Recipe

Grilled Gazpacho Salad With Shrimp Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lunasea / All my dishes 1 year, 9 months ago Isn't this salad a beauty? All of the ingredients that make gazpacho so clean, fresh and delicious — tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and bell peppers — turn up in this main-course salad. Plus, it's impressive to serve and is makes a light meal f... More Prep:45m Cook:35m Servings:6	Lunasea
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Ingredients

3/4 cup olive oil, divided througout recipe

2 medium heads of garlic, separated into cloves, peeled (about 24 cloves)

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1 1/2 pounds uncooked large shrimp, deveined but with shells intact*

8 firm plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise

2 bunches green onions; root ends trimmed, onions left whole

1 1-pound sweet onion (such as Vidalia or Maui), cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

1 red bell pepper, quartered, cored

1 yellow bell pepper, quartered, cored

1 1/2 large English hothouse cucumbers, peeled, halved lengthwise

2 6x3x1-inch slices country-style bread

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2 cups grape tomatoes, halved (about 1 pint)

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Dressing:

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

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1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil

Lime wedges

Directions

Prepare grill (medium-high heat).

**Set aside 2 garlic cloves for bread slices.

Place remaining garlic on double layer of heavy-duty foil; drizzle 3 tablespoons olive oil over. Fold up and seal packet. Place directly on grill rack and cook until garlic is very tender and golden, about 30 minutes. Open packet; cool garlic.

Toss shrimp (in shells) and 1 tablespoon oil in medium bowl to coat; sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Combine plum tomatoes, green onions, sweet onion, both bell peppers, and 2 tablespoons oil in large bowl; toss to coat.

Arrange cucumber halves and bread slices on baking sheet; brush with 2 tablespoons oil. Sprinkle all vegetables with salt and pepper.

Grill shrimp until just opaque, about 2 1/2 minutes per side; transfer to another bowl and cool.

Grill vegetables until crisp-tender, turning frequently, about 3 minutes for plum tomatoes and green onions, 5 minutes for cucumbers, and 15 minutes for sweet onion and bell peppers. Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet.

Grill bread slices until just beginning to crisp and grill marks appear, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Rub bread with reserved garlic cloves, then discard garlic cloves.

Peel shrimp; transfer to large bowl.

Cut all vegetables and bread into 1/2- to 3/4-inch pieces; add to shrimp along with any accumulated juices. Stir in grilled garlic cloves and grape tomatoes.

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To make Dressing: Whisk vinegar, hot pepper sauce, and remaining 4 tablespoons oil in small bowl; pour over salad and toss to coat. (Can be made 1 1/2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)

Stir thinly sliced basil into salad.

Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with lime wedges.

*NOTE: Look for deveined shrimp — fresh or frozen — with the shells still intact. They're much easier to peel after grilling.

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Comments

greekgirrrl 1 year, 9 months ago said:
OOOOOweeee! That looks so good. I love it!!

ruskingirl 1 year, 9 months ago said:
This sounds wonderful!! Great post.

divaliscious 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Yes - and big YES! Looks absolutely gorgeous... keeper for sure..and a definite try! my five's in! - and I love the fresh lime slices to squeeze over the salad.

beelzebufo 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Very appealing recipe

uk2nyc 1 year, 9 months ago said:
I have to start eating my salads... wonderful post! Richard

invisiblechef 1 year, 9 months ago said:
We live on salads like this one and cold pasta salads in the summer, this one will be another keeper. Thanks so much!!

grandmommy 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Over the top good. Thanks.

jenniferbyrdez 1 year, 9 months ago said:
This is beautiful Lunney. Thank you!

ddougee 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Grilled Gazpacho Salad With Shrimp????? Holy hothouse cucumbers Vic!!! You have out done yourself again!!!! High 5 baby!

secretocean 1 year, 5 months ago said:
This sounds delicious with the shrimp! I make a gazpacho with raw vegetables and run half of it thru the food processor, then add a shot of Absolut Peppar Vodka per serving... It's Absolut-ely addictive. In fact, I think I'll post it! :)

notyourmomma 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I'm a gazpacho groupie, count me in! YUMMY. Sounds more refreshing than the roasted ratatouille, must make this soon.

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