Summer is the time for fresh vegetables, herbs and berries, healthy and light food. But crunching one grass all the time is boring. Shrimp salads - aromatic, refreshing, sweet and spicy, crispy and vibrant - are the best for leisurely summer meals. Shrimps go well with herbs, berries, vegetables and fruits. A dozen different gas stations are suitable for them. Such salads can be prepared by following recipes and masterly improvising.
Summer fruit salad with shrimps and strawberries
To make shrimp according to this recipe, you need to mix the zest and juice from one lime fruit with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, season with salt and mix, put 250 grams of peeled raw shrimp into the resulting marinade. For this dish, you can take tiger or king prawns, but this amount of marinade is designed for small shrimps. While the shrimp is marinating, combine the salad and prepare the dressing. For the salad, use fresh herbs of your choice. Salad with shrimps and arugula is very popular, but not everyone likes its specific bitter taste in combination with fruits. Cut into cubes a few slices of watermelon (without the rind) and one mango, also chop the goat cheese - 60 grams - or feta, put on the herbs and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of pine nuts. Cut 5-7 large strawberries into wedges and place in a salad. For dressing, combine ¼ cup chopped strawberries, ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice, 1 tablespoon honey and the same amount of poppy seeds, salt and pepper in a blender. Preheat a skillet or grill and grill the shrimp for 1-2 minutes on each side. Add them to salad. Season and serve.
Light salad with shrimps and raspberries
This is a recipe for a king prawn salad that must be pre-cooked. How to cook shrimp? For several minutes in boiling water with spices - bay leaves, peppercorns, salt and herbs. Once the shrimp are cloudy, remove them from the pot and dip them in ice water. Cut into segments 1 sweet red onion onion, 1 mango cut into cubes, peeled walnuts - a quarter cup - fry in a dry skillet until light aroma, mix with 300 grams of salad mix (tear too large leaves into pieces), add shrimp, 1 cup large raspberries, season with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. if you have raspberry vinegar it will work even better here.
Shrimp salad, young zucchini and cherry tomatoes
Delicate young zucchini can be eaten raw. Only cut them thinner, using a special mandolin - a slingshot with a thin string or blade, with which you peel vegetables or fruits. "Adjust" 1 small zucchini, 250 grams in weight. Spread 500 grams of king prawns on a baking sheet covered with baking paper, sprinkle with olive oil, season with salt and red hot chili flakes and bake for about 8-10 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 ° C, along with the cherry tomatoes also drizzled with oil. Combine all ingredients and season with lemon juice.
