Ultimate Summer Pasta Salad and Hanging Out with Hamilton

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kaisymari figueroa
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Updated on August 6, 2021

Penne Pasta with Corn, Shrimp and Avocado

This weeks recipe is an ultimate summer Penne pasta salad with shrimp, fresh summer corn and avocado

Serves 4

  • 1 ½ cups penne pasta
  • 1 lb shrimp- cleaned
  • ½ avocado
  • 1 cup fresh corn
  • 3tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 fresh lemon
  • 1 clove garlic
  • Fresh parsley to taste
  • ¼ cup dry white wine (optional)
  • Kale to taste
  • Pepper to taste

Boil water for pasta. When water has come to rolling boil add in pasta and cook according to directions on box (should be al dente). Cut the avocado into small cubes and place in dish, squeeze juice of lemon on top of avocado. Set aside.

Clean shrimp. Place 2 tablespoons olive oil in saute pan and heat, Place in shrimp and saute for 1 minute, add in white wine, saute for 4 -5 minutes until liquid has evaporated.

Drain pasta. Add into saute pan with shrimp, add in avocado cubes, corn, 1 tablespoon olive oil. Toss and serve immediately while still warm. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

Life at Hamilton

Also, since we are missing the postponed Tony Awards we thought we would bring a little bit of Broadway to The Maria Liberati Show…. hang out with me at the award winning musical Hamilton with author Mike Anthony shares stories of his life as a bartender at Hamilton and all the famous people that he has served drinks to and shared stories with and talks about his book Life at Hamilton.