Shrimp skewers on skewers, baked in the oven with lemon and aromatic spices - an exquisite treat for a festive table or a romantic dinner. The dish is prepared in a matter of minutes, looks beautiful on the table, and tastes simply divine!
Ingredients
- shrimp, thawed and peeled - 700 gr.
- lemons - 1-2 pcs.
- butter - 75 gr.
- lemon juice - 65 ml.
- garlic - 4 cloves
- dried oregano - 1/2 teaspoon
- dried thyme - 1/2 teaspoon
- dried basil - 1/2 teaspoon
- salt - 1/2 teaspoon
- ground black pepper - 1/3 teaspoon
- fresh parsley - 2-3 sprigs
How to cook shrimp skewers, baked in the oven
1. Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment and lightly grease with vegetable oil. Soak wooden skewers in warm water for 30 minutes.
2. Thaw the shrimp. If they are unpeeled, remove the heads and entrails.
3. Cut the lemons into slices along with the skin. Try not to make them too thin; the slices should be thick enough to fit on a skewer.
4. Place the prepared shrimp and lemon slices on skewers and place them on a baking sheet at some distance from each other. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 5-7 minutes until the seafood is light pink.
By the way, shrimp skewers can also be cooked on the grill, but in this case you should use metal skewers and not wooden skewers.
5. Now let's prepare the most important thing - the sauce. Melt the butter in a small frying pan. Add lemon juice, minced garlic, thyme, oregano, basil and ground black pepper. Fry together for 2 minutes to allow the spices to release their aroma. After this, the creamy sauce needs to be salted.
Please note that sometimes shrimp are sold already salted. Read the labels on the packaging carefully so as not to oversalt the treat.
What would a holiday be without delicious, beautiful appetizers? And this canapé has no equal!
Canapes are tiny sandwiches, the size of which does not exceed 3-4 cm. These small, tasty and very beautiful sandwiches will decorate any special event and give real aesthetic and gastronomic pleasure to all guests.
Most canapés are prepared very quickly and no less simply, especially if the ingredients necessary for creation are prepared in advance.
A wonderful New Year's appetizer - shrimp canapés are simply delicious. Indeed, due to the fact that seafood goes well with many ingredients, it is very easy to achieve harmony of taste. Try to please your guests with such a delicacy - you will see that they will be satisfied!
Today we bring to your attention options for preparing shrimp canapés for the festive table.
Ingredients
- Large boiled frozen shrimp - 500 g;
- Hard cheese (aged varieties) - 150 g;
- Pickled cucumbers - to taste;
- Pickled bell pepper - to taste;
- Toast bread (white) - as needed;
- Dill - to taste;
- Apple juice - 1 tbsp.;
- Salt - 1-2 tsp;
- Water – 1 tbsp.;
- Decorative skewers for canapés.
Preparation
To prepare festive canapés, we recommend using large and beautiful boiled-frozen seafood. They are commonly known as king prawns or tiger prawns. First remove the frozen product from the freezer. 
Now the shrimp need to be boiled for literally 2 minutes. To do this, prepare a fragrant marinade. Pour a glass of water and apple juice into a saucepan, add a handful of salt, a few sprigs of dill, then place the container on the fire. When the marinade boils, add the shrimp to it. After 2-3 minutes, turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid. Let the shrimp sit in the marinade for about 10 minutes. This will make them more piquant. 
Remove shells and heads from slightly cooled shrimp. 
Cut the pickled cucumbers into slices and the pepper into slices. Turn the hard cheese into neat medium-sized cubes. 
Toast the toast pieces of bread in a toaster or lightly dry them in a dry frying pan. Then cut the bread slices into small triangles or squares. 
Now comes the most interesting moment in the canapé preparation stage. Assemble the appetizer onto colored decorative skewers, alternating the prepared ingredients. Make the sequence of ingredients as you see fit, but remember that the bread should come first.
Serve shrimp skewers canapés at the appetizer table on beautiful plates. If you do not immediately place the sandwiches on the table, then cover them with film and put them in the refrigerator so that they do not dry out. 
Of course, this is not the only appetizer option for a buffet table! There are many variations of creating seafood canapés. Due to the fact that shrimp combine perfectly with many products, there is a huge scope for imagination.
Canapes with shrimps and cucumbers
For example, these sea creatures open up from a completely new side in tandem with a cucumber.
