SHRIMP BRUSCHETTA
Description:
For my shrimp appetizer, to
stick to my Italian theme, I made a shrimp bruschetta. This bruschetta is
quick, easy, and delicious. In this shrimp bruschetta, sweet shrimp join
tomato, garlic, and parsley to create a bright, flavorful topping for garlicky
grilled toasts.
Uniqueness:

This appetizer is unique because it combines a sweet shrimp
taste with the thick Italian taste of garlic and parsley.
Improvement:
I was really pleased with this recipe and how it turned out
to be. The only thing I didn’t do was garnish an extra piece of shrimp on top
of the bruschetta, so to add a more appealing look, I would garnish it with the
extra piece of shrimp.
Recipe:
Ingredients
·
1 pound cooked small shrimp, peeled, deveined and
chopped (reserve 16 whole for garnish, optional)
·
2 small tomatoes, cored and chopped (1 cup)
·
2
tablespoons ketchup
·
1
tablespoon packed
dark brown sugar
·
1 clove garlic, chopped
·
1
tablespoon chopped
fresh parsley
·
2
tablespoons olive
oil, plus more for brushing
·
1 1/2
tablespoons rice
vinegar
·
Salt and
pepper
·
16 slices of French bread
·
Preparation
1.
Mix
shrimp, tomatoes, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic and parsley. Add oil and
vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Keep covered and chilled.
2.
Prepare
grill and set rack 6 inches from heat. Lightly brush one side of each piece of
bread with oil. Grill bread, oiled side up, for 1 minute. Turn and grill other
side until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes.
3.
Spoon a
heaping tablespoon of shrimp mixture on top of oiled side of each bread slice.
Garnish with whole shrimp, if desired.