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Appetizers might be one of my favorite parts of a holiday meal. I like to fill a small plate with a sampling of finger foods to munch on while catching up with loved ones. I am prone to go for the cheeses, gherkin pickles, and veggies with dip, by my daughter and husband always insist on having a shrimp cocktail ring to snack on as well. While I do like shrimp, I have never been a fan of the little red cups of cocktail sauce that comes in the platter, so I usually skip it altogether. I'm probably not a fan because the sauce enhances the fishy flavor and I want to mask it. I prefer to drown my shrimp in butter and garlic or beer and coconut, but I recently found a new recipe on Golden Blossom Honey for Marinated Shrimp Appetizer that had herbs that would easily tone down the fish flavor and had to give it a try.
There are several strong herbs as well as onion and vinegar that make up the marinade, and that really helps tone down the fishy flavor, so I was quite pleased to get to enjoy shrimp as an appetizer at our early holiday celebrations this year. This is a recipe that comes together quite quickly, but if you're looking to save time, it can be made the day before and you can let the shrimp marinate in the dressing over night. Then all you'll have to do is remove the shrimp, discard the marinade, and serve. You can just pop it in a bowl, or if you want to try to appear to be fancy, serve it over a bed of lettuce or kale leaves. It'll add a nice backdrop of color to the pink shrimp. If you'll be hosting Easter this year, this will make a great and crowd pleasing addition to your holiday menu.
Ingredients
1 pound medium shrimp (30-40 count), peeled and deveined
3/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/3 cup onion, coarsely chopped
Marinade:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
2 teaspoons salt
pepper to taste
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I like shrimp, especially in summer time, but I don't like the cocktail sauce either ;-) Yours is a great alternative! The sweetness of the honey along with tangy onion and vinegar sounds yummy. In summer there might even be fresh dill available. Have a wonderful Easter holiday with your family, Theresa!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Duni! I hope you had a restful and reflective Easter weekend as well!
DeleteNever had me a shrimp, it is too posh and expensive of a food for our poor neck of the world, sadly. You did lovely setting with all the greens and the angle in the first photo.
ReplyDeleteShrimp is often fairly inexpensive here, but I only buy it once or twice a year because it's about all I can handle as far as seafood.
DeleteWhen I was pregnant with my first child, I had a craving for shrimp cocktail sauce! How weird is that? Happy Easter to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteMine was raw cookie dough. You definitely win in the weirdness craving between us LOL!
DeleteI love shrimp. I have a bit of an allergy to raw shrimp but I still love them.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'd steer clear here then!
DeleteGracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried shrimp!! I'm 55 years old and have never tried any of the popular seafood dishes (except salmon, which I do not eat, despite my family members thinking I am lost, lol). Crazy, but true. I just can't do the fishy flavors at all. 3 of my 4 kids (all grown) love them all, especially shrimp, crabs and lobster (not together, but they might if it was all on the table). They'd take any kind of sauce on the side too, they're not picky about their sauces. Love that this one has honey. :)
ReplyDeleteI am so with you Rosey. All of my family and friends are seafood addicts. They always want to go out for sushi and I'm like "ew!" I used to eat a little salmon, but even now it's just too much fish flavor for me.
DeleteI'd want to drown the fishy flavor too. Shrimp makes me cringe. But I won't yuck your yum. Hope you had a happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteVery good remembering to use our stolen slogan. Don't yuck the yum, indeed! lol
DeleteI even made a song out of the "borrowed" slogan lol
DeleteI have been craving shrimp, and this sounds so delicious.
ReplyDeleteAn appetizer recipe is always good to have. We don't eat shrimp but It sounds good.
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