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  SALADS AND SALAD DRESSINGS:
Spicy Lemon Shrimp over Greens
 

Spicy Lemon Shrimp Over Greens

 

 

A lovely fresh salad...
 

18 jumbo 

 

shrimp, peeled and deveined (leave tips of tail shells on)

 

1 cup 

 

water

 

1 cup 

 

dry white wine

 

1 whole 

 

bay leaf

 

1 small 

 

red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced

 

1 small 

 

red onion, thinly sliced

 

½ cup 

 

pitted black olives, halved

 

1 medium 

 

lemon, peeled and thinly sliced
 

 

 

 

MARINADE:

 

½ cup 

 

freshly squeezed lemon juice

 

½ cup 

 

olive oil

 

1 Tbs 

 

red wine vinegar

 

1 clove 

 

garlic, minced

 

1 Tbs 

 

dry mustard

 

¼ tsp 

 

cayenne pepper

 

½ tsp 

 

salt

 

1/8 tsp 

 

coarsely cracked black pepper

 

1 Tbs 

 

finely chopped fresh parsley

 

 

1

Combine water, wine and bay leaf in a 2-quart saucepan and bring to a boil. Add shrimp. Reduce heat and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until shrimp are pink on the outside and just cooked in the center. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl.

2

Immerse red pepper in shrimp-cooking liquid and simmer for 1 minute over medium-heat. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain. Add to bowl of shrimp. Add onion, olives and sliced lemon.

3

In a separate bowl, combine marinade ingredients and pour over shrimp mixture.

4

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Remove shrimp from marinade, drain, and serve on 6 lettuce- lined plates. Also place pieces of red pepper, onion and olives on the lettuce. Drizzle additional marinade onto salad.

 

Servings: 6

 

 Cooking Tips

*The marinated shrimp may be kept up to 1 day in refrigerator.

**Serve with a crisp Fume Blanc or a medium-bodied Chardonnay.

 

 Recipe Source

The Cuisine of California


 


     
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*Restaurant Quality!- would make it again. 
"
Fantastic!  This salad was so light and refreshing for a warm summer day.  The marinade made a nice dressing for the greens too.
"
                
-San Diego, CA

 
 

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