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Oven Roasted Buffalo Shrimp - Salad or Appetizer

Here's how you make Oven Roasted Buffalo Shrimp - Salad or Appetizer
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  • Servings: 4-5
  • Prep: 10-15m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 4-5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 lemons, grated (finely grated zest of 2 lemons, OPTIONAL - about 2 tablespoons)
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 2 teaspoons paprika (smoked)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more or less, to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds large fresh shrimp (peeled and deveined, tails intact)
  • 1/3 cup hot sauce (your favorite)
  • 1 tablespoon butter (melted)
  • 4 to 5 cups spring greens (or your favorite salad green mix)
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • Blue cheese dressing (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

  • Step 2: Place 2 rimmed baking sheets in oven to heat for 5 minutes.

  • Step 3: Stir together lemon zest, garlic, celery seeds, paprika, cayenne, salt, honey, and oil in a large bowl.

  • Step 4: Add shrimp, and toss to coat well.

  • Step 5: Place shrimp in a single layer on hot pans. Roast, WITHOUT FLIPPING, until browned on bottoms and opaque throughout, about 5 minutes.

  • Step 6: In a large bowl, combine melted butter and hot sauce.

  • Step 7: Add roasted shrimp to the bowl of hot sauce; mix and toss to coat.

  • Step 8: Serve over salad greens, with blue cheese crumbles, and optional blue cheese dressing.

  • Step 9: Or, serve shrimp with your favorite dipping sauce, with celery and carrot sticks.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Two rimmed baking pans (preheat pans for 5 minutes before adding shrimp)
  • Salad greens
  • Blue cheese crumbles
  • Blue cheese dressing (optional)
  • Celery sticks (optional)
  • Carrot sticks (optional)

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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