In the modern culinary world, seafood has long ceased to be considered overseas rare delicacies that are available only to a narrow circle of gourmands. Now there is no need to go for seafood in expensive restaurants. They can be purchased at any store at a reasonable price, and the number of suppliers of sea cocktails is growing every day.
Especially among the seafood shrimp are popular. This is a great option both as a complete snack, and as part of other delicious dishes. An excellent salad with shrimps can be cooked on your own. It is fast, easy to perform and always incredibly tasty.
Simple diet salad
Ingredients:
- shrimp - 250 grams;
- leaf salad (any) - 100 grams;
- olive oil - 50 grams;
- large tomatoes - 2 pieces;
- white wine - at will;
- lemon juice - 1 tsp;
- spices - to taste;
- soy sauce - optional.
Cooking method:
- Mix olive oil, white wine, lemon juice, soy sauce and spices for traditional dressing in a small container, heat slightly, leave until the salad is ready.
- Shrimp need to boil, the cooked time is usually 3-4 minutes. Cool them and clean.
- Wash and dry the salad, tear it with your hands or coarsely chop it, put it on the dish, completely closing the bottom.
- Cut the tomatoes across, put on salad sheets.
- Decorate with shrimp on top.
- Season the salad with the prepared sauce, decorate with the onion rings or herbs of Provencal herbs, if desired.
Calories: 60 kcal / 100 g.
The salad is very simple and refined, does not contain extra calories and is perfect as a snack or as an addition to the main dish. For a small sharpness, you can add a straw of Bulgarian pepper.
Royal salad with shrimps and red caviar
Ingredients:
- shrimp - 200 grams;
- red caviar - 150 grams;
- potatoes - 2 pieces;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- mayonnaise - 4 tablespoons;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- Greens - for decoration.
Cooking method:
- Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water and leave to cool completely.
- In a separate saucepan, cook hard-boiled eggs and leave to cool.
- Cool and clear boiled shrimps from shells and tails.
- Grate grated peeled potatoes.
- Chop eggs in the same way.
- Next, lay out all the ingredients in layers in a salad bowl, preferably in a flat with small edges. Grease each layer with a small amount of mayonnaise.
- First, fill the bottom of the shrimp, top lay out the grated potatoes, a layer of eggs and shrimp. Top grease with mayonnaise and make the final layer of red caviar. We distribute exactly over the entire surface.
- As the finishing touches, you can decorate with greens and lemon slices. It is advisable to let the salad soak and cool before serving, ideally about an hour.
Salad looks beautiful and festive. To enhance the taste, it is better to give it time to infuse and soak in the sauce, it is better to serve it chilled. Both can be easily achieved simply by putting it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving. Calories: 84 kcal / 100 g
Recipe for seafood and avocado appetizers
Ingredients:
- shrimp - 200 grams;
- avocado - 1 piece;
- cherry tomatoes - 150 grams;
- Iceberg lettuce - 100 grams;
- olive oil - 3 tablespoons;
- wine vinegar or white wine - 2 tablespoons;
- lime or lemon - for refueling;
- garlic and spices - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Mix oil, lime or lemon juice, finely chopped garlic, vinegar, cumin and other spices in a bowl for refueling.
- Cook shrimp, cool and peel.
- Salad to wash, dry, put on the bottom of the dish in random order.
- Peel avocados, cut into large slices, put on lettuce leaves.
- Fry boiled shrimps on high heat in spices until golden brown. If desired, you can use raw seafood, fry them immediately - 1 minute at maximum heat, the remaining 4 minutes at low.
- Cherry tomatoes, coarsely chopped or put on a plate in a whole.
- All mix, pour the dressing and let a little brew in the refrigerator.
- Place the shrimp on top.
Due to the interesting taste of the avocado and the addition in the form of white wine, the salad is original and savory, perfect for a simple meal, and for dinner parties. Perfectly in harmony with wine and champagne, is simple and affordable ingredients. Ideal for people who lead a healthy lifestyle and prefer only natural products. Caloric content: 55 kcal / 100 g
Salad with shrimps and arugula
Ingredients:
- arugula - 200 grams;
- shrimp - 300 grams;
- fresh champignons - 100 grams;
- cherry tomatoes - 70 grams;
- hard cheese or feta - 40 grams;
- nuts (you can use walnuts or almonds) - 30 grams;
- olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
- soy sauce - 3 tablespoons;
- honey - 1 tsp;
- lemon juice - 2-3 tsp.
