again. Add the Spaghetti, cook for around 8 minutes, remove from heat and drain the pasta. Booking.
For the pesto: Add the basil, parsley, walnuts, garlic cloves, Parmesan cheese, olive oil and salt in a processor. Grind in small intervals of 5 seconds until obtaining an integrated preparation. Booking.
Heat a skillet over medium heat, add the butter and shrimp. Cook until golden brown, then remove from heat and set aside.
Add a little pesto in the same pan, wait for it to heat up and add the cooked spaghetti and the rest of the pesto.
Cook for 2 minutes, add the shrimp and cherry tomatoes and serve instantly.
Accompany the spaghetti al pesto with shrimp with slices of Parmesan cheese.