Spicy Shrimp with Bitter Greens Salad Recipe
Ingredients
| Archiote paste or Hungarian paprika- 2 tablespoons | ||
| Ground coriander | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Ground red pepper | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Extra virgin olive oil | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Jumbo shrimp | 12 | |
| Lime juice | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Kosher salt- a good pinch (optional) | ||
| Mint leaves | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Flat leaf parsley- 1 cup, coarse stems trimmed | ||
| Basil leaves | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Red mustard greens or other bitter greens- 1 cup | ||
| Red leaf lettuce- 1 cup, torn into bite-sized pieces | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Start by preparing a charcoal, wood, or gas grill or preheat the broiler
MAKING
2. In a medium bowl, combine the first 4 ingredeints, and mix till it becomes a smooth paste, by adding a little cold water if the paste is too thick, also add the shrimp to coat and chill it in the refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours
3.In the bowl of mixture, remove the shrimp from the bowl
4. On a grill, place the shrimp and grill for 3 minutes till the prawns are scorched and golden in color, now turn the shrimp and cook for 1 minute,the time of grilling usually depends on the size of the shrimp, once griled remove the shrimp from the grill and set aside to keep it warm
5. In a small bowl, pour the lime juice with the remaining olive oil and whis it throughly, season to taste with salt
6. In a medium sized bowl, combine the mint, parsley, basil, and both greens, and pour the lime juice dressing over the greens.
7. On 4 serving plates, divide the greens and arrange 3 shrimp on each plate, and serve
SERVING
8. Serve immediately with a sauce of your choice or garlic bread
1. Start by preparing a charcoal, wood, or gas grill or preheat the broiler
MAKING
2. In a medium bowl, combine the first 4 ingredeints, and mix till it becomes a smooth paste, by adding a little cold water if the paste is too thick, also add the shrimp to coat and chill it in the refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours
3.In the bowl of mixture, remove the shrimp from the bowl
4. On a grill, place the shrimp and grill for 3 minutes till the prawns are scorched and golden in color, now turn the shrimp and cook for 1 minute,the time of grilling usually depends on the size of the shrimp, once griled remove the shrimp from the grill and set aside to keep it warm
5. In a small bowl, pour the lime juice with the remaining olive oil and whis it throughly, season to taste with salt
6. In a medium sized bowl, combine the mint, parsley, basil, and both greens, and pour the lime juice dressing over the greens.
7. On 4 serving plates, divide the greens and arrange 3 shrimp on each plate, and serve
SERVING
8. Serve immediately with a sauce of your choice or garlic bread
Chef
