Name: Summery Shrimp with Pesto
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Angel hair pasta - ½ (12 ounce) package; Firmly packed fresh basil leaves, chopped - 1 cup; Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Lemon juice, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon; Minced garlic, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon; Salt, or more to taste - ¼ teaspoon; Ground black pepper, or more to taste - ⅛ teaspoon; Water, divided, or as needed - 2 tablespoons; Butter - 2 tablespoons; Large shrimp, peeled and deveined - ¾ pound; Scallions, thinly sliced, green and white parts separated - 6; Garlic, minced - 1 large clove; Zucchini, sliced 1/2-inch thick, or more to taste - 2 small

Ingredients for - Summery Shrimp with Pesto

1. Angel hair pasta ½ (12 ounce) package

2. Firmly packed fresh basil leaves, chopped 1 cup

3. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

4. Lemon juice, or more to taste 1 tablespoon

5. Minced garlic, or more to taste 1 teaspoon

6. Salt, or more to taste ¼ teaspoon

7. Ground black pepper, or more to taste ⅛ teaspoon

8. Water, divided, or as needed 2 tablespoons

9. Butter 2 tablespoons

10. Large shrimp, peeled and deveined ¾ pound

11. Scallions, thinly sliced, green and white parts separated 6

12. Garlic, minced 1 large clove

13. Zucchini, sliced 1/2-inch thick, or more to taste 2 small

How to cook deliciously - Summery Shrimp with Pesto

1 . Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2 . Stage

Add basil leaves, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper to a blender. Pulse and stir down. Drizzle in tiny amounts of water and continue to pulse and stir down, then blend to desired consistency.

3 . Stage

Melt butter in the empty pasta pot. Saute shrimp over medium heat until bright pink and opaque, 3 to 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook. Set aside.

4 . Stage

Add white and light green parts of scallions to the pot and saute over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Add garlic; saute for 1 minute more. Add sliced zucchini and saute over medium-high heat, stirring and turning occasionally, until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Adjust the heat so zucchini starts to caramelize, but don't cook to mush.

5 . Stage

Quickly stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons water to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Cook for 30 seconds to reduce the liquid, then remove from heat. Stir in shrimp.

6 . Stage

Spoon shrimp and zucchini over the pasta. Garnish with green onion tops. Serve with pesto on the side.