Italian Style Shrimp And Artichoke Antipasto By Sy Recipes

ITALIAN STYLE SHRIMP AND ARTICHOKE ANTIPASTO BY SY

Steps:

• Bring about 2-3 cups of water to a boil in a pot, add vinegar and cleaned shrimp, cook for about 1-2 minutes, until they are pink. Make sure the shrimp are not over cooked, drain and let cool. (If using large shrimp cut in half).
• Add chopped up artichoke hearts, marinade and shrimp in large bowl.
• Add chopped up olives, mushrooms, dry tomatoes oregano, pepper flakes and 2 tablespoons parsley into bowl and toss.
• Add 2 plus tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice and toss.
• Transfer food from the large bowl into a nice serving dish.
• Add caper berries all around and on top of shrimp, artichoke mixture.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons Italian parsley on top of dish as well.
• Place lemon wedges around and on inside edge of the dish for a decorative effect.
• Let stand for a while at room temperature to blend flavors and serve.
• Enjoy!
• NOTE- You might want to add less reserved maranide to taste, since the marinade dominates the taste of this dish. As an alternative you can substitute two 13.75 oz cans (non- marinaded) artichoke hearts and then add more spices to taste. Using large shrimp is best, since it is one of the main ingredients. Finally, use lemon wedges and squeeze on individual portions.

ANTIPASTO ON A STICK

Steps:

• Thread each salami roll, mozzarella cheese, olive, tomato, artichoke heart, and basil roll onto each toothpick, respectively. Arrange toothpicks on a serving platter and drizzle olive oil over each.

MEDITERRANEAN SHRIMP ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• In large resealable food-storage plastic bag or glass baking dish, mix all ingredients. Gently move ingredients around in bag to mix well.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 12 hours to blend flavors. Drain before serving. Store in refrigerator.

ANTIPASTI SKEWERS

Steps:

• Toss the mozzarella, olive oil, oregano and salt together in a small bowl.
• Thread six 8-inch skewers as follows: mozzarella, yellow pepper, cherry tomato, green olive, piquillo pepper, Kalamata olive, artichoke heart, salami, basil. Serve on a platter.

TUNA, SHRIMP AND VEGETABLE ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook cauliflower, onion, garlic, mushrooms and pepper, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes or until onion is softened.
• Add ketchup, black and green olives, green pepper, tuna, shrimp and vinegar; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until thickened enough to mound on spoon. Stir in parsley. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 1 month. Makes 4 cups.
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ITALIAN-STYLE SHRIMP WITH LEMON AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, Italian seasoning, paprika, lemon rind, salt, pepper, and garlic.
• Add shrimp and toss to coat.
• Thread the shrimp onto 4 skewers.
• The original recipe calls for broiling these on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray (2 minutes on each side), however, I prefer to grill them over medium heat until they turn pink (2 to 4 minutes per side).
• Remove the shrimp from the skewers and arrange over the hot pasta.
• Drizzle with lemon juice and sprinkle with parsley.

ITALIAN-STYLE SHRIMP WITH SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a 4-5 quart pan over high heat, bring 2 qts of water to a boil. Add pasta & cook, stirring occasionally, until tender to bite, about 10 minutes.
• Drain and return to pan.
• Meanwhile, in a 10-12" frying pan over high heat, stir shallots in olive oil, until shallots are limp - about 3 minutes Then add garlic for another 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, wine, oregano, basil & bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, about 5 minutes.
• Rinse & drain shrimp; add to sauce. Stir often just until opaque, 5-6 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Stir sauce into cooked pasta.
• Divide mixture equally among four bowls.
• Sprinkle with parsley; add salt & pepper and cheese to taste.