Shrimp and Tomato Rice Salad
The main body of this salad contains approximately the following, although it could be modified quite a bit… the gist of it though is that it’s a mix of shrimp, tomatoes, and rice, with other vegetables added as you like them:
1/2 pound of shrimp
1 1/2 heirloom tomatoes
8 grape tomatoes
4 mushrooms
1/4 red onion
2 cups of rice
The dish is served cold so the shrimp and rice should be cooked in advance. Total cost for the above for me was just over five dollars and it serves two to three people depending on hunger — just mix up the above and add a light dressing. I had already made the dressing in advance for another salad that was a mix of 1/4 mayonnaise, 1/4 lime juice, 1/4 balsamic vinegar, and 1/4 olive oil, with a little red pepper and sea salt. A delicious, inexpensive meal. Terrible photo unfortunately…
September 30th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
This sounds amazing. I have some shrimp in the freezer and I think this will be tomorrow’s dinner…
September 30th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
sounds delicious!
September 30th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
I think your food entries are one of my favorite things about your blog.
September 30th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
This is perfect for an Eastern Orthodox. We fast from meat and fish and poultry and dairy and eggs on Wednesday and Fridays and during the fasting seasons. I also love to take photographs of the dishes that are served to me. Perhaps we could create a community blog for this sort of thing? I don’t really like having my own blog. I am having miso noodle soup for dinner tonight.
A photo tip. Capture the whole dish, meaning in the bowl and also the table. It frames it better. I might make my food pictures public on my Flickr site and then you could look. I am being harassed and stalked on the Internet so I have become very weary of showing anything.
September 30th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Sorry for the double post. Here you go.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1357/1465377111_4ebb57696b_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1260/1466230734_28fa846b36_o.jpg
That’s at Tommy’s Wok in Sausalito, CA. I have others but I need to let my daughter watch Willow.
October 1st, 2007 at 12:38 am
“maggots, michael. you’re eating maggots. how do they taste?”
might have to try that one.
October 1st, 2007 at 5:58 am
Im allergic to seafood
October 1st, 2007 at 11:40 am
i miss the seafood from canada
October 1st, 2007 at 11:47 am
try that
but sorry i only have it in german
1 Knoblauchzehe, fein gehackt
1 Halbe rote Chilischote, fein gehackt
15 Gramm Butter
1 Essl. Olivenöl
8 Tiefgefrorene Riesengarnelen
220 Gramm Spaghetti
1 Halbes Bund Petersilie, gehackt
getrocknete Tomaten und weisswein
1 Essl. Olivenöl
1 Knoblauchzehe, fein gehackt
1/2 Chilischote, fein gehackt
Meersalz
Frischer Pfeffer
Für die Sauce Knoblauch und Chili leicht in Öl andünsten mit dem weisswein und den davor aufgeweichten Tomaten zugeben und gut verühren. Ca. 20 Minuten bei kleiner Flamme köcheln lassen. Mit Salz und Pfeffer abschmecken.
In der Zwischenzeit die Nudeln kochen und warm stellen. Für die Meeresfrüchte Butter und Olivenöl erhitzen. Chilischote und Knoblauch andünsten. Garnelen ins Öl geben bis sie gar sind.Tomatensauce und Nudeln zugeben und gut vermengen. Mit gehackter Petersilie anrichten.
October 1st, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Everything you make looks so delicious! Why can’t I ever create something like that?
October 1st, 2007 at 1:25 pm
I’m allergic to the shrimpies as well, but I bet that smelled divine.
October 1st, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Mandy that is funny. Since Jr high, when ever I ate rice with my friends Scott he would say maggots, michael. you’re eating maggots.”
More food posts.
October 1st, 2007 at 7:28 pm
i am vegan but this dish is nice because it seems so easily moddified, i love when you post the recipies i am learning how to cook so its very helpful keep it up!!!
October 1st, 2007 at 7:33 pm
I just can’t bring myself to wat a shrimp…I keep thinking OMG it’s a bug.
Lame, I know.
Sounds good in theory though!
October 1st, 2007 at 7:33 pm
wat a shrimp? I meant EAT.
October 1st, 2007 at 9:19 pm
I always feel bad looking at your wonderful meals as they look fairly easy to make and way tastey and usally good for you, yet i cant find myself the time to try some. I best do that sometime, i probally am missing out on alot of good stuff!!
October 1st, 2007 at 10:40 pm
I am going to try HTML. This is a meal strangers prepared for me in Kodiak, AK. Korean Christians.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:42 pm
Sorry, HTML didn’t work, here’s the link. I was hiking in Ft. Ambercrombie State Park, was exhausted, I walked many miles to get there, and they took me home, fed me, and brought me back to my motel.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1148/1144939416_82218aee07_o.jpg
October 2nd, 2007 at 6:10 am
I hope the heirloom tomatoes weren’t too priceless!
October 9th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Cooking for me is a lot like Shannon. I walk in the kitchen, see what I have and end up with original dishes.
One nite, I was in the mood for tomato soup. Well I had home canned tomatoes, green pepers, onions, some hot sauce, milk, real butter. chopped all real fine and heated to just bubbly. Turned down the heat and let simmer while I made grill cheese sandwiches with ranch dressing on the side. Omigod, it was fantastic.
To me is always cook what you like, and just throw it together.
My favorite though is to roll out real thin, biscuit dough (about the size of a cookie sheet). Pour on 1 lb of your favorite meat or beans that have been cooked with 1 medium onion. roll into a log, fold the edges under and bake at 350 til when tapped by a spoon it sounds hollow. Cover with your favorite hot gravy and serve.
February 25th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
What do you mean by you’re eating “maggots”?
I’m reading a book set in Shanghai where two guys go to a restaurant and eat delicious “rice-maggot” omelette.
Has anybody heard about that??
Thanks
Raffaella