Notes:
~ a wonderfully cold and easy summer salad ~
Ingredients for Zucchini Marinade:
1 Cup virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp. honey
½ Tbsp. ground coriander seeds
1 Cup finely chopped cilantro leaves
2 large zucchini – sliced in thin rounds
2 limes – juice only
Sprinkle of salt & pepper
Combine all marinade ingredients and marinate sliced zucchini overnight in refrigerator.
Ingredients for Laughing Shrimp
2 Pounds peeled and deveined raw shrimp
Bouquet Garni (bundle of tied herbs to include parsley, thyme, bay leaf)
Sprinkle of salt & pepper
Poach shrimp in water with Bouquet Garni, salt & pepper until done – approximately 2 minutes. Remove from liquid and chill in refrigerator.
Assemble: Cold Plate
Arrange drained zucchini on a white dinner plate – using 3 t. of marinade as drizzle.
Cut shrimp in half and dunk briefly into remaining marinade with a sprinkle of curry powder.
Arrange shrimp on top of zucchini Carpaccio. Serve cold!
Recipe Author: Chef Jean-Stephane Poinard
Restaurant: Bistro de Leon, 12 Cathedral Place, St. Augustine, FL
Source: http://www.katywalls.com/WAF_cookbook.pdf