Hope everyone had a great weekend! Last Friday night I taught a class at Prep Kitchen Essentials and we had a great time. The class was on Fresh & Easy Dinners and it turned out to be a fabulous night! But before I share all the delicious details from the class with you I wanted that thank you all for you for your great inspirational ideas. I loved reading each and every one and couldn’t pick a favorite, so instead I let the random number generator choose the winner (I know…I’m pathetic)! Anyways, the winner is BRANDI!!! Congratulations Brandi and I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do!
Well, onto the menu…
Caribbean Shrimp Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
Panzanella
Rigatoni with Grilled Summer Vegetables & Feta Cheese
Bake Pork Chops with Radicchio Slaw
Creme Fraiche & Lemon Sorbet
Here are some photos from the class…First off is the Rigatoni with Grilled Summer Vegetables & Feta Cheese!
Next is the Bake Pork Chops with Radicchio Slaw & Panzanella..
And the last dinner item was my favorite…the Caribbean Shrimp Salad with Lime Vinaigrette!
And sadly I didn’t get any good photos of the delicious Creme Fraiche & Lemon Sorbet, but here is at least one photo of the bowl!
Well, I couldn’t leave without sharing one recipe with you so here is my favorite from the night…enjoy!
Caribbean Shrimp Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
adapted from Cooking Light
4 servings
4 cups chopped cooked shrimp (about 1 1/2 pounds)
5 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar, divided
2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce (such as Lee Kum Kee)
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon grated lime rind
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 3 large limes)
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 garlic cloves, minced
Dash of salt
8 cups fresh baby spinach
1 cup chopped peeled mango (about 1 large)
1 cup julienne-cut radishes
1/4 cup diced peeled avocado
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
2 tablespoons unsalted pumpkinseed kernels
Combine shrimp, 2 tablespoons vinegar, and chili garlic sauce in a large bowl; toss well. Cover and chill 1 hour.
Combine remaining 3 tablespoons vinegar, oil, and next 6 ingredients (through salt) in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Mix together the spinach, shrimp mixture, mango, radishes, avocado, green onions and pumpkin seed kernels. Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve.
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Melody, everything looks scrumptious! And everybody looks so happy!
Delectable and delightfully tempting! I am taking the recipe for the shrimp to try this weekend. Would you also be able to share the ingredients or recipe for the dish pictured above the shrimp? We need some good ways to use up the onions from our garden! (Reds and walla walla sweet onions).
Thank you!
I would take that classe just so I couls eat that delicious looking food! Congratulations Brandi!
It all looks delicious, I’d love to be part of the class!
Looks like fun, and delicious too! Wish I coulda been there!
Carrie
Man, I so wish I could take your classes. Everything looks DELISH!
I check ed out your new site, looked good! Hope all is going well with it…..best of luck to ya!
~ingrid
hmmm I m really hungry right now and all these amazing photos are helping much.
Oh boy I wish I could take your classes and how delightfully tempting your wonderful food looks
Rosie x
oh me. that pork chop looks amazing, and the close-ups of the salad are causing drool to run down my chin. what an awesome class!
Everything looks divine!! Great job! Your classes always look like they are SO much fun!!
I wish I could of been in your class! Looks like you had fun! All of the recipes are outstanding!
YUM! Can we have the recipe for the panzanella too? Please?! I am totally craving it now!
Wow, the flavors on the shrimp salad have me salivating! Sounds amazing. I can’t think of a better ending to all that food than lemon sorbet….
Great summer menu, the salads look wonderful!
What a menu! I would eat any of that. Congrats Brandi!
Looks like a great menu and a fun class. Lots of delicious looking stuff (I can’t pick a favorite…the pork, the sorbet, the shrimp salad…)
What a tasty meal!
What fun, and the food? Yum! Thanks for leavingn us with the shrimp recipe!
Oh man, that all looks sooo yummy!