Warm Shrimp And Fennel Salad
- Total Time
- 25 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 6tablespoons olive oil
- 1½teaspoons hot mustard
- 112-ounce bottle of beer
- 2cloves garlic, peeled and bruised
- 5sprigs fresh dill
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3tablespoons olive oil
- 3bulbs fresh fennel, sliced thin and cut into bite-size pieces
- 1pound shrimp (about 15 medium size), peeled
- 1teaspoon chopped fresh dill for garnish
For the Vinaigrette
For the Shrimp and Fennel
Preparation
- Step 1
Make the vinaigrette: Combine hot mustard, olive oil and sherry vinegar, taste for seasonings.
- Step 2
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.
- Step 3
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.
- Step 4
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.
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Comments
Well, this is a nice find. Quick, easy, delicious. Does not need this much olive oil; half as much to cook the fennel, maybe a little water as a supplement to keep it from browning. I had vinaigrette left over, perfect for tomorrow. Not sure I'd call this dish a salad, just a simple entree.
Well, this is a nice find. Quick, easy, delicious. Does not need this much olive oil; half as much to cook the fennel, maybe a little water as a supplement to keep it from browning. I had vinaigrette left over, perfect for tomorrow. Not sure I'd call this dish a salad, just a simple entree.