Shrimp Sandwiches

Sometimes you need something quick and light to throw together, especially in the summer when it’s hot and we’ve been out and about.  These are incredibly easy to throw together, especially if you use jarred red peppers.  With having to defrost the shrimp, roasting and cooling the peppers, it was only 45 minutes to throw together. And if you’ve recently made the Burgers with Sriracha Lime Onions, this is a great way to use the extra sauce.  As always, I kinda made this up, so measurements are not exact, so be sure to adjust to taste!

Shrimp Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 12 colossal shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails off
• 2 teaspoons olive oil 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper 
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika 
• 6 large garlic cloves, divided
• 1/2 lime
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 2 green onions
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 
• 1 Roma tomato 
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon Sriracha 
• 6 hamburger buns
• 6 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
• Lettuce for garnish

1. Begin by roasting the red pepper. Cut out the seeds and ribs and broil, cut side down, until the skin is charred. Immediately place in a plastic bag and allow to cool.  Once cooled, the charred skin will slip right off. Alternatively, you can use jarred roasted red peppers, generally found in the Italian isle. 
2. Make the sauce. Mince two cloves of garlic and zest and juice the 1/2 lime. Combine the garlic, lime juice, zest, mayonnaise, and sour cream in a small bowl. Salt and pepper to taste. 
3. Season the shrimp with the 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and smoked paprika. Mince the remaining 4 cloves of garlic. Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the shrimp in a single layer with the minced garlic. Allow one side to cook to opaque before flipping and cooking the other side, 1 - 2 minutes per side. Once cooked, remove from heat and allow to cool. 
4. Finely chop the green onions, cilantro, tomato, and roasted red pepper. Roughly chop the shrimp, reserving the minced garlic. Combine the onions, cilantro, tomato, red pepper, shrimp, garlic, and sauce in a medium bowl. Stir in Sriracha to taste. 
5. Toast buns and melt the cheese on the bottom bun. Divide the shrimp salad between buns and top with lettuce. 
6. Enjoy!