Shrimp Linguine With Herbs, Corn and Arugula

Shrimp Linguine With Herbs, Corn and Arugula
Constantine Poulos for The New York Times. Food stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
30 minutes
Rating
4(2,583)
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The beauty of this pasta lies in its ease: Combine fresh, seasonal ingredients and let them shine. Here, shrimp is sautéed in butter until just cooked through, then set aside while the rest of the dish comes together. Peppery arugula, sweet corn and an abundance of fresh herbs round out this easy-to-assemble dinner, which is perfect after a long day at the beach or even just the office. Seared scallops would work well in place of shrimp, or you could try a combination of the two. Herbs, too, are up to you: Basil screams summer, but tarragon and Italian parsley would also be nice. White wine is used to make a light sauce for the pasta; you know what to do with any extra.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings
  • Kosher salt
  • 12ounces linguine or spaghetti
  • 1pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails removed, if you prefer
  • Black pepper
  • ½cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
  • 2cups fresh corn kernels (from 2 to 3 ears)
  • 3garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • ½teaspoon red-pepper flakes
  • 1cup dry white wine
  • 8ounces baby arugula, spinach or other tender greens
  • 2cups loosely packed, roughly chopped tender herbs, such as basil and mint
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling (optional)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

544 calories; 21 grams fat; 10 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 58 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 26 grams protein; 673 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package instructions until it is just short of al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain pasta.

  2. Step 2

    While the pasta cooks, season the shrimp well with salt and pepper. Melt half the butter in a deep 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the shrimp and sauté until just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.

  3. Step 3

    Add the corn to the pan and season with salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until browned in spots, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and red-pepper flakes and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute.

  4. Step 4

    Add the wine, bring to a simmer and cook until it is reduced by about half, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and toss to combine. Add the arugula by the handful, stirring well between each addition, until wilted, adding some of the reserved pasta water as needed. Add the remaining butter and the shrimp to the pasta and toss until the butter is melted and everything is coated with sauce. Add more pasta water as needed.

  5. Step 5

    Add half the herbs and toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large bowl or serve directly from the skillet. Top with remaining herbs, drizzle with olive oil, if desired, and serve immediately.

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This was really tasty and very easy to make. One change: I used half of butter from shrimp to cook corn, and then added second half with shrimp. That reduced total butter to 1/2 stick, which was plenty

Delicious! I reduced the butter by half and it was plenty. About 3 T to cook the shrimp and the rest added later.

Read the comments and agreed that the ingredients looked a bit bland for my family's tastes. As mentioned it seemed like a good start so I used everything, but did add a few things. I added shallots and sauteed them with the garlic and the red pepper flakes and dissolved a couple of 2 inch ribbons of anchovy paste. I added small grape tomatoes and let them blister. Transferred this to a bowl, cooked corn separately and combined everything with some lemon zest and juice. Delicious!

Used parsley, cilantro, and chives for herbs. Topped with goat cheese.

Nope. Fresh summer corn is best straight from the kernel. The pasta sauce will heat it through & that's all it needs.

Made this dish exactly as written and it was fine, nothing spectacular. If you like bold flavors, this isn’t the dish for you. If I were to make it again, which I probably won’t, I’d double the garlic and triple the red pepper flakes.

So easy and delicious. I chopped/sauteed 3 strips of bacon first and used the bacon fat with just 1 T butter for cooking the shrimp, etc. Then topped the finished dish with the crispy bacon bits. Will definitely make this again.

A good flavor palette, but I’d organize differently; finishing with pasta water and butter is better for tomato sauces you want to cling to the pasta. Here fresh corn suffers from overcooking, wine adds little, and excess butter weighs it all down. Next time I'll sauté shrimp in garlicky, peppery oil and briefly fry the corn, then mix those into hot pasta tossed with lemon juice/zest, olive oil and greens. Feta or bacon could garnish! Alter the pasta-protein-greens ratio to suit your taste.

Not super impressed. Who doesn’t love corn and shrimp? If you want something more rich, add parm. Want more zing? Add lemon. The recipe as it is is a tad bit bland. The wine cooked away and didn’t not contribute to the flavor.

This was delicious. I scaled down to one serving, taking the amounts as suggestions. I used less butter, more red pepper flakes, and added lemon juice as advised by others. I cooked corn and garlic at the same time. It was quick and tasty, like scampi with summery additions. It's a good starting point to adapt to your palate - make it spicier, more herbaceous, or more lemony or winey, as you like. So easy, and perfect after a late walk on a hot evening.

