Grilled Seafood Salad with Shallot Thyme Vinaigrette Recipe
Ingredients
| VINAIGRETTE | ||
| Balsamic vinegar | 1 /4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Olive oil | 3 Tablespoon | |
| White wine vinegar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Shallot | 1 Tablespoon, finely chopped | |
| Chopped | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Dried thyme leaves | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Dijon Mustard | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Water | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | 1 /4 Teaspoon | |
| 1 2 uncooked large shrimp, thawed if frozen, peeled, deveined | ||
| 1 lb swordfish, marlin or tuna steaks, | ||
| 3/4 to 1 inch thick | ||
| Fennel bulb | 1 Medium, cut into wedges (SALAD) | |
| 10 cups bite-size pieces mixed salad greens | ||
| Red onion | 1 /2 Small, thinly sliced (SALAD) | |
| Cherry tomatoes | 1 2 , cut in half (SALAD) | |
| 1 2 pitted Kalamata or ripe olives | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. In a large food grade bag or a covered jar, place all the vinaigrette ingredients and shake well to make sure that they are well mixed
2. In another shallow dish, place the fish and shrimp and pour the ΒΌ cup of the vinaigrette over them.
3. Coat the fish and shrimp well and set aside to marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
4. Heat the gas or charcoal grill
MAKING
5. Remove the fish and shrimp from the marinade and set aside the marinade for later use.
6. Place the fish and the fennel on the grill. Cover the grill and cook the fish and the fennel on medium heat for five minutes
7. Turn and brush the fish and the fennel with the reserved marinade two or three times during the cooking process to get an even coating
8. Add the shrimp; cover the grill to allow it to cook for five minutes.
9. Repeat the process of turning the fish, shrimp and the fennel till the fish is opaque, the shrimp is pink and the fennel is tender
10. Discard the marinade after the seafood and fennel is cooked
FINALIZING
11. On a serving platter, arrange the salad greens in a round pattern.
12. Cut fish into bite-size pieces to serve.
SERVING
13. Place the fish, fennel, shrimp and remaining salad ingredients on the salad greens.
14. Served the reserved vinaigrette on the side.
1. In a large food grade bag or a covered jar, place all the vinaigrette ingredients and shake well to make sure that they are well mixed
2. In another shallow dish, place the fish and shrimp and pour the ΒΌ cup of the vinaigrette over them.
3. Coat the fish and shrimp well and set aside to marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
4. Heat the gas or charcoal grill
MAKING
5. Remove the fish and shrimp from the marinade and set aside the marinade for later use.
6. Place the fish and the fennel on the grill. Cover the grill and cook the fish and the fennel on medium heat for five minutes
7. Turn and brush the fish and the fennel with the reserved marinade two or three times during the cooking process to get an even coating
8. Add the shrimp; cover the grill to allow it to cook for five minutes.
9. Repeat the process of turning the fish, shrimp and the fennel till the fish is opaque, the shrimp is pink and the fennel is tender
10. Discard the marinade after the seafood and fennel is cooked
FINALIZING
11. On a serving platter, arrange the salad greens in a round pattern.
12. Cut fish into bite-size pieces to serve.
SERVING
13. Place the fish, fennel, shrimp and remaining salad ingredients on the salad greens.
14. Served the reserved vinaigrette on the side.
Chef
