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Being a true foodie I am always looking for new and interesting cookbooks, my wife understands this is part of my job, keeping informed on current trends and reading up on areas that I am not as proficient in. (Plus I live for Italian and French cookbooks!), One of my addictions used to be food magazines. Now I’m not talking about Gourmet and Bon Apetit, where every other page is an ad or a paid recipe.
After discovering British, Australian and New Zealand publications, there was no looking back (but let me warn you they are expensive!).
I absolutely love BBC Good Food, I even had a subscription to it for a year, of course when I ordered it I had my Pound to Dollar conversion off, and when the bill came…..yikes…..I didn’t renew but I still love the Magazine! My favorite magazine has to be Delicious from Australia, I mean it’s not so much the content, but the quality of the paper, and the images….sigh….I just love to hold it…..sigh……..I know, I know, I need an intervention. But I do have good news since I have been on Food Buzz I have seen so many new and wonderful interpretations of dishes that I haven’t felt the need to purchase very many magazines anymore. (My wife is happy about that because I refuse to throw them away and have a huge stack of foodie mags…I keep telling her it could be worse….lol).
This summer I have had time to go into our local Barnes and Noble, purchase a cappuccino and sit down with a stack of my favorite magazines and a notepad (and that way I still get to hold Delicious for a little while……sigh) Did I mention the love of Italian Cooking Magazines the Brits and Aussie’s have…..OMG…..There are some wonderful magazines out there!!
I just love my job!!! (can you tell?)
Last week I found a wonderful Salad in an issue of Woman and Home-Feel Good Food (alright no laughing, I read Donna Hay while I’m there too……leave no stone unturned!). I just made a few changes to it out of necessity, (due to not having all of the ingredients on hand), and it made a wonderful lunch!
My Salad was easy enough to make, and what I loved about it the most was all the fresh simple ingredients.
Here is my interpretation for a quick and tasty recipe for two! I hope you enjoy it!
Summertime Grilled Shrimp Salad
4 oz Linguine
cook 1/4 lb of your favorite pasta, make sure it is aldente. My favorite brand is De Cecco, feel free to use whole wheat pasta if you like, it would go great with this salad) rinse pasta and set aside.
6 – (16-20 Count) Shrimp
Marinate shrimp in olive oil, sea salt, and freshly ground pepper (the original recipe called for pesto, but I did not see it in time)
allow shrimp to sit in seasoning for about 10 minutes. (leave the shell on)
Grill shrimp for 3-4 minutes per side, set aside to cool then peel and devein.
2 Baby Artichokes
I had bought some baby artichokes and wanted to grill a few to go with this dish, I thought it would make a great garnish as well as a tasty little treat on the plate!
I kept to the same theme with this dish and marinated the artichokes in Olive Oil, Lemon juice, Salt and Pepper. Split the artichokes in half to marinate. (save your marinade for the salad dressing).
Grill artichokes for about 10 minutes most of the time on the cut side.
Your outer leaves of the artichoke will not have much meat on them, but as you get closer to the center you can eat the entire heart with some of the outer leaves, they will be so very tender and tasty!
Set artichokes aside.
Salad and Dressing
2 large handfuls of Salad Mix
8 Grape Tomatoes cut in half
Leftover Artichoke Marinade
1 Teaspoon of Balsamic Vinegar
The original dish used arugula as the salad base, there was none available when I shopped so I decided on Organic Spring Mix.
For the dressing I used the leftover marinade from the artichokes, added in a little bit of balsamic vinegar and tossed the greens lightly in the dressing.
Linguine Aioli
2 ounces olive oil
1 large clove of garlic peeled and sliced
4 Basil leaves chopped
pinch of Red Pepper Flakes
twist of freshly ground Black Pepper
sauté garlic in Olive Oil just enough to cook garlic, do not let it brown, then add basil, and red pepper flakes.
Toss your linguine in the Aioli, and top with a little bit of freshly ground black pepper.
Assemble your Salad
Place a nice handful of your tossed greens as a base on the plates, add your grape tomatoes around the exterior of the greens.
Now add your pasta aoili layer on top of your salad greens, try to twirl it in a circular motion so it looks good on top of the greens.
Top with Grilled Shrimp, grate fresh Romano Cheese on top of the completed Salad, Garnish with your baby artichoke and enjoy!!
A Thought For Food says
Chef Dennis (is it odd that I always accidentally type in Dr. Dennis every time I write a comment?):
Another fantastic recipe that I'm dying to try. What a perfect summer dish!!!