- spices - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Mix olive oil, soy sauce, honey and lemon juice with spices for dressing.
- Wash and dry the arugula, put it nicely on a flat plate, filling the bottom.
- Cut the tomatoes along and send them to a salad bowl.
- Peel the shrimp and fry in oil over high heat with spices for 3-5 minutes.
- Mushrooms cut along thin plates. Boil or fry is not necessary.
- Put the mushrooms first, then the shrimp to the prepared ingredients.
- Grate cheese or chop and put on the salad.
- Top with ready sauce and serve.
The special charm of the dish will be given by nuts and fresh mushrooms, the salad can be served immediately from under the knife or replaced with fresh mushrooms fried or baked in the oven. You can also grill champignons until crisp. Cheese is used any, but for a change it is possible to replace classical firm grades with feta or mozzarella. Nuts can also be replaced with sesame seeds or crackers. Caloric content: 93 kcal / 100 g
How to cook with calamari
Ingredients:
- shrimp - 100 grams;
- squid meat - 400-500 grams;
- eggs - 4 pieces;
- green onions - 5-6 feathers;
- olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
- hard cheese - 100 grams;
- sour cream 20% fat - 3-4 tablespoons:
- spices - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Boil hard boiled eggs and cool.
- Squid and shrimp meat should be boiled in boiling water for 3-4 minutes.
- Squids cut into thin strips.
- Eggs and cheese grate on a coarse grater.
- Grind the green onions.
- All mix, add spices, season with sour cream and olive oil.
- Top shrimp beautifully laid out.
Salad must be infused and cooled before serving for a better disclosure of taste. It turns out gentle, nourishing and creamy, and for greater effect, a few shrimps can not be cleared of tails and decorate each portion with them when serving. Caloric content: 74 kcal / 100 g
Exotic Pineapple Salad
Ingredients:
- peeled shrimp - 350 grams;
- fresh or canned pineapple - 400 grams;
- lettuce leaves (any) - 250 grams;
- vegetable oil - 4 tablespoons;
- mayonnaise - 4 tablespoons;
- honey - 1 tsp;
- lemon juice - 1 tsp;
- lime or lemon - slices for decoration;
- spices - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey and spices mix in a small bowl for sauce.
- Fry the shrimp in a pan in oil with garlic and herbs or grilled until crisp.
- Pineapple cut into large cubes.
- Put in the salad bowl coarsely chopped lettuce, then shrimp, pineapple cubes, season with sauce. Add spices if necessary. Decorate with lemon slices and greens.
Mayonnaise in this case can be replaced with sour cream or a traditional olive dressing, and for brightness, add olives and slices of parmesan. The honey in the dressing will give the salad a little zest, and although the combination of mayonnaise and honey is considered very doubtful, in this case, on the contrary, it makes it harmonious and varied in terms of taste preferences. Caloric content: 70 kcal / 100 g
Caesar salad with shrimps
Ingredients:
- shrimp - 150 grams;
- Iceberg lettuce - 200 grams;
- Parmesan - 100 grams;
- white bread, loaf (for crackers) or ready-made crackers - 100-150 grams;
- tomatoes - 70 grams;
- prepared anchovy sauce - 4 tablespoons;
- oil - vegetable or olive as desired;
- salt, pepper, oregano - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Cut the bread into cubes and dry in the oven for 15-20 minutes if there is no finished product.
- Fry the shrimp in a small amount of olive oil with salt and pepper on a high heat for 3-4 minutes, you can add a little white wine.
- Salad cut and put on the bottom of the plate.
- Add dried bread and sliced tomatoes in half.
- Season everything with ready sauce.
- Grate the cheese on a fine grater and evenly distribute in the salad bowl with a cap on the remaining ingredients.
- Top with shrimp and serve.
Very light and tasty salad, which has already become traditional for serving at all events due to its versatility. There are few seafood lovers in the world who would not appreciate this timeless classics. It will be perfect both as a snack and as a main course. Caloric content: 80 kcal / 100 g
All these recipes are perfect for both the everyday dinner and the festive table or buffet, will amaze guests with the refinement and beauty of serving. Salads with fresh vegetables can be served in portions in plates of dough, bacon (ideal for salad with avocado) or in half of vegetables and fruits without pulp.
Salads with shrimps and fresh vegetables are a great evening dinner for those who are looking after their body due to their high protein content and minimal calorie content, while salads with dressings based on mayonnaise or sour cream are perfect for festive appetizers, especially for the New Year's table.
