Seafood Salad Martini with Vodka Habanero Dressing
Elevate your dining experience with this vibrant Seafood Salad Martini featuring a zesty Vodka Habanero Dressing. This elegant recipe combines plump shrimp, tender scallops, and sweet lump crab meat with crisp salad greens, juicy cherry tomatoes, and crunchy cucumber, all dressed in a bold fusion of vodka, citrus juices, honey, and a fiery kick of habanero pepper. Perfectly balanced and irresistibly fresh, this seafood salad is served in martini glasses for an eye-catching presentation that’s ideal for special occasions, dinner parties, or romantic dinners. Ready in just 30 minutes, this appetizer or light meal offers a unique combination of flavors and textures that’s guaranteed to impress.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 12 pieces Large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 6 pieces Sea scallops
- 200 grams Lump crab meat
- 4 cups Mixed salad greens
- 1 cup Cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup Cucumber, diced
- 2 tablespoons Olive oil
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons Vodka
- 2 tablespoons Lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons Orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 small Habanero pepper, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon Honey
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 teaspoon Ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until pink and opaque. Remove the shrimp and set aside to cool.
In the same pot, add the scallops and simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until firm and opaque. Remove and allow to cool. Cut scallops into halves if large.
In a small skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the minced garlic for 1 minute, making sure not to burn it. Remove from heat and let it cool slightly.
In a small bowl, whisk together the vodka, lime juice, orange juice, minced habanero, honey, salt, black pepper, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and the sautéed garlic to create the dressing. Mix well and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the salad greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, crab meat, cooked shrimp, and scallops.
Drizzle the vodka habanero dressing over the seafood salad. Toss gently to coat all ingredients evenly.
Divide the salad mixture evenly among four martini glasses or presentation bowls.
Garnish each glass with a sprinkle of chopped fresh cilantro. Serve immediately for a visually stunning and refreshing appetizer or light meal.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
1014 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 33.6 g | 43% | |
| Saturated Fat | 5.4 g | 27% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2.8 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 520 mg | 173% | |
| Sodium | 4592 mg | 200% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 44.0 g | 16% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 5.8 g | 21% | |
| Total Sugars | 18.7 g | ||
| Protein | 121.8 g | 244% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 429 mg | 33% | |
| Iron | 6.6 mg | 37% | |
| Potassium | 3054 mg | 65% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