Hope you have a fantastic weekend!
-Brian
penny aka jeroxie says
That is a lovely lovely dish. Wholesome is the word.
Tes says
What a perfect weekend meal! I really love bbq seafood. I love the combination in the plate. Everything looks delicious.
Daisy says
beautiful dish chef!
Judy says
Your salad looks wonderful. DeCecco is my favorite pasta also, but it's gotten so pricey.
Eliana Pessoa says
I love your photos! Makes me want to reach through my computer screen to take a bite of your food.
Eliana Pessoa says
I love your photos! Makes me want to reach through my computer screen to take a bite of your food.
grace says
so pretty, fresh, and flavorful, as all salads should be. that aioli sounds spectacular!
Made2Order says
I'm not sure if the salad mixes well with the noodles, texture wise. but overall, i can already imagine the way it tastes in my mouth. Prefect for an outside summer meal. How are you with Italian food chef?
Angie's Recipes says
Artichokes, shrimp, salad mix and cheese…you have a plate of treasures!
Maybe you could come up with an International Foodie Magazine one day…;-)
Mother Rimmy says
Love the picture. It absolutely does the food justice!
Lynda says
Such a beautiful and simple meal. I love balsamic vinegar in about anything!
Recipe for Delicious says
Great looking salad, Dennis. I love how the sky is reflected in your plate. I too love anything with two sticks of butter!
Velva says
I am delighted to know that I am not the only one who is addicted to food cooking magazines…yes they included Bon Appetit and Gourmet but also, fine cooking and Fresh cooking. Loved them. I could spend so much time just scouring them. The Australian and New Zealand magazines that you spoke of intrigued me. Where can I take a look?
Your grilled shrimp salad looks really good. Nice!
Lazaro Cooks! says
Another great creation. Perfectly grilled prawns. Good job!
Be well
Raina says
Wonderful recipe. What wonderful flavors! I love baby artichokes and I love that you grilled everything. Wow! This must taste heavenly.
I love the idea of capuccino at the book store while looking through your favorite magazines:)
bunkycooks says
Great Summer dish. I am ready to show up at your door to have this for dinner!
Camella Black says
I will be trying this soon; I grew up on the Gulf of Mexico and LOVE shrimp and this sounds wonderful.
Love the site too.
Camella
http://foundations-a-cookbook.blogspot.com/
The Cilantropist says
This salad sounds amazing, and I am glad you mentioned you like international food publications! I was thinking of subscribing to one and I can maybe get your opinion. 🙂
Also, I left you a Sunshine blog award on my site! 😀
Tanantha @ I Just Love My Apron says
I agree Dennis those cook books are expensive! I'd like to keep them too as thinking someday it will worth keeping 🙂
Great recipe. Like the large count of shrimps! Perfect for summer.
Shree says
wow, you have captured the salad beautifully. It is insanely vibrant. Great job
anniebakes says
That looks so refreshing!! beautiful photography!! and I love food mags as well, you might say it is an addiction!!
anne
http://www.anniebakes.net
Stella says
Hey Dennis, I'm a magazine thief sometimes. Well, I've been known to make off with food and health magazines that weren't exactly mine (smile)! My dentist and doctor don't seem to care though.
Your salad looks beautiful by the way. You know I don't think there is any better meal than a really fresh salad with one's favorite fixings. Yum!
Lauren Zabaneh says
Oh, I know. I love food mags. So fun and so inspiring. the dish looks delish! So fresh and summery. now i'm craving shrimp…thanks a lot Dennis:P
Linda V says
Yum looks delicious. We are a bit spoilt for quality food magazines here in Australia. I love some of the NZ ones as well.
Cannellette says
Here's another food magazine addict 🙂 I absolutely love them. Good Food is my favourite.
Those grilled shrimps in your salad look so amazing. They're making me hungry!
kaztronomic says
I'm addicted to good cookbooks/magazines, too. I'm just *drawn* to them, you know? 😀
That salad looks fantastic! Yum.
Koci says
Wow, this looks so yummy and colorful! What a great salad for summer.
Autumn @Good Eats Girl says
This looks amazing! Shrimp, noodles, and salad are the perfect combination in my world! YUM!
