I made a really awesome light summer salad to share with you all today. It was inspired by some pictures I saw on Foodgawker.com, if you've never checked out this food porn website its awesome! I will peruse the pages sometimes to get ideas on what folks are eating lately, what's in season and popular ingredients and just some delicious looking pictures. Best of all, you can enter in the search certain dietary requirements like Paleo, gluten free, dairy free and you will be given a bunch of great recipes. I love using fresh seafood from my friend Tom at Tom's Awesome Seafood, if you are lucky enough to be in North Fulton or Marietta, GA you can order online and pick up your fish each week at one of his drop off points and farmer's markets. So without further adieu....
Shrimp and Crab Salad topped with Poached Egg and Easy Caesar Dressing
Salad Fixin's
Ingredients:
Serves 4
1 lb. Med Shrimp
1/2 lb. Crab meat
1 Large Tomato- chopped into small triangles or cherry tomatoes halved
1 Red Pepper- sliced
2 Avocados- 1/2 per salad
4 Eggs- poached (see poached egg recipe) 1 egg per salad
2 Tbsp Old Bay Seasoning
Caesar Dressing-
from Primal Blueprint Sauces, Dressings and Toppings
Ingredients:
Makes about 8 oz.
1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
4 anchovy fillets, chopped and mashed into paste
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2/3 cup EVOO
2 egg yolks (optional)
Preparation:
Whisk all ingredients except yolks and EVOO (or use a mini food processor), add in EVOO and yolks, whisk till combined.
Preparation:
In a large stock pot, fill 3/4 with water, bring to boil and season water with 1 1/2 Tbsp of Old Bay seasoning. Once water is boiling add shrimp and cook for 3 minutes, until shrimp is pink.
In a skillet on medium low heat add a little butter (1 tsp.) or other cooking fat, once melted add crab meat and 1/2 Tbsp old bay seasoning and allow crab meat to cook for 8- 10 minutes turning heat to low if meat starts to brown.
In 4 medium salad bowls Distribute lettuce, tomatoes, red pepper and avocado evenly. Once shrimp is cooked and cooled, distribute 5 shrimp per salad and crab meat evenly. Drizzle dressing over salads and top with poached egg.
Enjoy!
Really easy light salad that would be great anytime of day! If you are looking to bring this to work with you, try a soft boiled egg instead of the poached egg to get the yolky deliciousness of a poached egg. Its the same process as a hard boiled egg but you only let the egg boil for about 4 minutes.
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