Caprese and Shrimp Cocktail Sandwich

By Hidemi Walsh
@Hidemi

I got inspired by shrimp cocktail. I thought I could make a good sandwich with them. Since shrimp and avocado are a perfect marriage, I added avocado, tomato and then got an inspiration - mozzarella cheese since I love Caprese! This could be named "So Indulgent sandwich" since all ingredients are my favorite. When you want to treat yourself, you want to give you just your favorite things/food, don't you? This is the one of the treat I gave for JUST MYSELF!

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote

Comments:

6 Comments

Serves:

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Stove Top

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Notes from the Test Kitchen:
Hidemi turned shrimp cocktail into one amazing sandwich! I was expecting the cocktail sauce to have a lot of heat, but it did not. There's some spice, but it adds to the flavor of the sandwich. Avocado and fresh mozzarella added different textures. The basil/olive oil mixture adds the last pop of flavor. This is delicious!

Ingredients

3 slice: white bread
6: large frozen shrimp, thawed, peeled, deveined and tail removed
3 tsp: butter, unsalted, divided
1 tsp: white wine, dry
2 Tbsp: ketchup
1/4 tsp: lemon juice
2 tsp: horseradish wasabi paste
1/4 tsp: tabasco
1/2: avocado, peeled and pitted
2 slice: tomato
2 slice: fresh mozzarella cheese
1/4 tsp: basil, dried
1 Tbsp: olive oil
: garlic salt to taste
: salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Caprese and Shrimp Cocktail Sandwich

Step-by-Step

1Pat shrimp dry with paper towels and season with salt and black pepper.
2Make cocktail sauce. In a bowl, mix together ketchup, horseradish wasabi paste, tabasco and lemon juice.
3In a non-stick skillet, melt 1 teaspoon of butter over medium heat. Add shrimp and cook for 60-90 seconds. Flip and cook the other sides for about 30 seconds then add white wine and cook until the wine is evaporated tossing to coat frequently. Add the 2/3 of the cocktail sauce to the skillet and toss to coat. Remove the skillet from the heat and set aside.
4Slice avocado lengthwise thinly.
5In another bowl, mix together basil and olive oil. Add garlic salt and black pepper to taste.
6Assemble sandwich. On both sides of one slice bread, spread 2 teaspoons butter (1 teaspoon for each side). On one side of the other one slice bread, spread the reserved 1/3 of the cocktail sauce. On one side of the other one slice bread, spread the basil mixture.
7On the basil mixture spread slice bread, place tomato slices, mozzarella slices and avocado slices. Put the butter spread slice bread then put shrimp on the bread and put the cocktail sauce spread slice bread, sauce spread side down, to close sandwich. Press the top gently.