And if you add cream cheese, for example, mascarpone or ricotta, to a wonderful duet, you will get a real fireworks display of taste and tenderness. By the way, this snack is completely safe for your figure.
And if you want, you can add nothing at all. Just cut the cucumber into thin slices and put it on a skewer, forming a kind of accordion. Then do the same with seafood, and then make a vegetable accordion again. Literally 10 minutes, and a wonderful snack for the New Year is ready!
Canapés for the holiday can also be made in the form of vol-au-vents. To do this, you need to roll up a thin slice of cucumber, forming a kind of ring. The resulting hole can be filled with cream or processed cheese, as well as cottage cheese with herbs. All that remains is to place the king prawn on top and thread the appetizer onto a skewer.
Another great recipe for a snack. Toast bread should be cut diagonally into 4 pieces. Grease the resulting triangles with cream or liquid processed cheese. Thread a thin strip of cucumber onto an accordion-shaped skewer, then place a shrimp on it, and insert the tip into the center of the bread-and-cream triangle.
Canapes with shrimp and pineapple
If you want to add a touch of exoticism to your holiday, pineapples are the best choice. A brilliantly simple, but incredibly beautiful and tasty way is to put a piece of pineapple and a tiger shrimp on a skewer. Canapés can be decorated with fresh herbs - they will add bright colors to the snack.
Another luxurious option for decorating canapés is as simple as the previous one. Place a fresh leaf of mint, basil or any other spicy herb on a piece of pineapple. We put a shrimp on top and insert a skewer - the culinary masterpiece is ready to delight the eyes and stomachs of the guests.
Canapes with shrimps and olives
More satisfying canapé options involve the use of bread. Toast small pieces of French baguette in a dry frying pan or oven. Drizzle the crouton with olive oil and place a piece of lettuce on it. Top with shrimp and olive or olive. All that remains is to insert a skewer into this beauty, and you can serve the appetizer on the table.
Grease the crouton with cream cheese, then pierce it with a skewer on which there is already an olive, an olive and a shrimp.
Fried shrimp canapes
Shrimp is a very tasty product. But it will be even tastier if you fry them until lightly browned. To do this, you need to place the boiled and peeled shrimp in a frying pan with melted butter, and periodically turning them over, bring them to the desired state. These shrimps go very harmoniously with fresh vegetables, such as cucumbers and cherry tomatoes.
To make a very tasty and elegant appetizer quickly, just place a fried shrimp on half a cherry tomato and pass a skewer through the center of the food. You can fry shrimp in batter.
Shrimp on crackers
You don't have to use bread to make hearty canapés. Crackers are amazing for these purposes! If you put a spoonful of cream cheese on a light cookie and add shrimp on top, you get a gorgeous-looking and amazing-tasting delicacy. Of course, fresh herbs will perfectly dilute the amazing company.
Canapes with shrimp and cheese
Shrimp and cheese are a classic, but no less favorite combination of every gourmet. Besides the fact that the appetizer looks amazing and tastes great, it is very easy to prepare. Thread a cube of cheese, an olive or a piece of prune onto a skewer, again a cube of cheese and a plate of raw smoked sausage. The latter can be replaced with bacon or balyk. Finish assembling the canapes with a king prawn, which will allow the appetizer to hold its shape well.
You can also make canapes with lemon, which harmonizes perfectly with all seafood. Place one end of the shrimp on a skewer, then insert a lemon wedge and pass the other end of the shrimp through the canapé maker. Insert this amazing composition of delicacies into a large cube of hard or Adyghe cheese.
Along with shrimp, you can use dried or smoked meat, mozzarella and other soft cheese.
Canapes with tomatoes and shrimp
Do you want to make a New Year's snack quickly and easily? Then put a shrimp, an olive, a whole cherry tomato and a square of cheese on a skewer.
Well, an option for those who have absolutely no time. It will take no more than 5 minutes to prepare the canapes. Place tiger prawn and cherry tomato on a skewer. That's all - the dish can be served.
As a basis for canapés, you can use valovans, which are baked from puff pastry.
Canapes with shrimp and grapes
Another ingenious combination is shrimp and grapes. The taste of seafood combines amazingly with the sweet taste of berries. Simply place a king prawn and a large grape on a skewer. Insert the composition into a piece of bread, cracker or any other baked product. You can decorate such luxury with fresh herbs - everything else will be superfluous.
A beautiful canapé can be easily made by placing a grape between the two ends of a tiger prawn. Very tasty and elegant canapes will delight your guests.
