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🥗 Colorful Salad with Steamed Shrimp and Leek

208 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Carefully peel the shrimp, leaving a small piece of the shell attached to the tail end.
  2. 2. Rinse the removed shells under running water in a sieve and let them drain well.
  3. 3. Take a small knife and make a shallow cut along the back of the shrimp.
  4. 4. Remove the visible black intestinal threads from the cuts.
  5. 5. Rinse the shrimp briefly and then pat them completely dry with kitchen paper.
  6. 6. Cut the leek in half lengthwise.
  7. 7. Wash the leek thoroughly and remove any dirty parts.
  8. 8. Cut the leek into pieces approximately two centimeters wide.
  9. 9. Place the drained shrimp shells into a pot.
  10. 10. Pour in enough water to cover the shells by about two centimeters.
  11. 11. Bring the water in the pot to a boil.
  12. 12. Place the prepared leek and the shrimp one after the other into a steamer insert.
  13. 13. Place the steamer insert into the pot over the boiling water.
  14. 14. Cover the pot and steam the ingredients over medium heat for about four minutes.
  15. 15. Remove the steamer insert from the pot.
  16. 16. Let the leek and shrimp cool down in the insert.
  17. 17. Take three tablespoons of the cooking liquid (steaming broth) and set it aside.
  18. 18. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly.
  19. 19. Cut the tomatoes into eight wedges (quarter them and then quarter again).
  20. 20. Cut out the hard stem bases of the tomatoes in a wedge shape.
  21. 21. Wash the half cucumber thoroughly and wipe it dry.
  22. 22. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise.
  23. 23. Carefully remove the seeds with a spoon.
  24. 24. Slice the deseeded cucumber into thin slices.
  25. 25. Put mustard, white wine vinegar, the three tablespoons of steaming broth, salt, and pepper into a small bowl.
  26. 26. Whisk the ingredients together well with a whisk.
  27. 27. Stir the olive oil into the sauce until it combines.
  28. 28. Wash the dill thoroughly.
  29. 29. Shake the dill dry.
  30. 30. Pluck the fine dill leaves (fronds) from the stems.
  31. 31. Add the dill, tomato wedges, cucumber slices, leek, and shrimp to a large bowl.
  32. 32. Pour the prepared salad dressing over everything and mix well.
  33. 33. Let the salad marinate for 15 minutes.
  34. 34. Finally, taste the salad again and adjust with salt and pepper.
  35. 35. Plate the salad and serve.

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