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Spirited Shrimp Cocktail

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, Shellfish
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 118mlDry 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 / 2.2ozDiced (1/2") ripe tomato
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozDiced (1/2") ripe cantaloupe
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozDiced (1/4") red onion
2 tablespoons 30mlFresh lime juice
1 teaspoon 5mlFinely-minced jalapeño
1 tablespoon 15mlOlive oil
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
6 tablespoons 90mlCoarsely-chopped fresh mint leaves
4 tablespoons 60mlFresh mint sprigs - for garnish (large)

Recipe Instructions

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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