Shrimp & Summer Vegetables over Pappardelle.

One of my new favorite pastas is the beautiful Pappardelle.  The dish above is just bursting with fresh flavors and can be on the table in 15 minutes.  Boil Pappardelle according to directions about 8-10 minutes.  Lightly saute an assortment of fresh summer veggies (and shrimp if you like) in olive oil until just tender, toss in some fresh chopped herbs like lemony thyme, oregano, cilantro or parsley and smell this dish come to life.  Add sea salt, fresh cracked pepper, and shaved Parmesan.  Toss lightly with Pappardelle pasta.  Simply delicious.

Side Note:  When searching for Pappardelle recipes, I discovered that the pasta’s name comes from the Italian pappare, a verb which means “to gobble up.”  And so we did…

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