Shrimp With Gazpacho Vinaigrette Food

SHRIMP GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tomato and clam juice cocktail, shrimp, avocados, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

SMOKED SHRIMP SALAD WITH SMOKED TOMATO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• SALAD: Place shrimp in stovetop smoker. Season with salt and pepper. Smoke on medium heat for 15 minutes, using maple wood chips, and set aside. Reserve 1/4-cup and toss remainder with baby spinach in a large bowl. Arrange spinach on salad plates, top with shrimp and drizzle shrimp with remaining vinaigrette before serving.
• VINAIGRETTE: Cut tomatoes in half and place cut side up on smoker rack. Sprinkle exposed sides with sherry vinegar, salt and pepper. Smoke for 12-15 minutes on medium low. Remove smoker from heat and let rest with lid closed for another three minutes. Remove tomatoes from smoker and slip off skins with your hands, holding tomatoes over a food processor work bowl to catch juices. Discard skins. Squeeze roasted garlic cloves from their skins into food processor work bowl and process mixture for about 30 seconds to combine and puree. With processor running, add oil slowly in a thin stream until vinaigrette is emulsified. Season vinaigrette with additional salt and pepper, taste and add a few additional drops of sherry vinegar if needed to give vinaigrette a mild tanginess.

GRILLED SHRIMP WITH BACON, TOMATO AND SCALLION VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Put the bacon in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered.
• When the bacon is just about done, heat the canola oil in a nonreactive skillet over medium-high heat. Add the tomatoes and salt and pepper and cook, stirring, just until slightly softened. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to the skillet with the tomatoes and add the cilantro, vinegar, thyme and green onions. Cook, stirring, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Set aside; keep warm.
• Heat a charcoal or gas grill to high for direct grilling.
• Brush the shrimp with canola oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Using two skewers at a time, thread four shrimp on the skewers near the tail and head ends--this makes it easier to flip the shrimp on the grill. Grill until slightly charred and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove the shrimp from the skewers and top with the warm vinaigrette.

GAZPACHO SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Tear the baguette into pieces, then transfer to a blender along with the chili sauce, vinegar, cumin, garlic, tomato and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Puree until smooth. With the motor running, slowly pour in the oil and blend until well combined.
• Transfer the cocktail sauce to a small bowl and sprinkle with the chives. Serve with the shrimp.

SHRIMP AND AVOCADO SALAD WITH GAZPACHO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Heat just enough wine to cover the shrimp o simmering in a saute pan. Add the shrimp, cover, and gently simmer until cooked through, 2-4 minutes, depending upon the size of the shrimp. Drain and chill the shrimp .
• Puree about 1/3 the tomatoes in a food processor and pour into a mixing bowl. Pulse the remaining tomatoes so they are chunky. Add the tomato chunks to the puree.
• Add the white onion and garlic to the processor and process until completely liquified, adding a little of the vinegar if necessary. Add to the tomatoes.
• Pulse the cucumbers in the processor until finely chopped and add to the tomato mixture. Add the diced bell peppers, red onion, olive oil, and vinegar to the tomato mixture. Stir well but gently, adjust seasonings. Refrigerate the vinaigrette for 1 to 24 hours.
• To serve, make a bed of greens on each of four salad plates. Pit and peel the avocados and cut into chunks. Add the avocado and shrimp to the greens. Ladle a generous amount of gazpacho vinaigrette over each salad and serve at once with crusty bread.

SHRIMP GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive bowl, mix first 6 ingredients. Gently stir in remaining ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour before serving.

SPICY GRILLED SHRIMP WITH GAZPACHO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, cucumber, bell papper, jalapeno, onion, vinegar, tomato juice and 2 tbls of olive oil.
• Season with couple drops of hot sauce and a few pinches of salt.
• Allow mixture to sit at room temperature for a least an hour or refrigerate for up to a day to allow the flavors to combine.
• Toss the shrimp with the remaining 2 tbls of olive oil, the basil and the red pepper flakes.
• Allow shrimp to sit a room temperature for half hour.
• Heat the grill to medium.
• Grill shrimp, brushing with any extra marinade until just barely cooked through (about 2 minutes).
• Divide the vinigrette among the plates and set the warm shrimp on top. Serve immediately.

SHRIMP GAZPACHO WITH BASIL CROUTONS

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor purée half of large tomatoes, 1/2 cup bell pepper, 1/4 cup cucumber, 2 tablespoons onion, garlic paste, cumin, and jalapeño. Transfer purée to a bowl and stir in cherry tomatoes with remaining chopped large tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, and onion. Stir in vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. (Chill gazpacho, covered, at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.)
• In a saucepan of generously salted boiling water boil shrimp 30 seconds, or until just cooked through. Transfer shrimp with a slotted spoon to a bowl and cool. (Shrimp may be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.) Chop shrimp and stir into gazpacho.
• Before serving, thin gazpacho with ice water and top with croutons and garnish.
• For basil croutons:
• In a blender or small food processor purée basil and oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• On a baking sheet toss bread with basil oil and bake in middle of oven, shaking baking sheet occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes, or until croutons are golden brown and crisp. Season croutons with salt and pepper. (Croutons may be made 3 days ahead and kept in a sealable plastic bag in a cool dry place.) Makes about 2 cups.