Marinated Shrimp
Serves around 4 as a heavy appetizer, 7 as a light appetizer
1 pound shrimp, steamed, peeled and deveined
2 lemons, 1 thinly sliced, juice of the other (around 3 tablespoons)
1 can jumbo black olives, sliced in half
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1 Tbs fresh chopped parsley
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 Tbs red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1 bay leaf
Salt & pepper
Place shrimp, sliced lemon & onions, black olives and bay leaf in a gallon sized zip lock bag. Combine the oil, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard & salt and pepper in a small bowl and lightly whisk together. Poor the liquid over the shrimp and then sprinkle with parsley. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours - 24 even better, turning the bag over every several hours.
Serve the shrimp in a bowl and then place that bowl inside another bowl filled with ice (fancy cooler). Don't forget to have appetizer picks and a small dish to dispose of them unless you are providing forks with your appetizers (I am very careful with these because of animals and children - I always use a thicker plastic pick rather than wooden toothpicks).
I think shrimp could be my desert island food. Or potatoes. Some people look down on black olives - not me. I am very fond of them. If you have a Whole Foods nearby, see if you can find green castelvetrano olives. Exceptional.
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful Lara. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteSounds delish!!! Stephen, Why not shrimp and potatoes?
ReplyDeleteMarinated shrimp is always a hit at parties. Awesome recipe.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! Looking forward your posts in 2012.
Velva
Did you show us all 4 pups? I remember two. Please, please give us a photo.
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