It Ain't Easy!!!

being a vegan that is.  Then I found out my son has lost weight and that did it!  I went out to the grocery store and stocked up on meat.  It's a mother-bear thing I think.  I came home and made spaghetti and salad and I SO enjoyed it and so did he.  That was last night.

Maybe I just am not cut out to be a vegetarian or vegan.  I can still avoid meat for the most part but there are times when you just have to bend those self-imposed rules and eat meat!  Last night was one of those nights.

But let me tell you about this fabulous recipe for pasta tonight (yes pasta two nights in a row...who's counting though right?)

It was a Lemon and Shrimp linguine with asparagus. Yum!!

Here's the recipe:

Lemon Linguine

1 pound linguine
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
zest from 1 lemon
juice from 2 lemons
1 bunch of asparagus
1 small shallot
1 clove garlic
1 tsp butter
1/3 cup roughly chopped parsley
1/2 pound shrimp

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.  Blanch asparagus and set aside.  Add olive oil to water and boil linguine until al dente.

In the meantime whisk the olive oil, lemon zest and lemon juice together in a large serving bowl.  In small saucepan,  saute shallot and minced garlic until transparent.  Set aside.

When pasta is cooked, drain and add to lemon juice/oil mixture.  Add shallots, garlic, shrimp, asparagus, and parsley, and season with salt and pepper to taste.  garnish with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

This recipe screams SUMMER!  I can't think of anything better for July 1st ~ Canada Day!  We all loved it.  In fact, my son made a point of telling me how delicious it was.  It's a keeper!

Try it yourself and let me know what you think!

Until next time,

Mavis