Cold Spicy Shrimp Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Bring 5 quarts of water, 3 tablespoons salt, and the lemon to a boil in a large saucepan. Add half the shrimp and reduce the heat to medium. Cook uncovered for only 3 minutes or until the shrimp are barely cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl of cold water. Bring the water back to a boil and repeat with the remaining shrimp. Let cool; then peel, and devein the shrimp.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, wine or vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and dill. Combine with the peeled shrimp. Add the red onion and celery and check the seasonings. Serve or cover and refrigerate for a few hours.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler; adjust the rack, moving it as close to the heat source as possible. Place a large ovenproof skillet or thick-bottomed roasting pan on the stove over low heat.
• Combine the shrimp with garlic, salt, cayenne, paprika, half the olive oil and the 2 teaspoons of lemon juice; stir to blend. Turn heat under the skillet to high.
• When skillet smokes, toss in shrimp. Shake the pan once or twice to distribute them evenly, then immediately place skillet in the broiler.
• Mince about one-third of the mint, and set aside. Tear remaining leaves, and toss them with the arugula. Stir remaining olive oil and lemon juice together in a bowl.
• The shrimp are done when opaque, usually 3 to 4 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a plate; it is fine if they cool for a moment. Add shrimp juices to olive oil-lemon juice mixture, and stir. Dress the greens with this mixture, and toss; if the greens seem dry, add a little more olive oil or lemon juice, or both. Place greens on a platter, and arrange shrimp on top or around them; garnish shrimp with the remaining minced mint.

Steps:

• Stir lime juice and honey in a small bowl until honey dissolves. Mix in chile, ginger, garlic, fish sauce, and 3 Tbsp. oil; season dressing with salt.
• Toss shrimp and 2 Tbsp. dressing in a medium bowl to coat; let sit 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions. Drain and add to bowl with remaining dressing along with cucumber and ¼ cup peanuts; toss well.
• Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Pour off any liquid from shrimp and pat dry; season all over with salt. Cook shrimp, tossing occasionally, until browned and bright pink, about 5 minutes. Transfer to bowl with noodles, add basil, and toss well to combine.
• Divide noodle salad among bowls and top with remaining peanuts.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the shrimp, peas, green onions and parsley. Stir in the pasta. , In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over pasta mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in medium pot of boiling salted water until just opaque in center, about 4 minutes. Drain shrimp and cool. Combine mayonnaise and Old Bay seasoning in large bowl. Add bell peppers, green onions, celery and shrimp. Toss to blend well. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. Arrange 1 lettuce leaf on each plate. Spoon salad into leaves and serve.

Steps:

• Dice the romaine into bite sized pieces, place in large salad bowl and set aside. In a medium non-stick pan heat the olive oil. Add the avocado and saute for 5 minutes. Remove the avocado with a slotted spoon and set aside in a bowl. Pour out all but 2 tablespoons of avocado oil into a small bowl, and reserve.
• Add the minced shallot to the skillet and return to medium heat. Cook, stirring until shallots begin to soften (about 30 seconds). Add the shrimp, salt and pepper and jalapenos or cayenne, if using, and saute until shrimp are cooked through (3-4 minutes).
• Remove from heat and spoon the shrimp into the bowl with the Avocado pieces. Add the chives and cilantro and fold together gently, just to combine the ingredients. With a rubber spatula, scrape any remaining oil in the skillet into the bowl with the reserved avocado oil. Whisk in the lime juice and salt and pepper to taste to make a dressing. Toss some of the dressing with the romaine until the lettuce is nicely coated, divide among serving plates. Top the lettuce with hot shrimp mixture, drizzle with additional dressing, garnish with cilantro and serve.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl; add the shrimp, peppers, artichokes, onion, parsley, dill and olives. , In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, garlic, salt, basil, oregano and pepper. Slowly whisk in oil. Pour over pasta mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• Place lemon grass in blender or spice mill; grind to powder. Set aside.
• Bring saucepan of water to boil, add shrimp, cook 30 seconds, then drain and rinse them with cold water. Drain well and transfer to a bowl.
• Mix fish sauce and lime juice. Add pepper flakes, shallots and scallions. Pour mixture over shrimp. Mix, then fold in pulverized lemon grass.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and scatter the green chili and mint on top. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whisk together the red chili, lime juice, olive oil, honey, garlic, cilantro and vinegar.
• Rinse the shrimp in cold water, drain and, place them in an adequately-sized glass bowl and pour the marinade over them. Stir carefully to make sure that all the shrimp are covered with marinade. Allow the shrimp to marinate in the refrigerator, covered with cling wrap, for 8 hours, stirring at least once.
• At the end of the 8 hours, drain the shrimp and reserve the marinade to use as dressing.
• In four serving bowls, evenly divide the shrimp, beans, lettuce, onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, avacados and corn. Toss each salad and top each one with the corn chips.
• Drizzle an even amount of the marinade/dressing over each salad and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a large skillet.
• Add garlic and onion and cook over low heat for 3 minutes without browning the garlic.
• Add shrimp and pepper flakes.
• Increase heat to medium and cook, tossing constantly, 3 minutes or until shrimp just turn pink and begin to curl.
• Transfer shrimp and sauce to bowl.
• Add lemon juice, salt and parsley; toss well and cover.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving to blend flavors.