When preparing salads that includeshrimp, do not forget that you need to approach the choice of seafood responsibly. Unpeeled raw shrimp are great for any salad, and if you cook them yourself, the salad will have a richer and brighter shrimp flavor. Keep in mind that if you buy unpeeled shrimp, then after cooking a third of their weight will go to the shell. You need to cook seafood not just in salted water - try adding spices, bay leaf, peppercorns, parsley or dill to them. If you want to buy ready-made shrimp for a salad, remember that the pink color of frozen mollusks indicates that they have already been boiled. You should not put them back in the pan - they will be ready to eat immediately after defrosting. Just put the package under cold water or let the seafood lie for some time at room temperature. Any vegetable oil is great for dressing shrimp salads: olive, corn, sunflower. You can also use mayonnaise, either in pure form or with the addition of ketchup, lemon juice. But most of all, shrimp love various sauces based on balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, mustard, garlic, herbs and spices.
Shrimp salad with cucumbers and Pekinese cabbage
Thanks to the available components included with itIngredients: Salad with shrimps and Chinese cabbage will become one of your family's favorite dishes. It is prepared very quickly and eaten no less quickly. Ingredients:
- cabbage peking - 1 small head
- 200 grams of shrimp
- fresh cucumber - 2 pieces
- 100 grams of hard cheese
- mayonnaise (low-fat) - 50 grams
Method of preparation:Boil the shrimp in a salty brine, add spices and herbs when boiling. Remove, drain, remove the shells and put in a salad bowl. Cut the fresh cucumber into thin strips. Chop the Chinese cabbage into medium cubes or tear it into roughly equal pieces with your hands. Grate the hard cheese, choosing the larger side. Mix all the ingredients in one dish, season with light low-fat mayonnaise. Decide for yourself whether to add salt or not, listen to your taste.
Salad with shrimps "Caesarion"
The taste of this dish is very reminiscent of everyonethe famous Caesar salad, but they still have significant differences. Try to diversify your menu by preparing this salad with Chinese cabbage and croutons and, we assure you, it will not leave anyone indifferent. Ingredients:
- cabbage peking - 1 small head
- frozen shrimps - 400 grams
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- red pepper bulgarian - 2 pieces
- bread (loaf or baguette) - half loaf
- hard cheese - 50 grams
- half a lemon
- garlic - 2 slices
- vegetable oil - 50 grams
- mayonnaise - 100 grams
- sugar, salt - by pinch
Method of preparation:Before you start creating a culinary masterpiece, you will need to marinate the shrimp for 30 minutes. For the marinade, mix the juice of half a lemon with olive oil, add a pinch of sugar and salt and leave in the cold. While the seafood is marinating, prepare the croutons. Cut the baguette or loaf into thin slices, then use a sharp knife to turn them into cubes. Fry the pieces of bread in a frying pan with a few tablespoons of olive oil. The fire should be high so that the croutons remain soft inside, but at the same time are fried on the outside. When the croutons are ready, place them on a paper napkin to absorb excess oil. The sauce plays an important role in the Caesarion salad. So, start preparing it. Press the garlic through a garlic press or chop it with a knife, add 50 grams of grated cheese and mayonnaise. It is best to puree this sauce using a hand blender. If you do not have one, do not despair - pieces of garlic and cheese will only add piquancy and pungency to your dish. During the preparation of the sauce, the shrimps will probably have already marinated. Send them to a hot frying pan and keep on high heat. Cherry tomatoes should be divided into quarters. Wash the bell peppers, cut off the tails, take out the seeds and cores from the inside, cut into strips. Chop the Chinese cabbage into strips, leaving a few wide lush leaves for decoration. Everything is important in this salad: taste, color and presentation. Therefore, to make it look attractive, lay out several leaves of Chinese cabbage on a plate, put vegetables on top in layers, alternating with shrimp and croutons. To prevent the salad from being dry, do not skimp on the sauce for each layer. Decorate the dish with cherry tomatoes, sprinkle with herbs and enjoy its wonderful taste!
Salad with olives, peppers and shrimps
It's no secret that shrimp are greatgo well with vegetables. Vegetables can be raw, stewed, boiled, fried and even baked. We would like to offer you an unusual salad, which includes many vegetables, and its taste is favorably emphasized by shrimps with spicy garlic sauce. Ingredients: For the salad:
- shrimps - 300 grams
- potatoes - 400 grams
- onions - 1 piece
- green beans - 300 grams
- Bulgarian pepper (red and yellow) - 2 pieces
- tomato - 3 pieces
- 2 eggs
- chinese cabbage - 1 head
For the sauce:
- 3 cloves of garlic
- olives - 100 grams
- wine vinegar (red) - 4 tablespoons
- olive oil - 120 grams
- spices (onion green, basil, parsley, thyme) - 3 tablespoons
- black pepper, salt - a pinch
We suggest you start the salad by preparing itsauce, because it needs some time to infuse. Take a separate bowl, mince the garlic cloves, mix with wine vinegar, constantly stirring, pour in the olive oil, add ground pepper and salt. Set aside for now. In the meantime, prepare the vegetables for the salad: boil the potatoes in their skins for 15 minutes, remove from the water, let cool, peel and cut into small pieces. Green beans should be boiled for up to 10 minutes in boiling water, then also remove and cut. Cut the onion and sweet peppers into thin rings. Boil the eggs hard, divide each into quarters. Divide the cabbage into leaves, tear a few pieces with your hands into the salad, leave the rest for garnishing the dish. Cut the tomatoes into strips. Do not forget to boil the shrimp, if they are raw. If you bought frozen boiled ones, just defrost them under cold water. Proceed to assembling the salad: put potatoes, peppers and beans on top of the cabbage leaves, then onions and chopped tomatoes with pieces of Chinese cabbage. Put shrimps with olives on top of the vegetables, and pieces of eggs along the edges. Just before serving the salad, generously pour it with sauce and sprinkle with a mixture of spices. Mix, but very carefully.
Citrus salad with chinese cabbage and shrimps
This dish is ideal for people who are passionate about a healthy lifestyle. Light, nutritious, balanced salad will become your favorite breakfast. Ingredients:
- orange - 2 pieces
- cabbage peking - 1 small head
- onions - 1 piece
- peeled shrimps - 220 grams
- half a bunch of parsley
- olive oil - 50 milliliters
- pepper, salt - a pinch
Method of preparation:Take the oranges, peel one of them, remove the skin, cut the citrus pulp into beautiful slices. Cut the other orange in half and squeeze out the juice - it will come in handy for making the dressing. Wash the Chinese cabbage, cut into pieces, the onion for this salad should be cut into thin rings. Finely chop the parsley. Boil the shrimp in a salty brine with spices, remove from the water. Mix the boiled mollusks with oranges, cabbage, herbs and onions. To prepare the dressing for the citrus salad, mix the juice of one orange with vegetable oil, do not forget about salt and pepper. Place all the salad ingredients in a large dish, pour the resulting dressing, sprinkle with chopped parsley and orange slices.
