Artichoke Bottoms with Shrimp

By Howie

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tb wine vinegar
• 3 tb olive oil
• salt & fresh ground pepper to taste
• 6 artichoke bottoms, cooked
• 1 cup shrimp, cooked, shelled, deveined, and cut into small pieces
• 1/2 green pepper, finely diced
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/3 cup mayo
• paprika, to taste
• 1 tsp dijon mustard (optional)
• 6 whole shrimp, cooked

Preparation

Step 1

1) In a bowl, combine vinegar, olive oil, salt & pepper. Add the artichoke bottoms and marinate in the dressing for an hour. In a mixing bowl, combine the cut-up shrimp and pepper with the mayo, flavoured with lemon juice, mustard, and paprika. Drain the artichoke bottoms and place on serving platter. In each, mound the shrimp mixture, cover thiny with additional mayo, and garnish each serving with a whole shrimp.