Tamarind Glazed Shrimp Salad Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the lemon juice, chutney, honey, ginger, red pepper flakes (if using), coriander, and salt;. mix well.
• Add the shrimp and toss well to coat; cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• About 10 minutes before serving time, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Just before the oil starts smoking, add the shrimp and marinade to the pan.
• Sauté for 1 to 2 minutes or until the shrimp are pink and no longer translucent.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and pour any liquid from the pan over the shrimp.
• Serve warm with basmatti rice with chives.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the first 6 ingredients until well blended. Season with cayenne, salt, and pepper to taste. Refrigerate in a covered container. When ready to use, whisk again.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the romaine, baby lettuces, bell peppers, onions, olives, cucumber, tomatoes, cheeses, and Greek Salad Dressing. Toss until blended. Season with salt and pepper. Divide and mound onto 4 chilled salad plates.
• In a medium bowl, toss together the shrimp and Shrimp Dressing. Arrange 8 shrimp halves over and around salad mound. Top with pine nuts and garnish with dill sprigs.
• In a 10-inch skillet or saute pan, heat the oil. Add the onion and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Add the vinegar and cook 1 minute longer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Cool the onion and transfer to a covered container. Refrigerate and use as needed.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the dill, parsley, thyme, yogurt, garlic, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Slowly whisk in the oil, and when emulsified, season with sugar to taste.
• Refrigerate in a covered container. When ready to use, whisk again.

Steps:

• Make the paste: In a blender combine the first 9 ingredients and blend until pureed. In a bowl toss the shrimp with the paste and let marinate while prepping the vegetables.
• Make the salad: In a large bowl combine the 6 salad vegetables. Make the dressing: In a bowl whisk together the 6 salad dressing vegetables. Spray a large skillet set over moderately high heat with some vegetable oil and heat until hot. Add the shrimp and cook, turning, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until just cooked. Add the shrimp to the salad bowl, drizzle with dressing to taste, and toss. Divide among serving dishes and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

Steps:

• For the gastrique: In a small saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, red pepper flakes and jalapeno. Bring to a boil and simmer until reduced and thickened to a sauce consistency. Set aside.
• For the salad: In a large bowl, combine spinach, red bell pepper and mango. Toss with vinegar and oil and season with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add shrimp and cook until they just begin to turn pink, about 1 minute. Remove pan from heat, add tequila and return pan to heat. Carefully ignite tequila and let the flames die down.
• Add 1/2 cup of the gastrique and cook, stirring, until shrimp are glazed with the sauce and cooked through, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat, whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons butter in pieces until sauce is thick and smooth.
• Serve shrimp on salad, drizzle with sauce.

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the dressing and the avocado, and puree until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, combine the shrimp, cucumber, celery, lemon juice, 1/2-teaspoon salt, pepper to taste, and about 5 tablespoons of the dressing.
• On a large platter or individual plates arrange the asparagus and tomatoes. Make a bed of lettuce and top with the shrimp salad. Sprinkle with the chives and serve the salad with the remaining dressing on the side.
• Cook's Note: Substitute 3 cups other cooked seafood, such as crabmeat, crawfish tails, or lobster.
• Combine the anchovies, mayonnaise, sour cream, chives, parsley, tarragon, basil, shallots, lemon juice, and the 1/4-teaspoon of salt in a blender. Puree to make a smooth dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Use now or store, covered, in the refrigerator, for up to 2 days.
• Yield: 1 1/4 cups
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Steps:

• Make the dressing: Whisk the mayonnaise, cornichons and their liquid, mustard, hot sauce, and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl.
• Prepare the salad: Halve the shrimp lengthwise. Whisk the egg and 2 tablespoons water in a medium bowl. In another bowl, whisk the flour, Cajun seasoning and 2 teaspoons salt.
• Heat about 1 inch of vegetable oil in a deep skillet until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees. (A piece of shrimp will sizzle on contact.) Dip each shrimp in the egg mixture, then dredge in the flour mixture. Working in batches, fry the shrimp until crisp and golden, turning once, about 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper-towel-lined plate; season with salt.
• Toss the romaine, tomato, onion and bell pepper with the dressing in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Divide the salad among plates and scatter the shrimp on top.

Steps:

• Prepare grill for cooking.
• Soak shrimp (still in shells) in salt water 5 minutes, then rinse well in a colander.
• Make sauce:
• Place tamarind in a bowl with water and rub with your fingers to dissolve pulp. Pour through a sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids, and discard solids.
• Heat oil in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook cilantro paste and garlic, stirring, until fragrant. Stir in hot sauce, 3 tablespoons tamarind juice, palm sugar, and fish sauce. Simmer until thickened to consistency of light syrup, about 3 minutes.
• Grill shrimp:
• Snip shells of shrimp with scissors down center of back, from wide end to second-to-last tail section. Butterfly shrimp in their shells, making a deep incision along length of back where shells are cut, and devein.
• Grill shrimp on their sides on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until shells are pink and slightly charred and shrimp are just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. (Alternatively, grill shrimp in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderate heat.)
• Spoon tamarind sauce over shrimp (still in shells) in a serving dish.

Steps:

• Mix the olive oil, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Add peeled boniato to cold water and cook until just tender. Drain and mash with heavy cream, butter, salt, and Parmesan cheese. Reserve for later and keep warm.
• Combine the rum, tamarind, brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, ginger, and scotch bonnet pepper in a large saucepan and simmer on medium low heat for 15 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch with the water until smooth and add to the sauce. Cook for another 5 minutes.
• In saute pan, heat olive oil on medium heat and add shrimp. Cook for about 1 minute on each side or to when shrimp turns pink.
• Add 1/4 of the rum sauce to the pan with shrimp and toss; cook for about 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
• Saute vegetables in olive oil and allow them to be crisp, but tender.
• To serve, pipe 2 to 3 ounces of the boniato mash in a martini glass, then arrange 4 shrimp around the rim of the glass with the tail out. Pile some of the sauted vegetables on top of the mash like a nest, then drizzle some of the sauce over. Garnish with a sprig of parsley.