Linguine With Shrimp In Tomato Cream Sauce

We have finally reached the last day of 2011.  Wishing you all a wealthy and healthy new year!  This is going to be my last recipe of 2011.  I will try my best to find more good recipes to share with you in the coming year.   Happy New Year!

Ingredients
3 cups grape or cherry tomatoes
400g shrimp - peeled and deveined
1 cup vegetable broth
6 garlic cloves - minced
2 rosemary sprigs
3 basil leaves
1/4 cup heavy cream
300 g or 10 oz. linguine - cooked
Pinch salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil - more for drizzling
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
2. Saute tomatoes and half of the minced garlic until tomatoes are softened. 
3. Add in rosemary, basil and vegetable broth and cook for 1 minute.
4. Remove from heat and place them in a blender.
5. Puree until smooth.
6. Clean the skillet and return to medium heat.  Heat the butter and the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
7. Saute the remaining minced garlic.
8. Add shrimp to the garlic and saute until the shrimp start to turn pink. 
9. Add the pureed tomato sauce and heavy cream to the shrimp.
10. Bring to a boil.
11. Add cooked linguine pasta to the skillet and toss with the sauce and shrimp.   
12. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
13. Remove from heat. 
14. Drizzle some olive oil over the linguine.
15. Serve with garlic toast.