The Healthiest Creamy Shrimp Linguine

TIPS & TRICKS to make this Recipe: As stated before, I used Greek yogurt instead of heavy cream to give this pasta that beautiful creamy texture. The secret? Make sure to add in the yogurt at room temperature. Otherwise, it will easily curdle.

The Healthiest Creamy Shrimp Linguine

Watch Albert preparing this recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSwdIxIsD-8

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 30 ml
  • 14 raw jumbo shrimp peeled & deveined
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 shallots
  • 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth 690 ml
  • 8 oz uncooked linguine 225 grams
  • 1/2 cup greek yogurt 125 grams
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley 8 grams
  • dash hot smoked Spanish paprika
  • pinch sea salt
  • dash black pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  2. Meanwhile, pat dry 14 raw jumbo shrimp (peeled & deveined) with paper towels and season with sea salt & black pepper
  3. After heating the olive oil for 3 minutes, add in the shrimp, all in a single layer, cook for 1 minute per side, then remove from the pan and set aside covered with foil paper
  4. Using the same pan with the same heat, add in 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced and 2 shallots thinly sliced, mix with the olive oil, after 3 minutes add in 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth, season with sea salt & black pepper and turn up the heat to a high heat
  5. Once the broth comes to a boil, add in 8 oz uncooked linguine, mix every 2 to 3 minutes to ensure the pasta does not stick together and it all evenly cooks, after 6 minutes and most of the broth has been absorbed by the pasta, but there is still some broth left, place a lid on the pan and lower the heat to a low-medium heat, after 3 minutes turn off the heat and remove the lid, add the shrimp back into the pan to heat through and let it rest for a couple of minutes
  6. After 3 minutes, add in 1/2 cup greek yogurt at room temperature, 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley and black pepper, mix together until well combined, then sprinkle with hot smoked paprika and serve at once, enjoy!

The Ancient Olive Trees of Italy

The Ancient Olive Trees of Italy

It’s no wonder that Gianni (miller and owner of Apollo Olive Oil) has an inherent appreciation for olive trees and their produce – oil of course, as well as dried and cured olives.  His family roots are in Tuscany, which is second only to Puglia in Italian olive production.  The difference is mainly that olive groves in Puglia were first planted by the Romans, and ‘only’ reached Tuscany in the 15th and 16th centuries. According to some estimates the Puglia region has 50 – 60 million ancient olive trees scattered throughout the region that were originally planted by the Romans before the common era. Some think these groves represent “the oldest extant arboreal agrarian landscape in the world.” It is no wonder that creating some of the world’s highest quality olive oil comes so naturally to Gianni. Here is a link to a wonderful short article with a beautiful video honoring these trees.