The marinade can be made ahead of time. It results in a nice thick dressing that really sticks to the shrimp, although it doesn’t show up in the photo. But no matter, after marinating overnight, the shrimp are infused with the marinade flavors.

The assembly does take a bit of time, so if you can enlist any help in putting these together, that would be ideal!

Looking for a different seafood appetizer? Try one of these:

• Creamy Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
• Grilled Scampi
• Spicy Steamed Clams
• Spicy Steamed Mussels

Shrimp Wrapped in Snow Peas

You will not have any leftovers of these tasty appetizers. They are a bit labor intensive, but luckily, they can be made a day ahead, so you just need to arrange them on the serving plate minutes before you want to serve them.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Assemble 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings 15 servings

Calories 176 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1½ pounds shrimp 41-50 size, about 50 deveined
• ½ pound snow peas 25

Marinade

• ¼ cup parsley fresh
• 1 cup olive oil extra virgin
• ¼ cup sherry vinegar
• 1 ½ Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1- Tbsp lemon juice fresh
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried
• fresh ground pepper to taste
• 1 clove garlic crushed
• 2 Tbsp chopped shallots

Instructions

 

Marinade

• Mince parsley in food processor for 10 seconds using a steel blade. Add remaining marinade ingredients and process for 5 seconds to mix. Transfer marinade to 4 quart bowl and set aside.

Cook Shrimp

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the bay leaf. Add the shrimp and cook just until the shrimp are pink and cooked through, 1 1/2 to 3 minutes. Do not overcook. While shrimp are still warm cut in half lengthwise. Add to marinade and toss to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.

Prepare Snow Peas

• Blanch snow peas in boiling salted water for 30 seconds. Drain and run under cold water to cool completely. Drain again and pat dry. Split snow peas in half lengthwise.

Assemble

• Wrap a snow pea half around a shrimp half horizontally and secure with a toothpick. Place two shrimp on each toothpick, if there is enough room. Refrigerate.

Notes

You’ll want half as many snow pea pods as shrimp, but I’d also cook a few extra in case one of them rips or tears or is just too small.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 176kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 10gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 383mgPotassium: 168mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 258IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg

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