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Food and Wine: Shrimp and Almond Pesto
Bonaire Talk: Food and Wine: FISH: Shrimp and Almond Pesto
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Mc -- But you can all me Jacques (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2174) on Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 10:31 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

My brother in law and I saw this on Lydia about two years ago after a night of heavy indulgence. We went right out and got the ingredients and went to work. In a food processor put in the following:

1 whole garlic
2 cups extra virgin olive oil
1 pint of grape tomatoes
2 cups of unsalted almonds
About 40 leaves of fresh basil
1 cup of pancetta chopped
1 lb. of shrimp or scallops or both
4 tsp. of red pepper
salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients, except shrimp and scallops in a well oiled pan, after processing to a kind of chunky texture from the almonds. I keep adding a bit of olive oil while simmering over a low heat. This helps to prevent the chopped almonds from scorching. About 10 minutes before serving add pealed shrimp or scallops. Serve over a nice penne or linguine al dente. Garnish with fresh basil. Goes really well with a nice Sauvignon Blanc or buttery Chardonay. (Clos Du Bois)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob, that's me! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #21396) on Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 2:13 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks James, you food slut!

Question, Garlic bulb, or one clove?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Mc -- But you can all me Jacques (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2178) on Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 8:34 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

One whole bulb.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #21399) on Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 8:57 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Sweet!

 


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