Unfortunately, we agree with the home chefs who found this dish lacking. It’s not bad, it’s just not what we’ve come to expect from NYT. Maybe we’re just spoiled, but it seems as though one or two ingredients would put it over the top, if we could only identify those ingredients! Grape tomatoes were good but not enough. My husband speculated that June 1st is too early for good corn here in Ohio, so I’ve made a note to serve this dish again in August or September.

Great recipe and combination of flavors. As mentioned by others, used about half the butter, which was plenty. Will make this again, and probably try it with tarragon sometime.

Really fresh, delicious and summery! Made pretty much as written. With fantastic fresh corn, lots of basil, arugula and Italian parsley. Threw in a handful of cherry tomatoes because I had some that needed to be used up. I did pass a bit of Parmesan for sprinkling at the table. Very tasty! Everyone loved. 5 stars in my book

Read all the comments about lack of flavor, so upped the garlic to 6 cloves, 1/2 an onion, and a pint of cherry tomatoes. For the seafood, did shrimp and day boat scallops. The corn was fresh/in season, so added it at the end; only needed to warm through. And, it was delicious!

Disappointing at best. It looks a lot better than it tastes. The seafood became lost. It added no flavor to the pasta that we could discern. The corn was OK, but the recipe calls for too much of it. We liked the taste and texture of the arugula and herbs with the pasta, but felt that more sauce was needed. To use up the leftovers the next day, I made a garlic butter sauce, to which I added a squeeze of lemon juice.

1 pound of shrimp is for two people. The correct pasta serving for 2 people is 4 ounces not 12. Good luck finding a shrimp in 12 ounces of pasta.

1. Hard to find satisfying, healthy, evening dishes that do not make us gain weight. 2. Crab and lobster all works well individually or together. 3. Always suggest the right wine, juice drink, or water. We think we are hungry, when are bodies are staved for water (especially if you are dehydrated from drinking coffee, tea, or caffeinated soda all day). 4. BREAD. Every European country has the finest artesian bread on the dinner table every night. Pre slice and freeze it correct portions.

This is a riff on shrimp scampi. Having made Melissa Clark’s shrimp scampi many times, and this recipe most recently, I vote for the simple scampi.

Boiling the water and making the pasta in the summer, here in Baltimore, heats up the house ridiculously (even with a good range hood)! I know that the pasta gives a lot of surface for the sauce to adhere to, but, any other suggestions? Please don’t suggest cooking the pasta in the early morning, lol.

Right, all that butter not necessary. Do remove the tails. Once shrimp is cooked, it’s easy to do and makes eating more pleasant. I only had 1/2 lb. Of shrimp, and that was fine.

A bit bland but good enough for a quick weeknight dinner. Next time I will add some garlic to the shrimp, shallots to the corn with a bit more garlic. Could do with a bit less butter. I used spinach - maybe the arugula would add more flavor. Fresh basil and parsley.

Great Dish Fun to make, fun to eat. Did not use any butter, evo instead. Doubled the red pepper flakes for extra zing, added 6 cocktail tomatoes (quartered) with the corn (for extra color). Thanks for the inspiration. Dish feels very summery.

Made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious! I grow mint and basil in the summer, and this was a good way to use them. I'll add this to the rotation.

This recipe reminds me of a similar recipe without the linguine and herbs. What you do is just before taking it off the stove you stir in some herb-flavored Boursin cheese. I think doing that and making sure that you don't overcook the shrimp and corn, would make a great dish. I would also save some pasta water in case a little is needed to get the right consistency at the end.

Not my favorite dish. But can expand on it, if I decide to make it again.

Too busy for me, which is to say too many disparate ingredients. It’s easy enough to make but I was not wowed, sadly.

This looks wonderful, can't wait to try it!

Could this be served cold? With the heat, my wife and I are looking for cold dinners on the deck.

IDK.. but the butter at room temperature is going to make it clumpy.

Just made this-agreed with others that it was a bit bland. Made it again and zhush'd it up with a good amount of minced fresh ginger, extra garlic, and extra hot pepper flakes. Also agreed that half a stick of butter was more than enough. Don't overcook the corn--otherwise there's no point in using fresh.

Very tasty and easy to make. I used basil and mint from the garden and would use a bit more next time.

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