• Prep Time:
  • Cooking Time:
  • Serves: 6 Servings

Leek and Shrimp Salad

  • Recipe Submitted by on

Category: Salads

 Ingredients List

  • 12 md Leeks;white part only
  • 1 qt Chicken stock; canned or
  • -homemade
  • 6 lg Lettuce leaves; washed,
  • -dried; & crisped
  • 12 oz Mall Bay shrimp; cooked
  • 1 Whole pimiento; canned, cut
  • -lengthwise into 24 julienne
  • -strips

 Directions

VINAIGRETTE DRESSING
1 tb Minced pimento
1 tb Minced onion
1/2 Dill pickle; minced
1 1/2 ts Capers
1 ts Salt

VINAIGTETTE DRESSING
1/2 ts Dijon mustard
3 ts Fresh lemon juice
6 ts Red wine vinegar
1 tb Minced parsley
1 c Olive oil

1. Clean the leeks & wash thoroughly. Place in a pot of boiling chicken
stock to cover & simmer gently until tender, 45 to 60 minutes. Transfer
leeks to an ice bath to cool. Save leek flavored chicken stock for another
use. Remove the leeks from the ice bath when cool. Place in a dish.

2. Pour about 1/2 of the Vinaigrette Dress ING over the leeks & refrigerate
24 to 48 hours before serving.

3. To serve, arrange 2 leeks per person on a lettuce leaf on a chilled
plate. Mound the shrimp in the center & drape with 4 pimento slices.

4. Combine vinaigrette marinade with reserved dressing. Pour over entire
salad. Vinaigrette Dressing: Combine all ingredients & blend well. Use
about 1/2 of the VINAIGRETTE to marinate the leeks. Reserve the remaining
VINAIGRETTE for dressing the salad.

DEVEREAUX

W & S TEMPLE STS. SALT LAKE CITY

WINE: ACACIA CHARDONNAY

 Share this Recipe

Recipes by Course

Recipes by Main Ingredient

Recipes by Cuisine

Recipes by Preparation

Recipes by Occasion

Recipes by Dietary

Sign Up and Create a Cookbook Today!

Please Sign in to your Account or Sign up if you are new user.

Who loves our Healthy Recipes?