Shrimp Salad With Cucumber And Fennel Food

SHRIMP SALAD WITH CUCUMBER AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in a large pot of simmering salted water until bright pink and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Drain and let cool.
• Peel and devein shrimp and place in a large bowl. Add fennel, fennel fronds, cucumber, onion, and lemon juice and toss to combine; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Add dill and lemon zest and toss again; season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired. Top with more pepper just before serving.
• Do Ahead
• Salad can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.

SHRIMP SALAD WITH CUCUMBER AND MINT

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain and cool in refrigerator.
• Put mint and lemon juice in food processor and pulse to coarsely chop the mint. Drizzle olive oil into processor while pureeing until mint is finely chopped.
• In a serving bowl, toss shrimp, cucumber, mint mixture, zest, salt and pepper to combine.
• This will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

FENNEL & GARLIC SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium heat. Add the fennel and saute for 5 minutes, until tender but not browned. Turn the heat to medium-low, add the garlic and red pepper flakes, and cook at a very low sizzle for 2 to 3 minutes, until the garlic just begins to color.
• Pat the shrimp dry with paper towels, add them to the pan, and toss together with the fennel and olive oil. Spread the shrimp in one layer and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes on one side. Turn the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes on the other side, until they¿re pink and just cooked through.
• Off the heat, sprinkle with the parsley, 1 tablespoon of chopped fennel fronds, the Pernod (if using), the fleur de sel, and black pepper and serve it with bread to soak up all the pan juices.

CUCUMBER FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, onion and fennel. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the remaining ingredients; shake well. Pour over cucumber mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until chilled.

WARM SHRIMP AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Make the vinaigrette: Combine hot mustard, olive oil and sherry vinegar, taste for seasonings.
• Pour beer into deep saucepan and add garlic, dill sprigs and dash of salt and pepper. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for l0 minutes.
• While beer is simmering, heat olive oil in skillet over medium flame and add fennel. Cook fennel for about 7 minutes; it should "sweat" but remain crisp. Remove fennel to warm serving bowl. Keep warm.
• Drop shrimp in pot with beer, turn heat to high, cover and cook for about a minute. Remove shrimp with slotted spoon, drain well and arrange over fennel. Pour vinaigrette over ingredients. Sprinkle with dill. Toss well, taste for seasoning and serve immediately.

FENNEL AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Toss fennel, radishes, and cucumber.
• Whisk oil and lemon together.
• Add mint, salt and pepper and whisk again.
• Pour dressing over vegetables and toss.
• Serve well chilled.

CUCUMBER SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse and drain shrimp - blot dry with papertowels to remove excess water.
• Slice the cucumbers thinly.
• In a pretty bowl, combine the vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and wasabi, then mix in the cucumbers and shrimp.
• Chill 20 minutes.
• Garnish with peanuts, parsley, and/or green onions just before serving.

SHRIMP AND CUCUMBER SALAD WITH DILL VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in large saucepan; boil 10 minutes. Add shrimp; cook just until opaque in center, about 1 minute. Drain. Transfer shrimp to bowl. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Peel cucumbers and cut lengthwise in half. Using spoon, scrape out seeds and discard. Coarsely grate cucumbers. Transfer cucumbers to bowl of ice water. Whisk oil, vinegar, shallots, dill, and sugar in medium bowl; season with salt and pepper. (Cucumbers and vinaigrette can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Drain cucumbers well. Transfer to paper towels; pat dry. Return cucumbers to bowl. Add 1/4 cup vinaigrette to bowl with shrimp and toss. Add remaining vinaigrette to cucumbers; toss to coat. Arrange 1 lettuce leaf on each of 8 plates. Using slotted spoon, divide cucumbers among lettuce leaves. Top each serving with 3 shrimp.