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Shrimp Fusilli Salad with Pesto Sauce
Shrimp Fusilli Salad with Pesto Sauce
Recipe Details
Salad is definitely the main character in light meal recipes but salad dressing sold in the market always contains a lot of fat and calories. Try this home-made pesto sauce. It is lower in calories and has a lot of dietary fiber. Let’s have a healthy and tasty salad!
Ingredients
General Ingredients
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Marinate the shrimp with minced garlic, salt, black pepper and some olive oil for 20 minutes.
Step 2
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
Step 3
In a pot, bring the water to boil and add some salt. Add the fusilli and cook for 8-10 minutes until soft. Drain and set aside.
Step 4
In a dry pan, toast the pine nut until fragrant and set aside.
Step 5
In the same pan. Add some olive oil and fry the shrimp until cook and set aside.
Step 6
In a pot, bring the water to boil and blanch the spinach until bright green, drain and set aside.
Step 7
Prepare the spinach pesto. Place the spinach, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, black pepper, olive oil and blend well.
Step 8
In a bowl, combine the fusilli, spinach pesto sauce, shrimp, cherry tomatoes and toss well. Transfer to the plate.
Step 9
Sprinkle with pine nut, parmesan cheese and ready to serve.
Ingredients
General Ingredients
Salad is definitely the main character in light meal recipes but salad dressing sold in the market always contains a lot of fat and calories. Try this home-made pesto sauce. It is lower in calories and has a lot of dietary fiber. Let’s have a healthy and tasty salad!
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Marinate the shrimp with minced garlic, salt, black pepper and some olive oil for 20 minutes.
Step 2
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
Step 3
In a pot, bring the water to boil and add some salt. Add the fusilli and cook for 8-10 minutes until soft. Drain and set aside.
Step 4
In a dry pan, toast the pine nut until fragrant and set aside.
Step 5
In the same pan. Add some olive oil and fry the shrimp until cook and set aside.
Step 6
In a pot, bring the water to boil and blanch the spinach until bright green, drain and set aside.
Step 7
Prepare the spinach pesto. Place the spinach, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, black pepper, olive oil and blend well.
Step 8
In a bowl, combine the fusilli, spinach pesto sauce, shrimp, cherry tomatoes and toss well. Transfer to the plate.
Step 9
Sprinkle with pine nut, parmesan cheese and ready to serve.