Jessica’s simple but scrumptious garlicky shrimp with white beans and tomatoes

Jessica provides her twist to a recipe she found on Pinterest for a simple, but delicious dinner idea.

Using yellow tomatoes from her garden, a box of cannellini beans, shrimp and other items she created a scrumptious meal that can be enjoyed with crispy bread.

This segment of California Cooking with Jessica Holmes aired on Episode 164.

Garlicky Shrimp with White Beans and Tomatoes

Ingredients:

Jumbo deveined shrimp

Box of white cannellini beans

Cherry tomatoes

Orange mini sweet peppers

1 shallot

1-2 cloves of garlic

1 cup of veggie stock

1-2 tsp turmeric

Fresh basil

Ingredients:

• Cut tomatoes in half and chop sweet peppers, shallot and garlic.
• Drizzle olive oil into the pan and add tomatoes, shallots, peppers and garlic and sauté until veggies are soft.
• Add veggie stock and turmeric.
• Pour tomato mixture into a blender.
• Pour the blended tomato mixture back into the pan and add white beans.
• Simmer for 15-20 mins.
• In a separate pan, season shrimp with salt and pepper and cook in olive oil.  Squeeze with lemon once you remove from pan.
• Drizzle French bread pieces with oil and toast.  Rub a garlic clove on the crispy crostini.
• Add tomato and bean mixture to a serving plate, top with shrimp and garnish with basil. Serve with a side of crispy crostini.
• Enjoy!