Coldmarinatedshrimpandavocados Recipes

COLD MARINATED SHRIMP AND AVOCADOS

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients and set aside.
• Whisk together lime juice through pepper. Gradually whisk in olive oil.
• Gently stir lime juice mixture into shrimp mixture to coat. Chill at least one hour. Garnish with cilantro leaves and red onion.

SHRIMP WITH AVOCADOS

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in a 5-quart pot of boiling salted water* until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes, then drain in a colander.
• Whisk together vinegar, oil, capers, salt, pepper, celery seeds, and Tabasco in a large bowl, then add warm shrimp, onion, celery, and bay leaves and toss to combine. Marinate, covered and chilled, 24 hours to 2 days.
• Just before serving, discard bay leaves. Quarter, pit, and peel avocados and cut into 3/4-inch cubes. Gently stir into shrimp salad, then spoon over lettuce.
• When salting water for cooking, use 1 tablespoon salt for every 4 quarts water.

AVOCADO AND SHRIMP THERMIDOR

Steps:

• First make the sauce. Place the milk, butter and flour in a pan.
• Bring to the boil, stirring constantly, cook for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Mix the brandy into 1 cup of the freshly made white sauce (reserving the remainder for other dishes), along with the nutmeg, paprika, mustard and chives.
• Mix the shrimp with just enough of the flavoured white sauce to bind them together.
• Cut the avocadoes in half, remove the stones and squeeze over a little lemon juice.
• Preheat the grill until very hot. Pile the shrimp mix into the avocado halves, sprinkle over the Gruyere and flash under the preheated hot broiler to glaze. Serve at once, garnished with curly parsley.