Easy Appetizer Recipes
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Fresh Shrimp Cocktail with Lime
Shrimp cocktails have always denoted luxury and elegance, as they are easy to eat while sitting back in your comfortable pool or beach chair under your palapa. The simplicity of a shrimp cocktail is hard to match, as there is nothing like the delicious flavor of shrimp with a bit of lime added to it. Making your own shrimp cocktails to enjoy at your pool party or garden party is actually quite easy, particularly if you are not so concerned about making the traditional shrimp cocktail with tomato juice and ketchup. You can whip up a simple lime shrimp cocktail in a matter of a few minutes, and this cocktail will be much more enjoyable and simpler than the traditional version.
The following recipe calls for shrimp to be lightly fried in butter with garlic, onions, salt and pepper. Only fry the shrimp until it is adequately cooked, and then it is dipped in lime juice. The bottom of the cocktail glass is covered with thinly sliced lettuce and cabbage, and has an avocado slice placed on top. A spritz of lime juice is added to the avocado, along with a pinch of salt. The shrimp are added on top of the lettuce and tomatoes, and a wedge of lime is placed in the glass to complete the decorative look.
You will find that this shrimp appetizer is incredibly simple and easy to prepare, but will be a quite tasty one that will be an instant hit with those to whom it is served. Your guests will ask you what the delicious recipe is, and it will be easy for you to explain how to make this simple appetizer due to the fact that the recipe is so easy to follow. All in all, this recipe is as delightful to eat as it is quick to prepare, and you may find that this is the perfect appetizer to serve at all of your pool parties and garden parties.
Lime Shrimp Cocktail
Ingredients -
1 pound of medium shrimp
1 dozen large limes
3 avocadoes
1 small onion
3 cloves of garlic
Salt and pepper, to taste
Lettuce
Cabbage
Preparation:
To begin, peel the shell from the shrimp and pull off the heads. Make sure to pull out the small vein in the back of the shrimp, as that is where the excrement is stored.
Dice the onions and garlic very finely, and place them in a skillet with olive oil to fry lightly. Once the garlic and onions are slightly toasted, add the shrimp to the skillet and stir fry quickly. Move the shrimp around quickly to ensure that they are well cooked without burning or toasting, and remove them quickly from the pan once they are cooked.
Squeeze 8 of the limes into a bowl, and dip each of the shrimp into the lime juice quickly. Sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper on the shrimp, and set them aside.
Slice the lettuce and the cabbage as thin as you can, and use them to create a bed on the bottom of a cocktail glass.
Cut the avocadoes in half, remove the seed, and scoop out the meat with a spoon. Cut each half of the avocadoes into thirds, and place two thirds in each cocktail glass on top of the lettuce and cabbage.
Add the shrimp on top of the avocado, pour some fresh lime juice on top, and add a slice of lime as the garnish for your cocktail. Serve chilled.
(Serves 8)
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
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As you can see, this simple appetizer is incredibly simple to make, but it is guaranteed to be a hit. Seeing, as it is so simple, it will be easy to make but absolutely delicious. You can serve some of your favorite dipping sauce on the side, or you can eat the appetizer alone without any sauces to obtain the maximum flavor from the shrimp.
