Many thanks to our friend Emanuela for sending us this special recipe: shrimp cups with orange.

Shrimp cups with orange

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • fresh shrimp
  • 4 oranges, preferably organic and untreated
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 hearts of lettuce
  • 1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil
  • arugula salad
  • salt to taste
1

Cook the shrimp

Wash the shrimp and boil them for about 10 minutes, then shell them and let them cool.

2

Prepare the orange cups

Wash and dry the oranges. Cut 3 of them in half horizontally and empty them completely, keeping the pulp aside.

3

Make the mayonnaise

Wash and dry the salad leaves and the most tender arugula. Prepare a mayonnaise with the egg yolks, oil and salt. Peel the fourth orange with a vegetable peeler, cook the peel a few minutes in boiling water, rinse it in cold water and chop it coarsely. Add the chopped zest and the orange juice to the mayonnaise and stir well.

4

Fill and serve

Place a few leaves of lettuce and arugula, shrimp and a few pieces of peeled orange into each orange half. Garnish with the sauce and serve.

Food pairing: White Giachi wine.

White Giachi wine