Cool Lassi(e) says
Umm what an appetizing platter. I bet all the others feel the same way too cause I had to scroll and scroll to reach to the commenting section. 🙂
Hot Cookin' Chick says
Fantastic recipe! I love shrimp, and can't wait to try your grilled shrimp salad recipe. Awesome photography too.
Boabe de Cafea says
I almost feel the smell and the taste!
You are a very good writer you know? You made me smile with your descriptions. 🙂
A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says
Utterly Fantastic! There's so much going on here but it flows so effortlessly together. I'm quite smitten by how simple AND complex this is. The photo is GORGEOUS!
Drick says
just a wonderful flavor combo – the grilled lemon shrimp and artichokes with the tangy salad…perfect summer salad
momgateway says
Wow!!!!!!! I'm speechless…
A multi-dimensional life says
Dennis, this looks like the perfect summer salad! Can't wait to try it! That combo of flavors is wonderful!
I'm chuckling at your comments about the magazines! cute!
My husband asks me to just tear out the pages I like and put them in a file…I did that for awhile, however, the file got too big to file! 🙂 So…I found a great organizing system and they are categorized and in their own book-case. Hey, they are like a good friend that you would never discard!
Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!
I hope you'll stop by for chocolate and "sweet cherry surprise"!
lisa says
I have a little problem with food magazines too. I love reading Delicious and Donna Hay. La Cucina is one of my favorites too. This is a beautiful summer dish! Everything about it looks perfect for summer.
Torviewtoronto says
Looks colourful and delicious
3 hungry tummies says
That is a piece of art Dennis! I bet it taste just as good as it looks!
The Domestic Adventurer says
I agree, the quality of images and paper in a magazine (or book) is crucial. I rarely buy cookbooks or magazines anymore as well as the ideas and recipes abound on the internet. But if I do decide to buy then the images can make or break the deal for me.
Your shrimp dish looks fantastic and perfectly summery!
Jenn says
What a beautiful looking salad. I actually want to dive right into it and It's only 6:30am!!
Michael Toa says
My mouth waters looking at the salad. yum! Recipe books/magazine, that's my kind of reading. I also like BBC Good Food. Have a great day. Michael
Tickled Red says
You can never go wrong with shrimp salad 🙂 Yours looks beautiful! I love to collect old out of print cook books…it's amazing what you find in them.
T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types says
It's okay to have a "passion" for food magazines! Especially when you end up with such a gorgeous summer salad.
Trix says
I completely understand your magazine compulsion!! I fear you have just reawakened mine with your compelling description of Delicious. Gulp. And this shrimp salad is lovely – just the thing to eat in this wretched weather we've been having. I think it need to go on my menu for next week!
Ana Powell says
Wow, what an awesome combination of ingredients.
Lovely presentation, the black bowl brings out the dish even more.
Well put together ♥
Gitte says
This sounds all too familiar….food magazines and cookbooks everywhere. Love love love the look of that salad, so fresh.
Mister Meatball says
Damn, that looks good!
Now I know where to put some of the baby artichokes growing in the garden.
Grazie.
MaryMoh says
Gosh…I have a real weakness for food magazines and cookbooks too. I was always questioned by my hubby as to how many dishes I have cooked for him. I told him I'm mainly looking at the pictures for inspiration…haha! Your dish here looks very delicious. Love the big picture…beautiful!
Marisa says
I love your photos! Makes me want to reach through my computer screen to take a bite of your food.
Jeannie says
Too little shrimps! I want more on the salad:D Delicious!
Monet says
One of my favorite things to do is to go to Barnes and Nobles and peruse the magazines. I just discovered Delicious last time I went, and oh my goodness…it is wonderful! Such a beautiful magazine to hold in your hands. Thanks for this great recipe, and your sweet words!
ministryofbaking says
It warms my soul to hear you speak so fondly of delicious magazine. My parents used to buy it for me from the local supermarket when I was just a kid. I'd always read from the back cover to the front. Pictures
first and then reading the articles! Unfortunately, I'm a recently married student now and can only afford a quick flip through at the check out! Love your work!
Kitchen Masochist says
Sorry Dennis, I did laugh. I think it's wonderfully brave of you to openly admit your foray into magazines targeted to women. But hey. ideas are to be found everywhere and if it takes "Woman And Home…" and Donna Hay for you to come with this beautiful salad of yours, then so be it! 🙂
Jean says
I can so relate to this post. I'm obsessed with buying cookbooks (Italian and French, too) and will also sit in a bookstore for hours looking through them.
