Shrimp Spread With Pesto And Mascarpone Recipes

CREAMY SHRIMP RISOTTO WITH MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Add shrimp heads and shells and cook, stirring occasionally, until shells and oil are bright red and shells are very fragrant, 5-8 minutes. Use a potato masher to press down very firmly on heads to release their juices. Stir in tomato paste and cook until it starts to brown and stick to bottom of pot, about 1 minute. Add 1/3 cup wine and cook, scraping up brown bits, until almost completely evaporated, about 3 minutes. Add carrot, celery, thyme sprigs, peppercorns, 2 onion halves, all but 4 garlic cloves, and 8 cups water. Toss in a generous pinch of salt and bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce heat and simmer until stock is reduced by one-quarter and very fragrant, 60-70 minutes.
• While stock is simmering, finely chop remaining onion and garlic cloves.
• Remove stock from heat and strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium saucepan; discard solids. (You should have about 6 cups.) Taste and season lightly with salt. Keep warm over low heat.
• Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium. Add chopped onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until onion is translucent and softened, about 5 minutes (do not let it take on any color). Add rice and cook, stirring often, until grains are almost entirely translucent and starting to stick to bottom of pot, about 3 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/3 cup wine and cook, stirring, until wine is almost completely evaporated. Ladle in about 1 cup warm stock and cook, stirring, until liquid is absorbed. Repeat process, adding more stock as each addition is absorbed, until rice is tender but not mushy, 25-30 minutes. The risotto should be loose, creamy, and saucy, but thick enough that you can see bottom of pot when stirring; if you run out of stock before rice is tender, add water 1/4-cupful at a time until rice is cooked and desired consistency is achieved. Season risotto with salt and pepper and stir in shrimp. Cook, stirring, until shrimp are cooked through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and finely grate in lemon zest. Add butter and 4 oz. mascarpone and stir until incorporated.
• Spoon risotto onto warmed plates and dollop remaining mascarpone; top with chives. Cut lemon into wedges and serve alongside for squeezing over.
• Do Ahead
• Stock can be made 2 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill, or freeze 1 month ahead.

CREAMY SHRIMP SPREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, ketchup, mayonnaise, onion, mustard and garlic salt. Stir in the shrimp. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with baguette slices.

OLIVE-PARSLEY PESTO SPREAD WITH SHRIMP AND CELERY

Steps:

• Place pine nuts in a small skillet and toast over medium heat. Cool nuts and add to food processor. Add olives, garlic, parsley, lemon zest and juice, and cheese and process until finely chopped. Turn processor on and stream in extra-virgin olive oil. Season the sauce with salt and pepper and place in a small dish. Surround with shrimp and celery sticks and serve.

ROASTED SHRIMP TOSSED WITH PARSLEY PESTO

Steps:

• 1 1/2 pounds shrimp, roasted using your favorite method, and allowed to cool to room temperature
• Combine all the ingredients except for the oil and shrimp in a food processor. Pulse about 1 minute, slowly pouring the oil into the processor, to make a smooth pesto.
• Serve pesto with the shrimp on the side as a dipping sauce or toss the shrimp with the pesto.

SHRIMP SPREAD I

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise together. Spread the mixture onto the bottom of a 12-inch round pizza pan. Sprinkle the shrimp on top of the cream cheese mixture, and then evenly pour the seafood cocktail sauce over the shrimp. Sprinkle cheese, chopped pepper, green onions and tomatoes to finish. Refrigerate until you are ready to serve.

PESTO SHRIMP MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Remove tails from shrimp. Rinse shrimp, pat dry with paper towels. Chop shrimp and set aside.
• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain and keep warm.
• In large bowl stir together eggs, butter, half-and-half, 1 cup of the fontina cheese, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese, garlic, pine nuts, chopped basil, and 1/4 teaspoons each salt and pepper. Stir in shrimp and macaroni. Transfer to buttered 2-quart casserole. Top with remaining cheeses.
• Bake uncovered, 40 to 45 minutes or until heated through and shrimp pieces are opaque. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Top with fresh basil leaves.

SUMMERY SHRIMP WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Add basil leaves, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper to a blender. Pulse and stir down. Drizzle in tiny amounts of water and continue to pulse and stir down, then blend to desired consistency.
• Melt butter in the empty pasta pot. Saute shrimp over medium heat until bright pink and opaque, 3 to 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook. Set aside.
• Add white and light green parts of scallions to the pot and saute over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Add garlic; saute for 1 minute more. Add sliced zucchini and saute over medium-high heat, stirring and turning occasionally, until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Adjust the heat so zucchini starts to caramelize, but don't cook to mush.
• Quickly stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons water to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Cook for 30 seconds to reduce the liquid, then remove from heat. Stir in shrimp.
• Spoon shrimp and zucchini over the pasta. Garnish with green onion tops. Serve with pesto on the side.

SHRIMP SPREAD WITH PESTO AND MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Pesto: add basil, parsley, pine nuts, and garlic to a food processor; with the machine running, slowly add the oil through the feed tube.
• Stir in the Parmesan; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spread the mascarpone on a serving platter in a ½-inch thick layer.
• Spread the pesto on top of the mascarpone.
• Sprinkle the shrimp all over the spread; serve chilled, with the crackers for spreading.