Easiest Way to Make Perfect Shrimp, arugula and goat cheese rotini

Shrimp, arugula and goat cheese rotini.

You can cook Shrimp, arugula and goat cheese rotini using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shrimp, arugula and goat cheese rotini

1. It's 3 cups of dry rotini.
2. It's 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.
3. It's 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
4. It's 1 of large lemon, juiced and its rind finely grated.
5. It's 2 cloves of garlic, unpeeled.
6. Prepare 1 sprig of fresh rosemary.
7. You need 16 of easy-peel shrimp, 31/40 size.
8. It's 125 g of goat cheese.
9. Prepare 2 cups of (packed) arugula.
10. It's 1 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved.

Shrimp, arugula and goat cheese rotini instructions

1. Add the pasta to a pot of boiling salted water..
2. Add a pinch of course salt to the garlic and crush it until it's paste, using the flat of your knife against a cutting board. Put the garlic in a large mixing bowl along with the olive oil and a pinch of salt and several grinds of freshly cracked black pepper. Add the lemon juice and rind..
3. Add a large splash of extra virgin olive oil to a medium pan. Press down with your palm on the unpeeled garlic cloves to crush them slightly, then add them to the pan along with the rosemary sprig. Let the oil infuse for 3 or 4 minutes, then fish out and discard the garlic and rosemary..
4. Add the shrimp to the pan and season with salt and pepper. Cook the shrimp until they just begin to turn evenly pink. This will only take a few minutes. Remove the shrimp and peel off their shells. Keep the oil from the pan..
5. Drain the rotini once it's cooked and add it to the mixing bowl of oil and garlic. Break up the goat cheese and add it also. Toss while the pasta is hot so the cheese can melt. Add the shrimp and its cooking oil as well as the arugula and tomatoes. Toss again, until the arugula wilts. Season with extra salt and pepper to taste..