Nutty White Wine Sauce

Most people know pine nuts from pesto, but these little goodies are so delicious that I could eat them by the handful.  They are soft and mild and make an excellent addition to so many dishes, especially if pasta is involved.  They add such an incredible nutty flavor to this white wine sauce!

Ingredients:

1 shallot

1 clove minced garlic

1/2 cup butter

1 cup white wine

Juice of 1 lemon

1 cup cherry tomatoes

1/2 cup baby spinach leaves

1/4 cup pine nuts

pinch each of salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat.

2. While butter is melting, dice the shallot, roughly chop the cherry tomatoes and slice the spinach into thin slices.  (It's easiest to do this by rolling the leaves together and then slicing the rolled leaves.)

3. Once the butter has melted, add the shallot, garlic and pine nuts.  Cook for 5 minutes.

4. Add the lemon juice, tomatoes and spinach and let it simmer for another 5 minutes.

5. Add the wine, bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium-low.  Simmer for 15 minutes.

Throw 1 package (454 g) of cooked pasta right into the sauce pan and mix well.  This sauce will coat every strand of pasta beautifully!