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Salad with shrimp and oranges

Shrimp and Orange Salad

An elegant, light sweet-and-sour salad for a special occasion. You'll need to wait 5 hours for the shrimp to marinate, but the flavor is worth it — the contrast of sweet caramelized orange against tangy, savory marinated shrimp is fantastic. I highly recommend giving it a try! My guests loved it :) Marinate for 5 hours as written, or leave it overnight and finish it in the morning.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Shrimp

100

Oranges (if you're cooking for a crowd, you can use fewer oranges for the marinade)

Lettuce (1 to 5 leaves per serving, depending on how you plate it)

Garlic

Salt (use very little — just a knife-tip's worth, or skip it entirely. Too much makes it unpleasantly bitter-salty, and we want a sweet tang instead)

Vegetable oil

Sesame seeds (use white sesame, not black; optional, for garnish)

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 43 % 9 g

Fats 33 % 7 g

Carbohydrates 24 % 5 g

118 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

Gather everything you see in the photo, in the amounts listed.
Step 2:

Prep the orange for both the marinade and the garnish. Cut the citrus based on how you plan to serve the salad. The easiest way is to peel the orange first, then slice it. If you're using just 1 orange, set the portion for garnish in the fridge. If you're marinating the shrimp overnight, you can prep the garnish orange in the morning.
Step 3:

Crush the garlic with a press or chop it with a knife.
Step 4:

Squeeze the marinade orange over the shrimp in a deep dish. Add the chopped garlic, salt, and pepper. Toss gently, cover with plastic wrap (or use an airtight container), and refrigerate to marinate for 5 hours. You can marinate the shrimp overnight and cook them in the morning — but don't go past 12 hours.
Step 5:

Here's what the marinated shrimp look like.
Step 6:

Once the shrimp are marinated, pour vegetable oil into a deep skillet (a heavy-bottomed one is best) and set it over the heat. You need very little oil — 1 tablespoon or even less! When it's hot, add the shrimp along with their marinade. Stir as they cook, especially toward the end, so they don't scorch. For a lighter version, skip the oil and simply simmer the shrimp in the marinade for about 5 minutes.
Step 7:

As they cook, the liquid gradually evaporates, and after 10–15 minutes you'll be left with just the shrimp in oil, no liquid. That's when they're done!
Step 8:

Transfer to a plate and, 30 seconds later, sprinkle with lemon juice. Add fresh orange segments to the slightly cooled shrimp.
Step 9:

Time to plate! Lay the lettuce leaves on a serving dish and pile the shrimp and oranges on top. Garnish with orange segments and lettuce, and sprinkle with white sesame seeds if you like.
Step 10:

Enjoy!