Shrimp Stuffed Tomato Snow Pea Appetizers Food

PEA POD WRAP-UPS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, place shrimp. Pour dressing evenly over shrimp; stir to coat. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, remove stem and strings from pea pods. To partially cook pea pods, place in boiling water about 1 minute or until pea pods turn bright green. Drain; rinse with cold water and dry with paper towels.
• Drain dressing from shrimp. Wrap 1 pea pod around each shrimp; secure with toothpick. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.

TOMATOES STUFFED WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Slice the top end off the tomatoes. Scoop out the insides of the tomatoes (but don't make the walls of the tomato too thin), sprinkle with a little salt and turn upside down to drain.
• 3. In skillet, heat butter, add onion and sauté until tender. Add the shrimp, crumbs, parsley and salt and pepper to taste. The shrimp should only take a minute or two to saute.
• 4. Stuff the tomatoes with the mixture and top with Parmesan cheese.
• 5. Bake 15-20 minutes and serve before your meal as a first course or with your meal as a side dish.

STUFFED SHRIMP APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp, leaving the tails on. Butterfly each shrimp along the outside curve. Open shrimp flat and place butterflied-side down in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., In a small bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, lemon juice and seasonings. Stir in crab. Place 1 tablespoonful of mixture over each shrimp; sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Serve warm.

SHRIMP STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Begin by cutting 1/8 of an inch off the top of the tomatoes.
• Use a spoon to scoop out the core and seeds of the tomatoes.
• Place the tomatoes upside down on a doubled paper towel to drain residual liquid.
• Rinse the shrimp, pat dry, and refrigerate.
• Mix Mayo, Dijon mustard, dill, chives and lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix in shrimp.
• Place tomatoes in a muffin tin and "stuff" with shrimp mixture.
• Garnish with slices of avocado.
• Chill for 20 minutes.

SHRIMP SCAMPI RISOTTO-STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the cereal, 2 teaspoons of the parsley and half of the chopped garlic.
• Cut the tops off the tomatoes and reserve. Carefully scoop out the tomato pulp, leaving the tomatoes intact, and place in a medium mixing bowl. Stir in the shrimp, rice, vermouth, if using, lemon zest, olive oil, remaining chopped garlic, remaining 2 tablespoons parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Place the tomato cups in a baking dish and fill evenly with the rice mixture. Top generously with the crumb mixture and drizzle with olive oil; top with the tomato tops. Bake until the rice is cooked through, about 1 hour. Serve warm or chilled.

SHRIMP-STUFFED TOMATO & SNOW PEA APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Bring 1-1/2 qt. (6 cups) water to boil in large saucepan. Add snow peas; cook 30 sec. Drain. Immediately plunge into bowl of ice water; drain and pat dry. Diagonally cut off stem of each pea pod, then make lengthwise cut in one long side of each pod to make pocket.
• Cut thin slice off top of each tomato; hollow out center with small melon baller or grapefruit spoon.
• Mix reduced-fat cream cheese and mayo in medium bowl until blended. Stir in lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Add shrimp and onions; mix well.
• Spoon or pipe cream cheese mixture into pea pods and tomatoes, adding about 1 Tbsp. to each. Sprinkle with parsley.

THAI SHRIMP AND SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• Bring lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, fish sauce, red pepper flakes, and cornstarch to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat until sauce is thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, jalapeno peppers, and peppercorns; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add remaining olive oil, onions, snap peas, cherry tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper; cook and stir until peppers are tender, about 8 minutes. Add shrimp, cilantro, and mint; cook and stir until shrimp is bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Place shrimp mixture on a serving platter with rice and bean sprouts; pour sauce on top.

SNOW PEA HOLIDAY WREATH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 6 cups water to a boil. Add snow peas; cook, uncovered, just until crisp-tender and they turn bright green, 1-2 minutes. Drain and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry. , In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, garlic powder and seasoned salt. Place bowl in the center of a serving platter. Arrange snow peas and tomatoes around the bowl.

STUFFED SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• In salted, boiling water, blanch (boil rapidly in lots of water) snow peas for 30 seconds.
• Cool in cold water, drain, and set aside.
• Blend the rest of the ingredients until smooth.
• With a sharp pairing knife, split the snow peas along the curved side.
• Fill each snow pea with filling, using a small spatula or pastry bag with tip.
• I have used a ziplock bag with a hole cut in the corner.
• Can be made the day before, refrigerate, and serve chilled.

SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, sugar, bouillon, dill, salt, lemon zest and pepper. Stir in water and lemon juice until blended; set aside., In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry the shrimp, mushrooms, celery, yellow pepper and onions in oil for 5 minutes. Add the peas; stir-fry 1-2 minutes longer or until crisp-tender. Stir bouillon mixture; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice.

SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a bowl combine shrimp, lemon juice, ginger, vodka, pepper flakes and salt and pepper to taste. Blend well. Cover with plastic wrap, let stand for at least 15 minutes.
• Pluck off and discard the ends of each snow pea.
• Drop tomatoes into a pot of boiling water, let stand about 10 seconds. Remove and peel. Cut away cores, then cut tomatoes into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Melt butter and olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add snow peas. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, cook for one minute, continuing to stir. Add garlic, shrimp and marinade. Cook about 3 minutes; do not overcook. Check for seasoning. Add coriander, blend well and serve immediately.

FOUR "S" TOMATOES! (SIMPLE SHRIMP STUFFED SALAD)

Steps:

• Remove 16 shrimp and set aside.
• Coarsely chop rest of shrimp. Mix with the next six ingredients and refrigerate. Start with 1 tbls creole seasoning and taste before adding more. The flavor increases some with standing.
• To Make Tomato Bowls:.
• Decide which sides of the tomato will lay flatter. Cut off thin strip to help this happen.
• Cut off top and empty insides.
• Lightly salt insides and turn upside down to drain. Leave like this about fiftheen minutes. Do not rinse.
• Stand upright. Cut in half from top to bottom making sure that the stripped side will now be the bottom.
• Line 4 plates with lettuce leaves. Fill each tomato half.
• Place two halves on a plate. Top each half with two whole shrimp and sprinkle with parsley.
• Yum, yum -- enjoy!

EASY SHRIMP AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat; swirl to coat pan. Season shrimp with salt and ground pepper. Add half the shrimp to the pan; cook until opaque throughout, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate; repeat with remaining 2 teaspoons oil and shrimp.
• Reduce heat to medium; add garlic and red-pepper flakes. Stir in tomatoes; cook until they begin to break down, 4 to 6 minutes. Season with salt.
• Return shrimp and any accumulated juices to pan. Add parsley and lemon juice; toss to coat. Serve over pasta, rice, or spinach, if desired.

SNOW PEAS WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Cover snow peas with boiling water and let stand for 1 minute.
• Drain well and plunge into ice water.
• Drain again.
• Remove stem and strings from peapods, carefully open with a toothpick.
• Combine shrimp with the mayo, green onion and lemon juice.
• Fill pods with the shrimp mixture.
• Chill and serve.