{Recipe} Shrimp and Arugula Pasta

My boss at work gave me a version of this recipe two weeks ago and I finally got around to making it last week.  I made a few tweaks and it turned out perfectly.  I couldn't have asked for a better dinner and I can't wait to make it again.

You Need:

Your choice of pasta

One pound of shrimp

Two (big) handfuls of arugula 

1/2 cup pine nuts 

three lemons

one lime

1/2 cup olive oil

2 cups of cherry tomatoes

Pepper

Salt

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Three cloves of garlic

1/4 stick of butter

red pepper flakes (optional)

-  Marinate your shrimp in whatever marinade you want.  I did lemon and lime juice and salt and pepper.  Marinate it for around forty five minutes, or longer if you have the time.

-  Sautee your shrimp in 1/4 a cup of the olive oil, the juice of one of the lemons, the butter and some salt and pepper.  

-  add in the garlic and tomatoes

- turn off the stove and add the arugula (when it's still hot so the arugula wilts)

-  toast your pine nuts and add those

-  mix in the pasta

- add the rest of the olive oil, the juice of the lemons/ lime, salt, pepper, and the red pepper flakes as sort of a "dressing"

-  top with parmesan cheese if desired.

um, yum! xo