Recipe: Mediterranean Shrimp Salad
This is a wonderful and easy dish to prepare. It can be served hot as a main dish or you can chill it and serve it as a salad. It is a wonderful and refreshing dish that is easy to make variations of depending on what you have on hand and is the perfect dish to make with leftover shrimp!
Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb box of cous cous (not instant)
3 cups vegetable stock
2 lemons, juiced
1 lb of shrimp
1 lemon, zested
1 cup fresh basil, chopped
½ cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup slivered almonds, toasted
salt & pepper to taste
METHOD:
In a medium saucepan heat 3 TBS extra virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add the fresh garlic and sautee for 1 minute. Add the couc cous. Stir often until cous cous is lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Carefully add the stock and juice of one lemon to the cous cous and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer. After about 5 minutes add the shrimp and cook together until the cous cous is al dente, about 8-10 minutes.
In a large serving bowl toss the cous cous and shrimp with the remaining olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, herbs, dried berries and almonds, stir gently to combine. Salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Serves 4.
anh - August 12, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Yum yum! This is really a dish I always wanna eat. Couscous is so lovely, and this recipe rockz!
lia - August 13, 2007 at 12:40 am
hmmmmmm yummy, i choosed the chill one 😉
Meeta - August 13, 2007 at 1:44 am
Lovely Jenn! A perfect combination – shrimps and couscous!
Muskat - August 13, 2007 at 7:06 am
Yummy! This sounds like the perfect salad for my husband and me. Can’t wait to try it.
Katiez - August 13, 2007 at 10:03 am
Simple and lovely! Perfect for summer!
Those are really gorgous shrimp.
Figs Olives Wine - August 13, 2007 at 11:18 am
Love the basil and mint with the almonds here! Looks delicious!
Deborah - August 13, 2007 at 11:37 am
Wow, this looks fabulous!
marye - August 13, 2007 at 12:24 pm
mmmmmm..too bad noone but me like shrimp here..WAIT that is good! I can make it all for me.
The Leftover Queen - August 13, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Thanks Anh! I agree couscous is delicious! I love using it for so many different kinds of dishes.
Hi Lia, Yes, I think it is wonderful chilled, as well!
Hey Meeta! Thank you!
Hi Muskat! Please let me know how it turns out for you!
Hi Katie! Yes, these shrimp were wonderful! Another good thing about living in Florida!
Hi Amanda! Yes, the basil and mint is what really makes this dish pop – both visually and the taste!
Thanks Deborah!
yes, Marye! Make it all for your self! This is a perfect thing to indulge in!
Patricia Scarpin - August 13, 2007 at 2:54 pm
The dish is so beautifully presented, Jenn!
Cynthia - August 13, 2007 at 6:03 pm
What are the other ingredients? oh, never mind 🙂 I got distracted by the plumb shrimp 🙂
Elly - August 13, 2007 at 6:50 pm
YUM. Looks delicious. I absolutely love playing around with different couscous salads based on what’s in my fridge, and take them for lunch 1-2 times per week. This is a gorgeous pic, btw!
The Leftover Queen - August 13, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Hi Patricia! Thanks so much!
Cynthia! Ha ha! Yes, those shrimp were especially tasty!
Hey Elly! Yes cous cous is wonderfully versatile!
Kevin - August 13, 2007 at 10:06 pm
This looks great! It sounds like a great salad with shrimp, cous cous, cranberries, mint and almonds.
Valli - August 13, 2007 at 10:40 pm
Another one for the books Jenn. Got to love all things Mediterranena!!!!!
The Leftover Queen - August 14, 2007 at 8:42 am
Hey Kevin! Thanks! It is a wonderful salad! You should try it!
Hey Valli! Thanks so much! You know I do love it!
Muskat - August 14, 2007 at 11:06 am
It really _is_ delicious! It’s still lukewarm, and I couldn’t resist eating a bowl full of it. I had to share with my not-quite-2-year old daughter. She loves it, too. I think this is the first time she’s eaten shrimps.
The Leftover Queen - August 14, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Yay! Thanks so much for making this, Muskat! I really feel so honored! I am glad you and your daughter enjoyed it and it is so special that this dish was her first time trying shrimp!
peabody - August 15, 2007 at 3:27 am
Those shrimp look perfect!
Ellen - August 15, 2007 at 5:23 am
mmm…mmm…mmm….I love shrimp…makes me starving…
The Leftover Queen - August 15, 2007 at 8:40 am
Thanks Peabody!
Hey Ellen! Go make some! 🙂
Cris - August 17, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Oh my….. the only ingredient I can’t find here is cranberry… we love shrimp.