Spirited Shrimp Cocktail Recipe - Cooking Index
Martini or red-wine glasses are perfect for presenting this starter. I always buy large shrimp for cocktails, because medium-sized shrimp shrink too much.
Type: Fish, Shellfish1/2 cup | 118ml | Dry white wine |
2 | Celery ribs with leaves - chopped | |
4 | Parsley sprigs | |
4 | Black peppercorns | |
32 | Shrimp - peeled, deveined (large) | |
For The Salsa | ||
1 | Ripe papaya - halved, seeded, | |
Peeled and cut into 1/2" pieces | ||
1 cup | 62g / 2.2oz | Diced (1/2") ripe tomato |
1 cup | 146g / 5.1oz | Diced (1/2") ripe cantaloupe |
1/4 cup | 15g / 0.5oz | Diced (1/4") red onion |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Fresh lime juice |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Finely-minced jalapeño |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Olive oil |
Salt - to taste | ||
Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste | ||
6 tablespoons | 90ml | Coarsely-chopped fresh mint leaves |
4 tablespoons | 60ml | Fresh mint sprigs - for garnish (large) |
Fill a medium-sized saucepan halfway with water. Add the wine, celery, parsley and peppercorns. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to medium-low and add the shrimp. Simmer until cooked through (shrimp will turn pink), about 2 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water and drain well again. Refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
Combine all the salsa ingredients in a large bowl using a rubber spatula.
To serve, place 4 shrimp in the bottom of each of 4 martini glasses. Top each with 1/2 cup salsa. Place 4 shrimp on the rim of each glass, grouped together. Garnish each with a mint sprig.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Per serving: 220 calories, 15g carbohydrate, 29g protein, 5g fat, 250mg cholesterol.
Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: 03-21-2004
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