Insalata di Gamberi

Name: Insalata di Gamberi (Shrimp Salad With Celery, Olives, and Tomatoes)
Yield: For 4 to 6 Persons
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 2 cups celery stripped of its strings and cut into strips about 1½ inches long and ¼ inch thick; 2 dozen medium shrimp, in their shells; Salt; 3 tablespoons wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley; Black pepper in a grinder; 6 to 8 Greek-style olives, pitted and cut into strips about ¼ inch thick; 1 cup fresh, ripe plum tomatoes peeled as suggested, seeded, and cut into strips similar to the celery; ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil

Shrimp Salad With Celery, Olives, and Tomatoes

Preparation info

For
4 to 6
Persons

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Marcella's Italian Kitchen

By Marcella Hazan

Published 1986

About

Celery, its stalk cut into skinny strips, makes this one of the freshest tasting of shrimp salads. The tomato is also cut into strips, matching the celery.

Ingredients

2 dozen medium shrimp, in their shells
Salt
3 tablespoons wine vinegar

Europe
Italy
Lunch
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Wash the shrimp in cold water.
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of the vinegar. Put in the shrimp. One minute after the water re