Shrimp Stuffed Cucumber Cups
Need a gluten free, dairy free, and primal side dish? Shrimp Stuffed Cucumber Cups could be an awesome recipe to try. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 93 calories, 13g of protein, and 1g of fat. This recipe serves 6. If you have pepper, lemon juice, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes.
Instructions
Peel the length of each cucumber to form alternating stripes of unpeeled and peeled.
Cut the cucumbers into 12 (3/4-inch) pieces. Scoop out the center using a teaspoon or a melon baller, leaving the bottom and sides intact to form a cup. (Reserve the centers for the Round 2 Recipe Chicken Tacos with Cucumber Salsa.) Turn them upside down onto a towel and let them drain while you make the filling.
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat.
Add the shrimp and cook until bright pink, about 3 to 4 minutes. Strain and rinse in cold water.
Remove the shells and discard. (Reserve 12 shrimp for the Round 2 Recipe Shrimp and Potato Salad with Sour Cream and Bacon Dressing.)
Chop the shrimp into small pieces and put them into a bowl.
Add the horseradish, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, half the can of tomatoes (reserve the remaining half for the Round 2 Recipe Chicken Tacos with Cucumber Salsa) and 1 tablespoon of parsley. Evenly divide the shrimp mixture between the cucumber cups. Arrange them on a serving platter and garnish with remaining parsley.
Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc 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. One wine you could try is Zind-Humbrecht Calcaire Pinot Gris. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 46 dollars.
Zind-Humbrecht Calcaire Pinot Gris
Bright yellow/gold color, quite luminous. Superb smoky toasty nose, typical for this grape on limestone in Alsace (no new oak in our wines, just very long total lees contact). Some light reductive aromas that actually fit the style of dry Pinot-Gris. The palate is rich and creamy, with a velvety texture yet fully dry. It is an easy wine to drink now as there is no unnecessary weight. The finish is nice and round but fully dry. The complex limestone blend brings great acid balance and a certain weight. It should develop very nicely over the next few years.