Canapes with shrimp and avocado
Avocado will make the canapes taste more interesting and look elegant. Preparing such a culinary masterpiece is very simple. Place a shrimp and a slice of avocado on a skewer and feel free to serve the appetizer to the table.
And if you spread a piece of bread with cream cheese mixed with chopped avocado, and place a shrimp on top, then the hostess will be greatly admired by the guests!
Shrimp in mushrooms
An appetizer of champignon caps with shrimp, cooked in the oven, will also be delicious.
Cooking tips:
- It is quite logical that shrimp can be combined with any seafood. Therefore, you can safely include red fish or mussels in your canapés. And red caviar is ideal for decorating these tiny sandwiches.
- Canapés are served mainly at a buffet table. But for an ordinary person such a phenomenon is rare. Therefore, you can safely serve canapes as an appetizer on the festive table. Sandwiches go amazingly with vodka, bitters, vermouth, cocktails, wine and champagne, tea and coffee.
- Canapés should be served on beautiful, elegant dishes. Porcelain plates or dishes made of transparent glass that imitate crystal are ideal for these purposes. Dishes with canapés, the bottom of which is covered with lettuce leaves, look very beautiful. Sandwich dishes can also be served on a high leg - this presentation looks very elegant.
- In order for the canapés to be conveniently transferred to plates, they should be served with a wide knife, fork or spatula. However, as a rule, sandwiches on skewers are convenient to take anyway.
- Canapés should be placed on a dish in one layer, in groups or in rows of the same color category. The generally accepted calculation is 8-10 sandwiches per person.
Step 1: peel the shrimp.
King prawns are perfect for preparing shrimp on skewers due to their size. They are very convenient to string on wooden sticks. Of course, it’s easier for those who bought already peeled shrimp. However, those who took unpeeled ones can, when cleaning, remove the shell and intestinal vein (the thin “thread” in the middle of the shrimp’s body) and leave the tail. We will still need it. Anyway, already peeled shrimp rinse thoroughly under running cool water and place on a towel. They need to dry out.Step 2: marinate the shrimp.
During this time, prepare the marinade for the shrimp. Pour boiling water over the lemon. Cut in half and squeeze out the juice. Pour freshly squeezed lemon juice into a glass and place in the refrigerator. Peel the zest from the pulp and grate it on a fine grater. You can use a blender if you have one. It will be even faster this way. Chop the cilantro on a board and then in a deep bowl (all the shrimp should fit vertically in it) mix the greens and grated lemon zest. We immerse the shrimp by the tails (that's where we needed them!) into this mass and leave for a while. Step 3: fry and thread the shrimp onto skewers.
Place the frying pan on heat and add 2 tbsp olive oil. Then pull the shrimp out of the bowl with the marinade by the tail, remove the excess marinade from them with the blunt side of a knife and fry over medium heat until cooked. It is approximately 3-4 minutes on each side. When ready, use kitchen tongs to carefully pick up the shrimp from the pan and thread it onto a skewer. On average, one 30 cm long skewer fits 3 medium shrimp. The skewer should go through the tail and front of the shrimp body. Place the skewers with fried shrimp on a serving platter. Lightly sprinkle freshly ground black pepper on top. Step 4: prepare the sauce for the shrimp skewers.
Never throw away the mixture of cilantro and lemon zest! It can make a great sauce. For him we Add a pinch of salt to the mixture and pepper to taste. Whisk the mixture Grind in a blender and pour into a frying pan. Simmer for 5 minutes add a little lemon juice - about 1 teaspoon - and fill the gravy boat with the finished sauce (sorry for the tautology!). Step 5: Serve the shrimp on skewers!
Shrimp skewers now needed water the remaining two tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle lemon juice on both sides. Pour the remaining juice into the second sauce boat and serve the table with a dish of shrimp and both sauce boats! Bon appetit! If you don't find king prawns on store shelves, you can use regular ones. But what is recommended for them is not lemon zest paired with cilantro, but soy sauce with a couple of drops of lemon juice and herbs to your taste. And take note. that regular shrimp may be too small for a thick skewer, in this case I advise you to use toothpicks if you do not want to deviate too much from the “canons” of the recipe; - Instead of skewers, you can serve the table with shrimp, laid out on lettuce leaves or served as a side dish; - Before putting lemon juice in the refrigerator, it is better to cover it with a lid or film. Vitamins do not evaporate so quickly - this is, firstly; and secondly, freshly squeezed juices absorb extraneous aromas very well, and this is of no use to us; - You can string the shrimp onto skewers raw and fry them on a stick in a frying pan, if the diameter of the frying pan allows it.
