Mary's Christmas Shrimp Tree

Name: Mary's Christmas Shrimp Tree
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 404 grams baby corn, drained; 1 bunch beet greens; 170 grams whole black olives, drained; 113 grams jalapeno pepper slices; 142 grams pimiento-stuffed green olives, drained; 1 slice process American cheese; 454 grams cooked medium shrimp with tails intact

Mary's Christmas Shrimp Tree could be just the gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe you've been looking for. This main course has 1337 calories, 113g of protein, and 63g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 1. If you have process american cheese, beet greens, olives, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Wrap a 9 inch tall Styrofoam cone with aluminum foil, covering completely. Use toothpicks to attach beet greens, with the undersides facing outward, to the cone.

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Beet Greens

Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Toothpicks

Cut off the exposed pieces of toothpick with strong scissors.

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Toothpicks

Kitchen Scissors

Place the slice of cheese on a dry serving plate. Set the cone onto the cheese to anchor.

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Cheese

Use frilly toothpicks to attach shrimp, baby corn, black olives, green olives and jalapeno slices to the cone to look like decorations. Scatter any leftover vegetables around the base of the tree.

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Sliced Jalapenos

Black Olives

Green Olives

Vegetable

Baby Corn

Shrimp

Base

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Toothpicks

Serve with your choice of colorful purchased dipping sauces, like cocktail sauce, remoulade sauce, or guacamole.

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Sauce

Guacamole

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Aluminum Foil

Toothpicks

Kitchen Scissors

Ingredients

Servings:

404grams

baby corn, drained 1bunch

beet greens 170grams

whole black olives, drained 113grams

jalapeno pepper slices 142grams

pimiento-stuffed green olives, drained 1slice

process American cheese 454grams

cooked medium shrimp with tails intact

Recommended wine: Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Grigio

Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Pinot Grigio are great choices for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. You could try Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 80 dollars per bottle.

Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

The fine mousse of delicate bubbles elegantly accompanies the glints of its gold color. A cuvée that will surprise you with its pure intensity of dry fruits aromas, almonds and fresh hazelnuts mixed with those of fruits of white flesh. The creamy sensation of the bubble associated to aromas of buttered brioche and mineral aromas. Persistent finish with a fresh and elegant sweetness.This great bottle will make a perfect marriage with caviar or fine oysters but also with grilled fish and seafood.