This super quick and straightforward shrimp and fresh pesto pasta recipe brings together a host of delicious flavors and textures, especially the classic fresh pesto straight from the kitchens of genoa in northern italy. Pasta and pesto is a genovese classic. Add in the shrimp and you have a sure-fire winner of a dish. Better still, serve the dish hot for lunch or dinner, or leave it to go cold and you have a fantastic salad for a warm summer's day.