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    Home » Salads » BBQ Spiced Shrimp with Tomato Salad

    BBQ Spiced Shrimp with Tomato Salad

    Published: Aug 4, 2011 · Modified: Dec 19, 2020 by Megan Porta · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    I traveled far and wide to gather the ingredients for this salad. Ok, really it wasn’t so far or wide, and this recipe was totally worth going to two stores for. Our local grocery store didn’t have heirloom tomatoes or a good jumbo shrimp selection, but Whole Foods pulled through. Back to the totally-worth-it part. If I could be a salad, this very salad is the salad I would be. It has seafood and spice and tomatoes and onions and basil, which apparently when all put together makes The Perfect Salad. That, coming from the queen of salads, is saying a lot.


    And lucky for me, my husband didn’t seem too interested. I played it down. “Eh, it’s pretty good.” All the more for me! Guess what I’ll be eating for lunch and dinner for the next couple days!


    It’s also super easy to make (30 minutes or less), which is always a selling point for me.

    In a blender, puree the following until smooth:

    1/3 cup packed basil leaves

    1/3 cup olive oil


    Season with kosher salt and pepper and set aside.

    Light a grill.

    In a small bowl, combine the following ingredients:


    Mix together.

    Brush 1 pound of jumbo shrimp with canola oil and coat the shrimp with the spice mixture.


    Grill the shrimp over moderately high heat, turning once, until they are lightly charred and cooked through, about 4 minutes total.


    Arrange heirloom tomato slices on a plate (or maybe 2 plates if you are sharing) along with sliced red onions.

    Drizzle the basil mixture over the tomatoes and onions. Top with the shrimp.

    Garnish with basil leaves, if desired.


    As I finished up photographing this salad, The Perfect Salad, the sun had just gone down which made the outside temperature tolerable. I sat outside by myself, devouring every last morsel on my plate while enjoying the peace that follows a setting sun.


    BBQ Spiced Shrimp with Tomato Salad

    This salad is INCREDIBLE, with a delicious combination of flavors and array of beautiful colors. (source: Food & Wine Annual Cookbook 2010)
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    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 servings
    Calories: 141kcal
    Author: Megan Porta

    Ingredients

    • 1/3 cup packed basil leaves plus extra leaves for garnish
    • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
    • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • 2 1/4 tsp. sweet smoked paprika
    • 1 1/2 tsp. pure ancho chile powder
    • 1 1/2 tsp. light brown sugar
    • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
    • 1/4 tsp. ground coriander
    • 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
    • 24 jumbo shrimp shelled and deveined
    • 2 tbsp. canola oil
    • 3 large yellow heirloom tomatoes (1 1/2 pounds), sliced 1/4 inch thick
    • 1 small red onion halved and thinly sliced

    Instructions

    • In a blender, puree the 1/3 cup of basil leaves with the olive oil until smooth. Season the oil with salt and black pepper.
    • Light a grill or preheat a grill pan. In a small bowl, mix the sweet smoked paprika with the pure ancho chile powder, light brown sugar, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper. Brush the shrimp with the canola oil and season all over with the spice mixture. Grill the shrimp over moderately high heat, turning once, until they are lightly charred and cooked through, about 4 minutes total.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Tess Quadra

      August 19, 2012 at 9:02 pm

      Love the way this recepie was presented,no extraneous info which presumes the reader is clueless.

      Reply
    2. Jeff

      August 07, 2011 at 10:51 pm

      Yum yum! I love the picture with the spices all labelled out. Beautifully done! And those shrimp…RAWR! I can't believe how good those look! Bravo!

      Reply
    3. Kate @ Diethood

      August 06, 2011 at 5:38 pm

      I love the look of the shrimp…nice and blackened a bit…oooooh I can almost taste 'em!

      Reply
    4. Parsley Sage

      August 05, 2011 at 1:57 pm

      I love the colors of this bad boy! It really is a beautiful salad, regardless of how it tastes. The fact that its super yummy too relegates it to the Best Salad Ever category. Buzzed 🙂

      Reply
    5. Magic of Spice

      August 05, 2011 at 2:28 am

      Gorgeous, gorgeous salad! Love WF and they do manage to come through with the goods every time 🙂

      Reply
    6. The Mom Chef: Taking on Magazines

      August 04, 2011 at 11:08 pm

      Wow. I have to admit that I'd pick off every single one of those beautiful shrimp and eat them on their own. Then I'd gobble down the tomatoes, using them so mop up all the basil drizzled on that plate. I'd try to eat it as a salad, but I know I'd fail. The shrimp is amazing. Absolutely so.

      Reply
    7. Tina@flourtrader

      August 04, 2011 at 3:17 pm

      Nothing says summer like grilled spicy shrimp! These pictures are really stunning and making me hungry. What an enjoyable way to watch the sun go down-great post!

      Reply
    8. RavieNomNoms

      August 04, 2011 at 2:11 pm

      I really really like shrimp on the grill. I feel like some people I know really don't because they feel like the texture isn't as good as if it were just a cocktail shrimp. Personally I really like them on the grill. They always end up having such a great flavor!

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    9. Wendy (The Weekend Gourmet)

      August 04, 2011 at 12:56 am

      This looks like the perfect salad to me as wel…nothing much better in the world than spicy grilled shrimp!! Love this…

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