No one will argue that the shrimp appetizer is much tastier than that made from crab sticks. Of course, it will cost more, but your holiday is worth it to spend a little. And from a wide selection of snacks salivating already in advance.
Garlic shrimp
They cook quickly, eat even faster. A kilogram of large marine life directly in the frozen state is laid in salted water; as soon as it boils - take out, cool and clean. Sunflower oil is heated in a pan, shrimps and a couple of crushed garlic cloves are poured into it, a couple of spoons of soy sauce are poured. Shrimp appetizer is fried over high heat with vigorous stirring. It cools right in the pan after cooking.
Unusual and gentle: prawns with pumpkin and cheese
Half a centimeter plate is cut from the vegetable according to the number of king prawns available and dipped in boiling water for three minutes. The main ingredient is thawed in hot water (if it is boiled and frozen) or boiled (if fresh). Cream cheese and fresh cucumber are rubbed, mixed, flavored with lemon juice and olive oil, laid out on a pumpkin plate with a slide. Shrimp are attached on top and sprinkled with herbs. Finally, a shrimp appetizer, sprinkled with dry vermouth - literally a few drops for each slice - and served on the table.
Shrimp Pineapple Rings
It’s hard to believe, but it’s just a great snack. Pineapples with shrimp do not just harmonize - they mutually complement each other's taste. And it’s very convenient to eat such an appetizer: it looks like a cake. It is done in an elementary way: 100-gram processed cheese is whipped until smooth with two steep eggs and half a glass of natural yogurt. This airy mixture is neatly distributed over each pineapple ring, shrimp is placed on top, and cherry tomato is placed in the middle. The dish should be kept in the refrigerator and carried in the center of the table.
Pineapple Shrimp
It's time to remember that exotic is now sold fresh! A large pineapple is bought, cut in half along, the flesh is carefully cut and crumbled into cubes. A third of a kilo of shrimp is boiled and cut into slices, lettuce with squares, and Bulgarian bright pepper with straws. Now the appetizer is going: pineapples with shrimp and vegetables are mixed, seasoned with mayonnaise and slightly sprinkled with fresh lemon juice. Looking at this still life, you clearly begin to understand that the holiday is inevitably approaching.
Fried canapes
This name is served on skewers - with shrimp or with other ingredients. They are attractive because of the convenience and accuracy of eating, as well as the fact that you can combine quite a few components in one dish. Your attention is invited to an unusual appetizer of shrimps on skewers. For her, peeled shrimps are strung on wooden "skewers" mixed with pieces of bell pepper. Then the marinade is made: one and a half glasses of light beer and the juice of one lemon merge; five cloves of garlic are squeezed into them. This amount is enough for a snack made from 800 grams of shrimp. The skewered skewers are immersed in the marinade. The longer they stay in it, the better, but certainly not less than an hour. When the exposure runs out, the appetizers on skewers with shrimp quickly, a couple of minutes from each side, are fried in olive oil.
Shrimp with Olives
A very simple festive appetizer of canapé shrimp: small shrimps are boiled and cleaned, your favorite hard cheese is cut into fairly large cubes, lemon into slices, and then into sectors. All components are strung on a stick - in turn and in any order.
Options for long skewers
The first proposed composition was designed for short plastic sticks. If you got long, a shrimp appetizer may contain a richer assortment.
- Shrimp, a square of sweet pepper, a half of olives, a cheese cube, a slice of cucumber, a cube of ham.
- Shrimp, a square slice of pineapple, half olives.
- Shrimp, gherkin (if it seems too big - half of it), a ham cube, a slice of cheese, half an olive (or olives), another shrimp.
You can come up with your own version with seafood and suitable ingredients.
Shrimp and Blue Tartlets
Those who like a shrimp appetizer in tartlets are very lucky that the latter are sold ready-made. And you can buy both sand and waffle - which seem more suitable. From the hostess is only required to "figure out" the filling for them. For example, such. A block of blue cheese of two hundred grams is slowly melted in a frying pan with continuous stirring, then a pound of pre-boiled shrimp is placed in it. After kneading, half a stack of lemon juice is poured and crushed garlic (a couple of cloves) is introduced. After a couple of minutes, a stack of white wine is added, and almost immediately the pan is removed from the stove and covered. When the gourmet filling cools down, it fills the baskets, which are placed on lettuce leaves and lined with tiny tomatoes.
Shrimps and mushrooms tartlets
Given how popular the “basket” shrimp appetizers , recipes offer a huge variety of toppings. And their list is constantly updated. However, this one is definitely worth mentioning in any textbook. 200 grams of shrimp are boiled, peeled and cut. Sweet pepper crumbles into cubes. Champignons (as much as crustaceans) are stewed in olive oil and filtered off from excess. A third of a kilo of cheese rubs. A sauce is being prepared for which olive oil and lemon juice (per spoon) are mixed, a third of a glass of mayonnaise and a crushed garlic clove. Pepper and salt - at your discretion. All components are connected and laid out in baskets. It would be better if this appetizer with shrimps in tartlets stands cool for at least half an hour.