Recipe: Shrimp Appetizer Supreme

Good cold the next day, too!

We had appetizers for Sunday supper. Try it sometime!
 
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“This excellent shrimp appetizer could be served as a main dish with either rice or noodles.  (Recipe contest entry: Susan Strommer, Los Angeles, CA)”—The Garlic Lovers’ Cookbook (1980)

Recipe below

SHRIMP APPETIZER SUPREME

Makes 6 to 8 servings

2 lbs extra-large shrimp, shelled, deveined

1 tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

4 Tbsp lemon juice

3 cloves fresh garlic, crushed

4 Tbsp mayonnaise (preferably homemade—see recipes in Basics section)

1 ½ C fine dry bread crumbs

1 tsp crushed basil leaves

2 tsp chopped parsley

½ tsp dill weed

1 stick butter, melted, cooled slightly

4 Tbsp olive oil

Mix together salt, pepper, lemon juice, garlic, and mayonnaise, stir in shrimp, and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours. Preheat oven to 400^o. Mix together bread crumbs, basil, parsley, and dill, coat each shrimp with crumb mixture, and place in a single layer in a lightly greased shallow baking dish. Stir melted butter and olive oil in remaining marinade, pour over shrimp, and bake 15 minutes.