Summer Recipes: Shrimp and Tortellini Salad with Sauce Ravigote

Summer Seafood Salad: Shrimp and Tortellini Salad with Ravigote

What visitor to New Orleans would leave without having tried a seafood dish like a gumbo or remoulade, or any number of innovative seafood dishes prepared every night by the city’s growing number of creative restaurants? Situated on the Gulf Coast, seafood has always played a major role in New Orleans cuisine. Chef Gisele Perez, a New Orleans native who loves to showcase the delicacies of her home town, shares this favorite warm weather salad that brings together the best of New Orleans food.

Shrimp Tortellini Salad

This recipe is versatile. You can mix in whatever vegetables you have on hand – artichoke hearts and slow oven roasted cherry tomatoes would be excellent!

Ingredients

1 pound cheese tortellini, cooked and cooled slightly
1/2 pound cooked shrimp, split in half
1 small bunch asparagus (@8-9 spears), roasted and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 large red or yellow bell pepper, roasted, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
1/2 cup Ravigote Sauce (see recipe below)
Parsley, basil and or chives to garnish, snipped

Directions

Combine together the tortellini, shrimp, asparagus and roasted pepper in a large bowl. Gently mix in the Ravigote. Garnish with snipped herbs.

Sauce Ravigote

Ravigote is a traditional sauce born from the classic mother sauce, mayonnaise.  From the French word Ravigoter, meaning to refresh or reinvigorate, this easy-to-make, piquant sauce is perfect for cool summer meals and pairs well with any type of seafood salad. There are many variations of this sauce but this is my favorite version.

Ingredients

1 egg
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
1/2 cup Creole mustard
2 cups vegetable oil
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
2 tablespoons capers
4 scallions, chopped
Chiffonade of 2-3 large basil leaves
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
A healthy pinch of freshly ground white pepper

Directions

1.  Add the egg to the bowl of a food processor and pour the lemon juice over it. Let stand for one minute, then add the mustard.
2.  Turn on the food processor, and dribble the oil in slowly through the feeder tube.
3.  Stir in the remaining ingredients.

A recognized food blogger and columnist, New Orleans native Gisele Perez, is an established chef in Los Angeles, California, with her company, Small Pleasures Catering.  To learn more about Gisele, visit her blog site, www.PainPerduBlog.com, and her company website, www.SmallPleasuresCatering.com.

Copyright Gisele Perez – PainPerduBlog.com

 

Share

Comments

No comments yet. Why don’t you start the discussion?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *