SERVES 4 PREP 30 MINUTES COOK 8 MINUTES
Salad with Shrimp and Red Grapefruit
Red grapefruit and seafood make a delicious addition to any dinner salad. In this recipe shrimp are marinated in the zesty citrus. The salad is topped off with grapefruit segments and a sweet dressing that uses red grapefruit juice and honey.
TIME TO TABLE:
15 minutes prep, 15 minutes marinating, 8 minutes broiling
Shrimp
2/3 cup freshly squeezed juice from red grapefruits
3 green onions sliced, half the greens reserved for the dressing
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon zest from a red grapefruit
¼ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
20 raw shrimp, peeled and de-veined
4 wood skewers, pre-soaked
Salad
½ cup freshly squeezed juice from a red grapefruit
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons honey
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
8 cups chopped mixed lettuce
Segments from 2 red grapefruit
12 to 16 pieces shaved Parmesan cheese
1. To prepare the shrimp, whisk together the grapefruit juice, green onions, garlic, zest, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
2. Place the shrimp in a single layer in a shallow dish. Pour the marinade over the shrimp. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the broiler. Skewer 5 shrimp on each of 4 skewers. Place the skewers on a greased broiling pan. Drizzle a little of the marinade on each shrimp skewer.
4. Broil 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until the shrimp turns opaque and is cooked through.
5. Prepare the dressing while the shrimp cooks. In a small bowl, whisk together the grapefruit juice, olive oil, honey, reserved green onions, salt and black pepper.
6. Place the lettuce in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the lettuce and toss to coat. Place 2 cups of lettuce in each of 4 bowls.
7. Top each salad with an equal amount of grapefruit segments and shaved Parmesan. Serve each with a skewer of shrimp.
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