Ingredients

  • 8 ripe tomatoes, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 1 orange bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 English cucumber, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, leaves roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup vegetable juice
  • 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 cup ripe cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
  • 1 orange bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
  • 1/2 English cucumber, finely diced
  • 1/2 red onion, finely minced
  • 1 green jalapeno, finely minced
  • 1 lime, zested and juiced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • 1 bunch cilantro, leaves roughly chopped
  • 1 lime, zested and juiced
  • 1 green jalapeno, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Olive oil, for grill
  • Kosher salt
  • 18 to 24 shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • Bamboo skewers, soaked in water 30 to 45 minutes
  • 1 avocado, halved, pitted and flesh finely diced
  • Lime juice, to taste

Method

  • Granita: Add all the granita ingredients to a blender or food processor and puree.
  • Strain the puree through a sieve into a medium bowl.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 to 45 minutes.
  • Transfer the chilled puree into a wide, shallow, heavy-bottomed container.
  • (The shallower and wider the container, the more room you give the granita to freeze quickly.)
  • Cover with foil or plastic wrap and freeze until it begins to appear solid around the edges, about 1 hour.
  • Using a fork, scrape the ice from sides, mixing in from the edges into the center.
  • Repeat this scraping and mixing process every 30 minutes, until the entire mixture has the consistency of shaved ice.
  • Put back in freezer until ready to use.
  • Chopped salad: Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Shrimp: Combine the cilantro, lime zest and juice, jalapeno and olive oil in a blender or food processor.
  • Set aside.
  • If using a gas grill, preheat the grill to high, direct heat.
  • If using coals, allow the coals to burn down to glowing white embers.
  • The grill is hot enough when you can hold your hand about 1-inch over it for only 1 second.
  • Lightly grease the grill with olive oil to prevent sticking.
  • Lightly salt the shrimp and thread each skewer with 3 shrimp.
  • Grill shrimp approximately 2 minutes per side, basting with cilantro oil twice.
  • Remove the shrimp from the grill and add the remaining cilantro oil to a small pan.
  • Heat the oil until bubbling.
  • Add the avocado to a small bowl and drizzle with lime juice.
  • To serve, spoon some of the chopped salad on each serving plate and top with some granita.
  • Add a few teaspoons of avocado, a skewer of shrimp and a drizzle of the hot cilantro oil.
  • Serve immediately.
  • This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant.
  • The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.