Elaines Shrimp And Salad Stuffed Tomatoes |
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A delicious combo of tomato, shrimp, and salad, all rolled into one healthy and attractive side dish! Ingredients:
6 medium sized tomatoes (stuffing tomatoes, preferably, although the regular tomatoes will work) |
1/4 inner stalk celery, finely chopped |
1 tbsp dehydrated onion or 2 tbsp fresh |
1/2 tsp chili pepper |
about 30 medium-sized raw shrimp, tail on, deveined |
2 tbsp olive oil |
2 tbsp finely chopped sweet green pepper |
2 tbsp finely chopped sweet red pepper |
1 tsp oregano |
1 tsp basil |
sprigs of fresh parsley |
salt and pepper to taste |
Directions:
1. trim the rounded end of the tomatoes to enable them to stand alone
2. cut the tomatoes into halves
3. scoop out centers
4. combine the tomato centers with the celery, onion, chili peppers, green and red peppers, basil and oregano
5. combine well
6. spoon into the tomato halves
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8. The shrimp:
9. pan fry the shrimp until nicely pink.
10. Plunge shrimp into cold water to stop the cooking process
11. arrange the shrimp on the tomatoes as illustrated
12. Garnish with parsley sprigs, and set in a bed of tossed salad
13. Refrigerate until ready to serve
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