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Usually such seafood is fried or boiled, but shrimp in the oven turns out even better - they retain their juiciness. In addition, fried oil does not “clog” their natural taste. Use this cool idea and replicate it in your kitchen!
This is a universal dish. It can serve as an excellent appetizer or a hot dish served with a side dish. If you cook shrimp meat in the oven according to this recipe, they can also be used as an ingredient for salad.
Ingredients:
- shrimp - 600 g;
- butter - 120 g;
- seasonings;
- lime (optionally lemon).
Preparation:
The most delicious king prawns!
To cook king prawn meat in the oven, you can use a more complex recipe that involves soaking the seafood in a marinade, but this dish will have a truly exquisite taste.
Ingredients:
- large shrimp - 500 g;
- ginger powder - 0.5 table. spoons;
- olive oil - 150 ml;
- chili - 3 tsp. spoons;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- dried dill - 1/2 table. spoons;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- salt;
- vinegar - 1 table. spoon;
- pepper.
Preparation:
Even the most picky gourmets will appreciate this dish, because shrimp in the oven with garlic have a very delicate texture and piquant taste. And the whole secret is in the garlic and soy sauce, which replace salt. It helps oven-baked shrimp stay juicy.
Ingredients:
- raw shrimp - 0.5 kg;
- garlic - 1 large head;
- olive oil - 30 ml;
- parsley - 3 table. spoons;
- classic soy sauce - 25 ml;
- pepper.
Preparation:
Advice! The main thing is not to overcook the shrimp in the oven, otherwise they will turn out dry!
Tasty and festive - mini shrimp skewers
For a romantic dinner, a simple but very original dish is perfect - shrimp on skewers in the oven. It only takes a few minutes to prepare, but it tastes amazing!
Ingredients:
- shrimp - 800 g;
- lemon juice - 1/2 cup;
- butter - 80 g;
- dried spices: oregano, thyme, basil - half a teaspoon each;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- salt - 0.5 teaspoon. spoons;
- parsley - several stalks;
- lemons - 3 pieces;
- ground pepper.
Preparation:
On a note! Sometimes seafood is sold already salted, so study the labels on the packaging.
It doesn’t get any tastier - shrimp stuffed with cheese
A quick and very appetizing snack that usually goes down with a bang! in any company - shrimp with cheese in the oven. You can prepare this delicacy in 20-25 minutes.
Ingredients:
- raw shrimp - 900 g - 1 kg;
- hard cheese - 200 g;
- mayonnaise (or sour cream) - 3 table. spoons;
- dried garlic - 1 table. spoon;
- salt.
Preparation:
Shrimp canapés allow you to diversify your table with seafood appetizers without spending a lot of money or taking a long time to prepare. This is an excellent solution for a party, small corporate event, or buffet event.
In this appetizer, the ingredients are selected in such a way as to highlight the delicate taste of the shrimp.
You will need:
- 10 frozen shrimp;
- 5 cherry tomatoes;
- 30 g parmesan;
- fresh parsley;
- a piece of black bread.
Progress of preparation.
- Defrost the shrimp by pouring boiling water for 2 minutes, then peel them.
- Cherry tomatoes are divided into 2 halves.
- Bread and parmesan are cut into equal squares.
- Place cheese and cherry tomatoes cut side down on the bread pieces. Place shrimp on top.
- Canapes are strung on skewers and decorated with parsley.
Appetizer on skewers with pineapples
Exotic fruit and garlic make the canapés prepared according to this recipe original, appetizing and healthy.
Grocery list:
- 1 egg;
- 2 garlic cloves;
- 40 g cheese;
- 3 canned pineapple rings;
- baguette;
- 20 g mayonnaise;
- 25–30 small shrimps.
Sequencing.
- Boil the egg hard and mash with a fork.
- Pineapple rings and cheese are cut into small cubes.
- The ingredients are mixed. The resulting mass is seasoned with mayonnaise (preferably homemade) and chopped garlic.
- The baguette is cut into circles and fried in a dry frying pan with a non-stick coating until an appetizing crust.
- Garlic paste is applied to the bread in a thick layer, and 2-3 shrimp are placed on top.
- The canapés are placed on skewers and served.
Tip: to make it more convenient to take the appetizer, skewers should be inserted not from the top, but into the side of the canapé at a slight angle.
