Shrimps are no longer considered a delicacy even in the most remote parts of our country from the sea. Gentle shrimp meat is suitable for cooking and home-style cozy soups, and gastronomic delights worthy of the praise of the most demanding gourmet. Today, on the Internet and in the culinary books of eminent authors, you can find a lot of recipes for dishes with shrimps, but today I would like to tell you about a very successful salad with exquisite taste. This salad with shrimps is prepared according to a very simple recipe, and step-by-step photos will help you even more deeply into the cooking process.
In the photo: products necessary for the preparation of salad with shrimp:
1. Shrimps large (cooked and frozen) - 150 g
2. Hard or semi-hard cheese - 100 g
3. Tomatoes red or pink - 100 g
4. Fresh greens - a few twigs
5. Garlic - 1 small clove
6. Mayonnaise - 1-2 tbsp. l for refueling
7. Salt - a small pinch
Recipe for making shrimp salad (with photo)
For this tasty shrimp salad, it's better to take large ones: first, they look more appetizing, and second, they are much easier to clean, which will significantly reduce the cooking time. Place the shrimps in a deep container, pour salted water at room temperature and wait until they thaw. There is also an express method of defrosting shrimp: scald seafood with boiling water and immediately pour cold water on it. This should be done quickly so that the tender shrimp meat is not deformed.
Clean thawed shrimps from chitinous plates and remove the esophagus (it looks like a thin, dark colored vein). To remove the esophagus, you need to make a shallow incision along the "back". Then chopped shrimp cut across 5-6 parts.
Cut hard cheese into small cubes. You can use cheeses such as Swiss, Dutch or Russian, Parmesan is too hard for this dish, so it will be in tune with tender shrimps and juicy tomatoes. For the festive version of the salad is perfect Mozzarella.
Tomatoes are also cut into cubes, like cheese. If time permits, peel from tomatoes. To do this, pour boiling water over them for a few minutes. After that, the skin is perfectly removed with a knife. However, it is worth considering that the peeled tomatoes keep their shape worse, and in this case, the salad must be prepared immediately before serving.
Now it's the turn of refueling. Chop a small clove of garlic or squeeze through a press.
Then mix with a bit of mayonnaise. Instead of mayonnaise, you can use sour cream, but in this case it will need to be brought to a bright taste, adding a little mustard.
Wash several sprigs of greens, shake off water and chop. Instead of parsley, you can use dill or a little basil (but this is an amateur, as basil has a sharp aroma and a specific taste).
In principle, the salad is ready, it remains only to mix the ingredients, salt and mix.
It is better to fill the dish just before serving, just watering it with sauce and sprinkling with greens, without stirring. We hope you like the shrimp salad cooked according to our recipe, and step-by-step photos will help you better understand the cooking process.
