Best Shrimp Salad With Cucumber And Fennel Recipes

CITRUS SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing: Cut the top and bottom from an orange so it sits flat. Working from the top down, cut away the peel and pith to expose the flesh. Cut out the orange segments, leaving the membrane behind. Squeeze any juice from the membrane into a large bowl. Repeat with the remaining orange. You should have about 1/4 cup juice. Reserve the segments.
• Whisk the cream, vinegar, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of black pepper into the orange juice. While whisking, pour in the olive oil in a slow, steady stream to make a creamy, slightly thick dressing. Chill while you make the salad.
• For the salad: Sprinkle the shrimp with the Old Bay and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the shrimp in two batches until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per batch. Remove to a plate to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Combine the shrimp, reserved orange segments, avocado, cucumber and fennel in the bowl with the dressing and toss gently. Mound the lettuce on a platter or individual plates and top with the salad. Garnish with fennel fronds.

SHRIMP SALAD WITH CUCUMBER AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in a large pot of simmering salted water until bright pink and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Drain and let cool.
• Peel and devein shrimp and place in a large bowl. Add fennel, fennel fronds, cucumber, onion, and lemon juice and toss to combine; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Add dill and lemon zest and toss again; season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired. Top with more pepper just before serving.
• Do Ahead
• Salad can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.

SHRIMP SALAD WITH CUCUMBER AND MINT

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain and cool in refrigerator.
• Put mint and lemon juice in food processor and pulse to coarsely chop the mint. Drizzle olive oil into processor while pureeing until mint is finely chopped.
• In a serving bowl, toss shrimp, cucumber, mint mixture, zest, salt and pepper to combine.
• This will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

FENNEL & GARLIC SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium heat. Add the fennel and saute for 5 minutes, until tender but not browned. Turn the heat to medium-low, add the garlic and red pepper flakes, and cook at a very low sizzle for 2 to 3 minutes, until the garlic just begins to color.
• Pat the shrimp dry with paper towels, add them to the pan, and toss together with the fennel and olive oil. Spread the shrimp in one layer and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes on one side. Turn the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes on the other side, until they¿re pink and just cooked through.
• Off the heat, sprinkle with the parsley, 1 tablespoon of chopped fennel fronds, the Pernod (if using), the fleur de sel, and black pepper and serve it with bread to soak up all the pan juices.

WARM SHRIMP AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Make the vinaigrette: Combine hot mustard, olive oil and sherry vinegar, taste for seasonings.
• Pour beer into deep saucepan and add garlic, dill sprigs and dash of salt and pepper. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for l0 minutes.
• While beer is simmering, heat olive oil in skillet over medium flame and add fennel. Cook fennel for about 7 minutes; it should "sweat" but remain crisp. Remove fennel to warm serving bowl. Keep warm.
• Drop shrimp in pot with beer, turn heat to high, cover and cook for about a minute. Remove shrimp with slotted spoon, drain well and arrange over fennel. Pour vinaigrette over ingredients. Sprinkle with dill. Toss well, taste for seasoning and serve immediately.

SEARED SHRIMP WITH CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, toss together cucumber, onion, jalapeno, hearts of palm, orange juice, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Dust shrimp with cumin, coriander, and oregano; season with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over high heat.
• Add half the shrimp; cook until browned on both sides and opaque in the center, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate; repeat with remaining 2 teaspoons oil and shrimp.
• To serve, spoon shrimp over cucumber salad.

SHRIMP AND CUCUMBER SALAD WITH DILL VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in large saucepan; boil 10 minutes. Add shrimp; cook just until opaque in center, about 1 minute. Drain. Transfer shrimp to bowl. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Peel cucumbers and cut lengthwise in half. Using spoon, scrape out seeds and discard. Coarsely grate cucumbers. Transfer cucumbers to bowl of ice water. Whisk oil, vinegar, shallots, dill, and sugar in medium bowl; season with salt and pepper. (Cucumbers and vinaigrette can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Drain cucumbers well. Transfer to paper towels; pat dry. Return cucumbers to bowl. Add 1/4 cup vinaigrette to bowl with shrimp and toss. Add remaining vinaigrette to cucumbers; toss to coat. Arrange 1 lettuce leaf on each of 8 plates. Using slotted spoon, divide cucumbers among lettuce leaves. Top each serving with 3 shrimp.