Friday, March 5, 2010

Sorta Seafood Pasta

I threw this together tonight for a quick dinner. 

1/2-3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
3 T minced garlic
1 can minced clams
1 can crab
1 pound cooked shrimp, medium size, if frozen, thawed
sundried tomatoes (optional and to your taste)
6 oz linguini
Parmesan cheese

Fill pot for pasta with water and turn on to bring to a boil.  When boiling add pasta. 

While waiting, pour 1/4 cup of olive oil into skillet on medium heat.  Add minced garlic and stir until garlic and oil are well mixed.  Add clams and crab and stir.  If fish absorbs oil, add another 1/4 cup of olive oil and stir.  Add fresh ground pepper and stir to saute'.  If shrimp have tails, remove them and add to the mixture.  If oil is absorbed, add more as needed.  Stir well and add sundried tomatoes.  Keep stirring to coat and mix well. 

When linguini is done, drain.  Add linguini in spoonfulls to mixture and toss each time to coat. Toss and coat well and cover for 5 minutes and turn down heat.  To serve, spoon into pasta bowls, add sauce too, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.


A leftover salad

8 oz fresh spinach
1/2 medium head of iceberg lettuce, torn in bite size pieces
4 oz white button mushrooms, cut in fourths
4 oz blue cheese crumbled with cranberries
6 mozzarella fresca balls and oil
fresh ground pepper
red wine vinegar

Combine spinach, iceberg lettuce, mushrooms and cheese.  Toss to mix.  Add mozzarella balls and drizzle seasoned oil from them onto salad.  Add fresh ground pepper and vinegar to taste.  Toss and serve.

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