Recipe: raw red shrimp with iced celery & savory yogurt

The Chefs of Palmaria Restaurant, the gourmet restaurant in Portovenere share a delightful recipe for the hot summer days!

Ingredients for 4 people:

• Sicilian red shrimps – 800 gr (whole, with carapace)
• Celery – 60 gr
• Extra virgin olive oil – 20 gr
• 1 Lime
• Low-fat handmade yogurt – 30 gr
• Fresh dill – 5 gr
• Maldon salt – 3 gr
• Sichuan pepper

Preparation

To clean the shrimps, remove the carapace and the intestine by cutting the back with a small knife, then cut them finely until you obtain a tartare. Season with extra virgin olive oil, pepper, just a pinch of salt, lime juice.

Blanch the celery and cool immediately in the ice, then make a brunoise (cut in very small dices).

Form small circles with the help of a coppapasta (food ring mold for dough), keep the layers separated, add small brushstrokes of yogurt, Maldon salt and dill.

Buon appetito!