Grilled shrimp with pasta & fresh tomatoes
4 Servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
1 | pounds | Large shrimp |
¾ | cup | Fruity olive oil |
Salt & fresh black pepper | ||
3 | tablespoons | Balsamic vinegar |
1 | Shallot minced | |
1 | teaspoon | Dijon mustard |
4 | larges | Ripe tomatoes, cut into |
Chunks | ||
20 | Leaves fresh basil, roughly | |
Chopped | ||
1 | pounds | Penne |
Directions
time to cook 45 minutes:
Set a large pot of salted water to boil for the pasta; start a charcoal fire or light a gas grill. Brush the shrimp with about ¼ c olive oil; sprinkle them with salt and pepper. mix together the remaining oliveoil, 2 TB of the vinegar, the shallot, and mustard, and season with salt and pepper. taste to add more vinegar if needed.
set the tomatoes in a large bowl to marinade with the vinaigrette and basil. Grill the shrimp over high heat until they turn pink, about 2-3 minutes per side; meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain the pasta, toss with the tomatoes, top with the grilled shrimp, and serve.
Crawfish works great with this dish also.