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The Quintessential Summer Dish

Posted At : July 8, 2010 11:00 AM | Posted By : lauren
Related Categories: seafood, Summer, mollusk, Little Neck Clams, mussels, linguine and clams, Sauvignon Blanc, What's For Dinner, Wine, mediterranean cuisine, Linguine and White Clam Sauce, mediterranean, recipe

Come in, pour a glass of wine, and relax. One of my favorite recipes was necessary to restore all sanity. It's a dish that I love to make and it tastes exceptionally delicious.

Simple dishes remind me to slow down and nourish my body and soul.

For clams, I recommend you use the little necks in the market. Don't even think about using the canned type. By the time I added the clams to the sauce I found my mind melting into bliss as the aroma filled my head.

Recipe:

Saute 3 cloves of garlic and scallions in olive oil. I use scallions; it's a personal choice. It you like other onions go ahead and use what you prefer. Pour a little olive oil in and add red pepper flakes and oregano to the pan. Chop fresh basil and sprinkle in while you pour 1 cup of white wine.

While pasta is cooking, stir clams into sauce and simmer until they all open up(about 4-6 minutes). I added a few mussels here because I could not resist.