With king prawns
In addition to seafood, these canapés require only 2 ingredients. Citrus gives the appetizer a slight sourness and piquancy, and cheese complements the dish with new notes.
You will need:
- 200 g king prawns;
- half a lemon;
- 100 g hard cheese.
Cooking steps.
- Boil shrimp in salted water for 2 minutes, then peel.
- Lemon with peel is cut into small pieces.
- The cheese is cut into cubes.
- First, place the tail of a shrimp on a skewer, then a piece of lemon, the second end of the shrimp and cheese.
- The appetizer is served with finely chopped green onions and white and red wine.
Hot canapés with bacon
Meat and seafood are rarely included in the same dish. However, the combination of hot shrimp with tender bacon produces amazing flavor.
Snack ingredients:
- 10 large shrimp;
- 10 strips of bacon;
- half a lemon.
Recipe step by step.
- Shrimp are deshelled. By making an incision along the back, the intestines are removed.
- The lemon is cut into several thin slices.
- Each strip of bacon is wrapped with one shrimp and a lemon wedge.
- The oven is heated to 250°C.
- Place the bacon-wrapped shrimp in a baking dish and place in the oven. Bake for approximately 10 minutes.
- Baked shrimp are pierced with skewers and served hot.
With shrimp and avocado
This recipe will help you prepare a beautiful, healthy and nutritious dish with an exotic taste.
List of ingredients:
- 1 slice of white bread;
- half an avocado;
- 20 g light mayonnaise;
- 9 shrimp;
- 1 lime;
- 3 sprigs of parsley;
- 1 leek.
Progress of preparation.
- The bread is browned in a dry frying pan and divided into 9 squares.
- The avocado is cut into thin slices, the onion is finely chopped.
- Frozen shrimp along with lime are thrown into boiling water for 2.5 minutes.
- The ingredients are placed on the bread in the following order: avocado, mayonnaise, shrimp, parsley leaf.
- Each canape is pierced with a skewer and sprinkled with onions.
How to make with mango
An appetizing snack with a crispy baguette and the aroma of Provençal herbs will not leave any gourmet indifferent.
Compound:
- 300 g king prawns;
- 130 g baguette;
- 1 mango;
- 60 g butter;
- 3 g of dry Provençal herbs;
- 3 g ground ginger root;
- 20 g honey;
- 20 ml lemon juice;
- salt;
- pepper mixture.
Sequencing.
- Heat 20 g of oil in a frying pan. Add ginger powder, lemon juice, honey and a pinch of spices.
- Place peeled shrimp in a frying pan. They are salted, peppered and fried in a spicy mixture for 1.5 minutes on each side.
- In the remaining oil, fry the baguette, cut into portions.
- The mango is peeled and cut into cubes.
- Use a skewer to prick a shrimp, a piece of crispy baguette, or a mango.
- The appetizer is placed on a serving dish and served on the table.
Cooking with cucumbers
This snack has an appetizing aroma and fresh taste.
You will need:
- 10 medium shrimp;
- 2 bay leaves;
- 1 fresh cucumber;
- 100 g Mozzarella cheese;
- 40 ml olive oil;
- 10 g dried basil.
Step by step recipe.
- Place the seafood and bay leaf in a deep bowl and pour boiling water over it for a couple of minutes.
- Cooled shrimp are peeled.
- The cucumber is cut into thick slices.
- Mozzarella is cut into medium cubes.
- Place a cucumber slice on a toothpick, then mozzarella and shrimp.
- Before placing the canapes on the festive table, the appetizer is sprinkled with oil and seasoned with basil.
Canapes with tiger shrimp
This dish is distinguished not only by its amazing taste, but also by its spectacular appearance.
Required components:
- 12 frozen tiger shrimps;
- half each orange and red bell pepper;
- 1 greenhouse cucumber;
- 30 g butter;
- sandwich bread;
- salt;
- a mixture of black and white peppers.
Cooking stages.
- Keep the shrimp in boiling water for 7 minutes, cool and peel.
- Sweet peppers are randomly chopped.
- The cucumber is cut into thin slices.
- The crusts are cut off from the bread, the crumb is cut into small squares.
- Each piece of bread is buttered.
- Using a bamboo skewer, first prick the tiger shrimp, then bell peppers of two colors, a slice of cucumber and bread and butter.
- Before offering canapés to guests, the appetizer is salted and sprinkled with a mixture of peppers.
