Burnin’ Down The House

I saw this on the back of a packet of linguine and decided it looked pretty good so I made it, and guess what? It was pretty good. Lemon with pasta is not something I’d tried before but it worked really well with the garlic and prawns.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
Enough linguine for 4 people (I always say this instead of x grams since I don’t trust the measurements they give for the amount of pasta to cook. It never seems like enough.)
3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
200g cooked, peeled prawns
4 close garlic, finely chopped
100g packet of rocket
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
A 5-6 leaves of fresh basil ripped into little bits (or 1/2 tsp of dried)
Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:
1. Put the linguine on to cook (refer to packet for cooking time, usually takes about 5-6 minutes) in a large pan of salted boiling water.
2. In a seperate saucepan, gently heat the olive oil, prawns, garlic, rocket and basil for 2-3 minutes.
3. When the linguine is done, drain and put back in the saucepan. Mix the lemon juice and zest into the olive oil/garlic/prawns and then pour over the linguine and stir well until it’s all coated with the sauce. Add black pepper to taste.

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