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It’s not really fitting to find a recipe for The Perfect Shrimp on a website called Average Betty, but you see, I didn’t name this recipe… my friends did. Pretty flattering, I know. The overall flavor of these one-bite-delights is similar to a California Roll but the textures and flavors are far more exciting. It’s the perfect bite. And they’re fast and easy. Perfect!
Ingredients for The Perfect Shrimp:
12 raw shrimp
12 cucumber slices
12 avocado slices
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp dried parsley
black pepper
dash soy sauce
sesame seeds
Sriracha Hot Sauce
Directions:
Clean, devein and remove tails from raw shrimp. Pour just enough extra virgin olive oil on shrimp to coat. Season shrimp with garlic powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, dried parsley and soy sauce. Set aside.
Stripeel an English cucumber. (Stripeel as in stripe-peel.) Cut the same number of cucumber slices as shrimp. Peel avocado. Cut the same number of avocado slices as cucumber and shrimp. Set aside.
Get out your Sriracha hot sauce… known to many as simply The Rooster Sauce. And don’t forget the toasted sesame seeds.
Grill seasoned shrimp on hot grill or skillet about 2 minutes a side. Toss grilled shrimps with a small amount of butter (if desired) and generous squeeze of lemon.
Prepare for perfection!
Arrange cucumber slices on a serving plate. Place one shrimp per cucumber slice. Squeeze a little or a lot of the Sriracha on top of shrimp. Top with avocado slice and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
Make 2-3 per person and serve as an appetizer. Make 4-6 per person and serve as an entree.
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Link to the The Perfect Shrimp ??? video.
Link to the accompanying The Perfect Shrimp™ = The Perfect Dilemma blog post.
that was perfect Betty, you’re bookmarked on my mac
in Pendleton, Oregon
Hey Joseph! Perfect? Oh, go on! Thank you!
Guess it’s a good thing I went with “The Perfct Shrimp” and didn’t call them “shrimpi!”
I’m now on a mission to find sriracha. Nicely done!
I’m DROOLING! Those look fab! I’m so making these for my party. Although they might not make it out the front door, so I better plan a backup LOL ; )
Thanks, Paula! Having “backup” Perfect Shrimp is always a good idea! LOL :)
quite possibily the tastiest shrimp I’ve made…yum!
WooHoo! Thanks, Mary!
On the directions it says to give it a generous squeeze of lemon but this wasn’t listed under ingredients. Do you highly suggest including the lemon in this recipe to make it a 10?
Hi Dinah, Shrimp and lemon go together like peanut butter and jelly. I highly recommend adding a squeeze of lemon.
I was wondering if these can be made ahead of time – will the avocado turn color? I haven’t worked with avocado very much.
Hi Juanita,
The avocado will darken — you can make everything else in advance and garnish with avocado when you serve.
Hope you give them a try!