Citrus Shrimp and Watermelon Salad on Endive Leaves

Cooked shrimp combined with orange zest, orange juice, lime juice, chopped chili pepper, honey, onion, capers and garlic in resealable bag. Shrimp marinated overnight in refrigerator. Shrimp removed from marinade and tossed with watermelon, parsley, and olive oil. Shrimp salad served on endive leaves.

Ingredients -
1 pound Medium Shrimp, peeled, deveined
2 Bay Leaves
1 teaspoon Orange Zest
1/3 cup each Orange Juice and Lime Juice
1 Red or Green Chili Pepper, finely chopped with seeds
1 tablespoon Honey
1/4 cup finely diced Red Onion
3 tablespoons Capers, drained
3 cloves Garlic, cracked
1 cup diced Seeded Watermelon
3 tablespoons chopped Parsley
1-1/2 tablespoons Olive Oil
24 Belgian Endive Leaves
 
Preparation:

1. Add shrimp and bay leaves to saucepan. Cover with cold water.

2. Heat over medium heat until shrimp are cooked through.

3. Remove shrimp from saucepan, drain and rinse in strainer. Cool and halve shrimp lengthwise.

4. Add orange zest, orange juice, lime juice, chopped chili pepper, honey, onion, capers and garlic to resealable bag. Add shrimp and bay leaves. Seal and toss to coat.

5. Refrigerate 24 hours.

6. A few hours before serving, remove shrimp from marinade and drain in strainer.

7. Add shrimp, watermelon, parsley, and olive oil to small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Serve:

1. Arrange endive leaves on a platter.

2. Spoon shrimp mixture onto ends of endive leaves.

 



Salad Making Tips
Belgian Endive

Endive is a member of the chicory family. Endive has a slightly bitter taste and sturdy texture. Belgian endive leaf tips should be tinged with yellow. If the tips are turning green, it’s a sign of age.


Salad Making Tips
Chili Pepper

Jalapeno, serrano, poblano, Anaheim, banana and peperoncini peppers are the most popular peppers. The peperoncini, banana, poblano and Anaheim peppers are the mildest of this group. The majority of the heat is in the seeds and membrane inside the pepper. Caution should be used whenever handling raw chili peppers.


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