Photo: Victor ProtasioThe perfect pairing for any winter festivity: a cocktail in one hand with a shrimp dipped in cocktail sauce in the other.Jarred sauce is good, but why not do something great with one of these three flavorful dips.Whipped Feta Sauce8 oz. feta cheese, crumbled (about 2 cups)3⁄4 cup whole buttermilk1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil1 teaspoon fresh oregano leaves1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt1⁄2 teaspoon black pepperCombine all ingredients in a food processor, and process until smooth. Cover and chill until ready to serve.Makes:2 cupsZesty Cocktail Sauce1 cup ketchup2 tablespoons prepared horseradish2 tablespoons minced shallot (from 1 small shallot)1 teaspoon lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon fresh juice (from 1 lemon)1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1 teaspoon hot sauceStir together all ingredients in a medium bowl until combined. Cover and chill until ready to serve.Makes: 1 1⁄2 cupsRoasted Garlic Chimichurri Sauce1 garlic head, unpeeled1 cup, plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided1 cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves1⁄2 cup packed fresh mint leaves1⁄2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves2 tablespoons red wine vinegar1 teaspoon kosher salt1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper1.Preheat oven to 425°. Place garlic on a sheet of aluminum foil, and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap in foil, and place on a baking sheet. Bake until cloves are soft, about 35 minutes.2.Remove garlic from oven, unwrap foil, and cool 20 minutes. Cut top of garlic head off, and squeeze roasted cloves into the bowl of a food processor; add parsley, mint, cilantro, vinegar, salt, red pepper and black pepper. Pulse until roughly chopped, about 10 times. With processor running, slowly drizzle in 1 cup olive oil, and process until smooth.Makes: 2 cupsHow to cook the shrimpToss 2 lbs. raw peeled and deveined shrimp with 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Serve hot or chilled.
Photo: Victor Protasio
The perfect pairing for any winter festivity: a cocktail in one hand with a shrimp dipped in cocktail sauce in the other.Jarred sauce is good, but why not do something great with one of these three flavorful dips.Whipped Feta Sauce8 oz. feta cheese, crumbled (about 2 cups)3⁄4 cup whole buttermilk1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil1 teaspoon fresh oregano leaves1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt1⁄2 teaspoon black pepperCombine all ingredients in a food processor, and process until smooth. Cover and chill until ready to serve.Makes:2 cupsZesty Cocktail Sauce1 cup ketchup2 tablespoons prepared horseradish2 tablespoons minced shallot (from 1 small shallot)1 teaspoon lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon fresh juice (from 1 lemon)1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1 teaspoon hot sauceStir together all ingredients in a medium bowl until combined. Cover and chill until ready to serve.Makes: 1 1⁄2 cupsRoasted Garlic Chimichurri Sauce1 garlic head, unpeeled1 cup, plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided1 cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves1⁄2 cup packed fresh mint leaves1⁄2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves2 tablespoons red wine vinegar1 teaspoon kosher salt1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper1.Preheat oven to 425°. Place garlic on a sheet of aluminum foil, and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap in foil, and place on a baking sheet. Bake until cloves are soft, about 35 minutes.2.Remove garlic from oven, unwrap foil, and cool 20 minutes. Cut top of garlic head off, and squeeze roasted cloves into the bowl of a food processor; add parsley, mint, cilantro, vinegar, salt, red pepper and black pepper. Pulse until roughly chopped, about 10 times. With processor running, slowly drizzle in 1 cup olive oil, and process until smooth.Makes: 2 cupsHow to cook the shrimpToss 2 lbs. raw peeled and deveined shrimp with 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Serve hot or chilled.
The perfect pairing for any winter festivity: a cocktail in one hand with a shrimp dipped in cocktail sauce in the other.
Jarred sauce is good, but why not do something great with one of these three flavorful dips.
Whipped Feta Sauce
8 oz. feta cheese, crumbled (about 2 cups)3⁄4 cup whole buttermilk1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil1 teaspoon fresh oregano leaves1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
Combine all ingredients in a food processor, and process until smooth. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Makes:2 cups
Zesty Cocktail Sauce
1 cup ketchup2 tablespoons prepared horseradish2 tablespoons minced shallot (from 1 small shallot)1 teaspoon lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon fresh juice (from 1 lemon)1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1 teaspoon hot sauce
Stir together all ingredients in a medium bowl until combined. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Makes: 1 1⁄2 cups
Roasted Garlic Chimichurri Sauce
1 garlic head, unpeeled1 cup, plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided1 cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves1⁄2 cup packed fresh mint leaves1⁄2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves2 tablespoons red wine vinegar1 teaspoon kosher salt1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
1.Preheat oven to 425°. Place garlic on a sheet of aluminum foil, and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap in foil, and place on a baking sheet. Bake until cloves are soft, about 35 minutes.
2.Remove garlic from oven, unwrap foil, and cool 20 minutes. Cut top of garlic head off, and squeeze roasted cloves into the bowl of a food processor; add parsley, mint, cilantro, vinegar, salt, red pepper and black pepper. Pulse until roughly chopped, about 10 times. With processor running, slowly drizzle in 1 cup olive oil, and process until smooth.
Makes: 2 cups
How to cook the shrimp
Toss 2 lbs. raw peeled and deveined shrimp with 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Serve hot or chilled.
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