Not Your Typical Shrimp Salad!

"Shrimp Salad"

 Hello,
This is not your typical "Shrimp Salad".  I was recently requested by a customer to make a shrimp salad without mayonnaise.  At first I was thinking "What the *^%?", but then I thought "Hmmm!  I could do this".  So I came up with this idea.  First I steamed some shrimp in salty water flavored with onion and lemons.  Just throw in the whole onion and lemon both cut in half.  While waiting for the water to boil you can begin cutting your vegetables.  For this particular salad I chose: carrots, peppers, celery, zucchini, and green onions.  Everything is cut thin and long in what most may consider a julienned type cut or matchsticks.  The way you cut it is completely up to you. 

"Yummy!"

Once your flavored water starts to boil you then add your shrimp.  Please be careful not to over cook your shrimp no one likes rubbery shrimp.  Once you remove your shrimp it would be best to cool them before adding them to your salad.   While waiting on your shrimp to cool you can chop some from fresh parsley and throw in some capers for an additional burst of flavor.  With this salad I made a vinaigrette. 
So in your Cuisinart, blender, or in a bowl using a hand blender add the following: a small shallot, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and seasoned rice vinegar, garlic clove, and salt and pepper.  After you have mixed the top ingredients slowly add in olive oil while either machine is blending all the ingredients,  adding just enough to make your vinaigrette. (also great on a lettuce salad)  Always taste the vinaigrette and adjust it to suit your taste buds before adding it to your shrimp and vegetables.  So now that everything is chopped, cooled, and blended it is now time to mix everything together.  This is a great summer dish and it would even work being adding to some pasta of your choice to stretch it for large families.  I hope you enjoy!!

INGREDIENTS:
SHRIMP (COOKED IN WATER, LEMON, SALT AND ONION)

CARROTS
ZUCCHINI
GREEN ONION
RED AND YELLOW PEPPERS
CELERY
PARSLEY
CAPERS

VINAIGRETTE:
SHALLOT
GARLIC CLOVE
LEMON JUICE
SEASONED RICE VINEGAR
DIJON MUSTARD
SALT AND PEPPER
OLIVE OIL

ENJOY,

MO

It's Been a While!!

Hello,

I know it has been some time since I last posted.   Life has been busy and I have been rushed.  Oh well its over now and I getting back into the grove of getting back on track.  Thanks to all of you that have been following me.  I am back now!! Sorry for the delay!!

Mo