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Saturday, February 02, 2008

Trofie Pasta with Shrimps, Cherry Tomatoes and Rocket Salad

Trofie Pasta with Shrimps, Cherry Tomatoes and Rocket Salad
This Italian recipe is about a first course made with a type of pasta called Trofie that is traditional of Liguria in the northern part of Italy. This type of Italian pasta is ideal for any kind of sauce like tomato sauce or Genoese pesto: here I presented a delicious sauce made with shrimps, cherry tomatoes, rocket salad and rum. This Italian recipe is a fresh recipe simple to prepare that allow you to obtain a good result in few minutes.

INGREDIENTS (for 4 people):
320g of Trofie (a particular type of pasta)
1 Brunch of rocket salad
350g of Shrimps pre-cooked
4 Tablespoons of Extra virgin olive oil
20 Cherry tomatoes
Salt
Pepper
1 Clove of
1 Glasses of rum

PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes

COOKING TIME: 20 minutes

WINE: Vermentino di Gallura Doc (White Wine)

PREPARATION
Preheat a pan with extra virgin olive oil, brown in it the clove of garlic and remove it when it is brown. Add shrimps,

Trofie Pasta with Shrimps, Cherry Tomatoes and Rocket Salad

Trofie Pasta with Shrimps, Cherry Tomatoes and Rocket Salad

before cleaned, cook for 10 minutes, add rum and let it evaporated, then add the cherry tomatoes, before cleaned and cut in half.

Trofie Pasta with Shrimps, Cherry Tomatoes and Rocket Salad

Now sprinkle with salt and pepper and 1 glass of water and continue to cook for about 10 minutes.

Trofie Pasta with Shrimps, Cherry Tomatoes and Rocket Salad

When cooking is completed, add rocket salad, before cleaned and cut, and continue for other some minutes the cooking.

Trofie Pasta with Shrimps, Cherry Tomatoes and Rocket Salad

In the meanwhile cook Trofie in salt-boiling water.

Trofie Pasta with Shrimps, Cherry Tomatoes and Rocket Salad

When Trofie are ready drain them and add them to the pan with sauce. Serve hot.
This is the result:

Trofie Pasta with Shrimps, Cherry Tomatoes and Rocket Salad

BUON APPETITO!

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