Best Shrimp Tart Recipes

SWEET, TART, AND SPICY SHRIMP AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing:
• Whisk all dressing ingredients to blend in small bowl; let dressing stand while preparing salad.
• For salad:
• Peel half of cucumbers; cut in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds with small spoon. Cut into 1/4-inch cubes (about 2 cups) and place in large strainer set over bowl.
• Cut off ends from remaining cucumbers and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds. Cut halves crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 2 1/2 to 3 cups); add to strainer. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; let drain 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add peanuts; sauté until golden. Using slotted spoon, transfer peanuts to paper towel to drain.
• Combine shrimp, cabbage, bell pepper, green onions, cilantro, and basil in large bowl.
• Pat cucumber pieces dry and add to salad. Toss with dressing; sprinkle with peanuts and black sesame seeds.

SHRIMP TART

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Preheat oven to 350° F. and lightly oil rim of a 12-inch tart pan with removable fluted rim.
• Tear pumpernickel into pieces and in a food processor pulse until coarse crumbs. In a bowl stir together bread crumbs and butter until combined well and press onto bottom of tart pan. Bake crust in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until golden brown, and cool in pan on a rack.
• Make filling:
• Shell shrimp and if desired devein. In a saucepan of boiling salted water cook shrimp until just cooked through, about 1 minute, and drain in a colander. Rinse shrimp under cold water and pat dry. Coarsely chop shrimp.
• If using red lumpfish caviar, in a fine sieve rinse and drain well. In a large bowl stir together shrimp, caviar, sour cream, mayonnaise, and heavy cream. In a small saucepan sprinkle gelatin over lemon juice and water and let stand 1 minute to soften. Heat gelatin mixture over low heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved. Cool mixture slightly and stir into shrimp mixture with chives, white pepper, and salt to taste.
• Pour filling into crust, spreading evenly. Chill tart, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at least 6 hours, or until filling is set, and up to 1 day. Garnish tart with chives.

SWEET, TART, AND SPICY SHRIMP AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Make dressing
• Whisk together all dressing ingredients in a small bowl; let the dressing stand while preparing the salad.
• Make salad
• Peel half of the cucumbers; cut in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds with a small spoon. Cut into 1/4-inch cubes (about 2 cups) and place in a large strainer set over a bowl.
• Cut off the ends from the remaining cucumbers and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds. Cut the halves crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 2 1/2 to 3 cups); add to the strainer. Sprinkle with the salt; let drain 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the peanuts; sauté until golden. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the peanuts to paper towels to drain.
• Combine the shrimp, cabbage, bell pepper, green onions, cilantro, and basil in a large bowl.
• Pat the cucumber pieces dry and add to the salad. Toss with the dressing; sprinkle with peanuts and black sesame seeds, and serve.

ALSATIAN SHRIMP AND DILL TART

Steps:

• Prepare the tart shell and set it aside.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Shell and devein the shrimp. Cut the shrimp crosswise into one-half- inch cubes. There should be about two cups.
• Carefully trim the leeks and rinse thoroughly between the leaves. Pat dry. Shred and chop the leeks. There should be about four cups.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet and add the leeks. Cook over low heat, stirring, until they are wilted, about four minutes.
• Add the shrimp, dill, salt, pepper and red-pepper flakes. Cook, stirring briefly, about one minute or less.
• Combine the egg, egg yolk, cream, milk and nutmeg in a mixing bowl and beat thoroughly. Add the shrimp mixture and stir to blend.
• Pour the mixture into the tart shell. Place a baking sheet in the oven. Put the filled tart shell on the sheet and bake 30 to 35 minutes or until the custard is set.

MARINATED SHRIMP, ONION AND TOMATO TART

Steps:

• A day in advance of preparing this dish, marinate shrimp in a mixture of 4 cloves crushed garlic, black pepper, 1/2 cup olive oil and 1 pinch of saffron. Refrigerate overnight. To prepare the marmalade, peel onions and cut them in half and slice thin. In a saucepan over low heat with 2 tablespoons of oil, cook the onions until transparent. Drain the tomatoes, remove the seeds, chop roughly and add to the onions. Add chopped anchovies, chopped olives and thyme, cook for 3 hours on very low heat, stirring often. Meanwhile cut out 6 rounds of puff pastry about 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Place on a baking sheet cover with a second sheet, and bake in the oven for 6 minutes at 350 degrees. Prepare the frisee by cutting off the green of the lettuce, use only the white part only. Chop frisee and wash well, reserve. In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, heat 1/4 cup olive until hot, and cook shrimp until pink and curled. Set the tomato marmalade on top of each tart round and warm in the oven for 5 minutes. Season the frisee with a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Take the tart out of the oven and set on a plate, dress some frisee on top of the tart and cover with shrimp. Garnish with the mache lettuce leaves. Drizzle olive oil around the tart and serve.

POTTED SHRIMP TART WITH SHAVED RAINBOW BEET SALAD

Steps:

• To make the pastry, tip the flour into a large bowl, add 1/ 2 tsp salt and mix through with the cayenne and mustard powder. Add the butter and use your fingertips to rub it into the flour until the mixture resembles damp sand. Mix through the cheese, then drizzle in 2-3 tbsp cold water. Squash the crumbs together until you have a smooth ball of pastry, tip onto your work surface and knead a few times to incorporate any dry crumbs. Wrap in cling film, pat into a flat disc shape and chill for at least 30 mins. Can be made up to a day before (or make and freeze for up to two months).
• While the pastry chills, put the potatoes in a pan of cold, salted water, bring to the boil and simmer for 10-12 mins or until tender - a knife should easily pierce the potatoes when they are cooked. Drain and set aside until cool enough to handle. Slice the potatoes into 0.5cm discs and set aside to cool completely.
• Remove the pastry from the fridge 10 mins before you're ready to roll it. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4, with a baking sheet heating up on the middle shelf. Lightly flour the work surface and roll the pastry until it's large enough to line a deep 23cm fluted tart tin - the pastry should be about the thickness of a £1 coin. Carefully lift the pastry into the tin and press it into the corners, patching up any holes with spare scraps of pastry. Trim the excess with a pair of scissors, but leave about 1cm overhanging. Line the case with baking parchment (it'll be more pliable if you scrunch it up in your hands first) then fill with baking beans. Place on the baking in the oven and bake for 15 mins, then remove the beans and parchment and return to the oven for a further 10 mins or until biscuity. Use a small serrated knife to trim the pastry flush with the tart tin. Reduce the oven temperature to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
• Mix the eggs, yolk, cream, milk, mustard and nutmeg in a jug with some seasoning. Toss the cooked potatoes, shrimps, herbs and some seasoning in a bowl, then pack into the tart case. Pour in the egg mixture, filling with the last few drops once the tart is back in the oven, to avoid spillages. Scatter with a pinch of cayenne, then bake for 50-55 mins or until just set- give the tart a shake, it should still have a slight wobble in the centre. Leave to cool to room temperature.
• Now make the salad. Wear rubber gloves to peel the beetroot (to stop your hands straining), then slice as thinly as you can, using a mandolin if you have one. Whisk the oil, mustard and vinegar with some seasoning, and drizzle over the beets, then toss together. Serve on top of the cooled tart, or on the side in a big bowl, scattered with cress.