Your salad is beautiful, as usual. Even though there are a few steps, you presented them very well here.
Thanks!
Conor @ Hold the Beef says
No laughing from me, I promise 🙂
Delicious is a great magazine, I have to agree.
Great salad!!
Cookie Sleuth says
What a lovely summer dish! I have never looked at international food magazines. I will be sure to now!
Lawyer Loves Lunch says
Those shrimp look fabulous! I could eat a giant plate of the shrimp alone 🙂
Ann says
looks very delicious!!
i cant buy any magazines anymore…i want to buy cookbooks but my partner goes to me u can look it on the internet! but still..i like looking at the wonderful cooking photography and the feel of the glossy paper lol. i guess its just pretty to look at and looks nice in the kitchen hehe
Yenta Mary says
Oh, that looks extraordinary!!!
Kayte says
Gorgeous salad, thank you for the instructions, very nicely done. The photo just makes it leap off the page, very nice. I hope your lovely wife got to share this with you.
intuitive eggplant says
Gorgeous photo and description of that dish! And thanks for sharing your recipe. Great ingredients all around – and how much do I envy you those baby artichokes?
Dennis, should I consider this your entry in the July Culinary Smackdown? I think you've done a terrific job of capturing the spirit of this month's theme!
Anyone else who wants to join in this friendly little cooking competition is welcome. Deadline isn't until July 24. Details here:
http://eggplanttogo.blogspot.com/2010/06/july-culinary-smackdown-announcement.html
eggy
lollcakes says
Dennis, I'm SO glad to hear someone else shares my addiction to recipe books! Friends got me a subscription to BBC Good Food magazine, and my second edition arrived last night – I was very excited!
Have you checked out their website? I lot of my recipes come from there, and are rated by users so you can tell if they're good ones…
Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul says
Dennis,
You had me laughing how you described your 'magazine collection' etc. I can relate! It's wonderful to see you're doing what you love. You are blessed!
Salad and shrimp look delish!
Carmen
JillyAn says
What a beautiful salad! I am allergic to shellfish but I can still appreciate the beauty of a well composed dish. You are not alone in you addiction to food magazines (and cookbooks). I am incurable! And…I never, NEVER part with them once they have found their way to my home. I go to estate sales in search of obscure foodie publications and have gotten some real finds. My most recent (hang on…sit down…take some deep breaths…) is a tome about 4" thick entitled, "The Professional French Pastry Chef". It is AMAZING and I paid TEN BUCKS for a book that has $125.00 printed on the inside dust jacket! My other prize cookbook was given to my by my ex's late mother, Katharina. It is written in German and I have to use the google translater to read it. The publication date is 1934. There are no photos but it has over 600 recipes. The best part is…between the pages are dried herbs and flowers, hand written recipes on scraps of paper, a ration card from WWII and a menu from the ship she sailed to America on. It is a treasure. LOL…we won't even discuss my 2 entire bookshelves of cooking mags!!
Julie M. says
We just had shrimp tonight in an Asian salad, but I'm betting your recipe here would have been ten times better! This looks absolutely finger lickin' plate lickin' good.
Le says
I love this salad! Such fresh and bold flavours! Truly a summer salad.Sucks it's Winter here in New Zealand!
Chow and Chatter says
wow awesome salad and wow the dollar pound conversion must have been bad lol
can I add to seafood blog and link to you?
Rebecca
Pacheco Patty says
Hi Dennis, Sorry I did laugh, your salad is beautiful with a wonderful combination of flavors, colors and textures, just the kind of thing I really enjoy!
Jess @ Bakericious says
this salad looks delicious, can easily replace one of my meal 🙂
Jason Phelps says
Food and drink magazines are the best. I too get annoyed about the all the advertisements in most domestic magazine, and skipping over them is easy but still a drag. There is so much inspiration to be found in the pages every month. I ride a bus to and from work which makes for great reading time!
Jason
roxan says
Dennis, great idea to use the leftover artichoke marinade! this salad looks delicious.
Cook with Madin says
Wow, this is incredible, I love all the ingredients and combination of flavors this salad has to offer. Lovely presentation and great photo.
Hannah says
Artichokes, shrimp, red pepper flakes, balsamic… some of my favourite flavours! And even though it's wintertime here in Aus, I can definitely see myself making this 🙂
Nicole says
Lately I have been craving shrimp and this looks like it would hit the spot. So fresh and great for a warm summer night. Thank you for sharing.