One of favorite dishes of for this summer is my seafood pesto pasta. All the herbs at the farmers market are so fresh now and I love my basel. The key to this dish is making your own pesto.
2 cups basil
1-2 cloves garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
Your best olive oil
Parmesan cheese (optional)
I make this pesto in my food processor but throwing the basil, garlic, salt and peppper in and add enough oil until desired consistency. I prefer more of a soft paste and do not like it too oily. Make sure to add more salt or pepper if needed.
When making this pasta dish, I prefer to make the pesto on the same day but it can be easily frozen as it keeps well. (Tip: Freeze them in ice cube trays so that you can easily defrost it!)
Use any type of pasta you like but I used speghetti here. I sauted onions, garlic and then added some shrimp and scallops.I then added the pesto, tomatos and white white to deglaze the pan. Make sure its only a splash of wine because the tomatos will release liquid as well and you do not want you water down your sauce. Once the seafood has cooked, add your pasta to the pan. Taste you dish at this point and add more pesto or salt or pepper. This is a quick and easy (and healthy!) dish that you can make for yourself or friends and family! This dish is good hot or cold! Great for picnics too!
