Fresh Pesto Shrimp Conchiglie

.. Sweet basil.. the fragrance itself would never fail to make my mouth watery.. To celebrate such good herb.. i choose to make it into pesto. This simple pesto goes well in my Shrimp Conchiglie dish today.. :)

Making the Pesto basically requires:

1 packet of sweet basil, 150gm of macadamia nuts, 1/4 cup of olive oil, sea salt.

Method:
1. In a food processor, chop macadamia nuts till fine and put in sweet basil.
2. Pour in olive oil slowly into the inlet of the food processor.
3. Blend the paste till fine.

 

Note: Normally, making pesto paste includes garlic and parmesan cheese. However, i prefer to cook the garlic and add the parmesan later when cooking the pasta.

 

~ Cooking the Pasta ~

Ingredients:

 

1 box of rice conchiglie (any pasta to yr liking) cooked el dente, 3 garlic chopped finely, a few sprigs of sweet basil, a cup of shrimps & tiger prawns, sea salt, pepper & parmesan to taste.

 

Methods:

1. In a pan, heat up olive oil & stir fry garlic in a medium heat.

2. Cook till the garlic are soft (not brown) and put in prawns, salt & pesto.

3. Stir fry the paste for awhile and add in pasta.

Mix well and add in parmesan, pepper and sweet basil.

 

~ bon appetite ~