I was so excited to create this delicious dish, not only because I love cooking with green tea, but I used a new fabulous ingredient for this recipe, ghee.  I have entered the Pure Indian Foods Ghee Recipe Contest and thought this would be a delicious dish to incorporate delicious flavors of tea and ghee in a savory shrimp dish that is perfect for a lunch atop your salad or a dinner atop steamed wild rice.

Jasmine Green Tea Shrimp

Ingredients

• 2 quarts water
• 1 ounce jasmine green loose tea leaves
• 1 lbs. large shrimp, peeled and devined
• 2 Tbsp. Pure Indian Foods Ghee
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ounce fresh ginger, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
• 1 lb. fresh Rainbow Swiss chard, roughly chopped
• 1 lb. fresh kale, roughly chopped
• Sea salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 Tbsp. black sesame seeds
• 2 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar

Directions

1. In a large stockpot, bring water to a boil.  Add tea and shrimp; cook for 4 minutes or until shrimp are opague.
2. Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
3. In a skillet over medium heat, add Pure Indian Foods Ghee, garlic, ginger and basil.  Cook for 1 minute; add Swiss Chard and kale; cook for 3 minutes.
4. Remove from heat; transfer to a serving dish.  Serve shrimp atop greens, sprinkle with sesame seeds and a drizzle of white balsamic vinegar.
5. Enjoy!

And now for my Tillen Farms VIP Kit Giveaway.

I am so excited to announce this giveaway as I have had the pleasure of working with this amazing company, whose products are out-of-this-world incredible and deliciously perfect for the palate.

Their products range from a rainbow of white asparagus, green beens, carrots, cherries and green asparagus…some with a hint of natural sweetness and others with a true kick.

To Enter:

Leave a comment on this post telling me which Tillen Farms product you’d like to try.  I am in love with the Tillen Farms products; they are fresh, crisp and delicious.  I’ve noted them on my ‘Favorites’ Page because they truly are the only brand of pickled vegetables that I purchase because of their fresh, crisp taste.  Believe me, they are far from the odinary pickled vegetable…My favorite is the white asparagus…so delicious.

I will be picking a winner on Thursday, December the 2nd at 5PM EST.

Good Luck!

Also, I wanted to tell all of you about this Winter Expedition hosted by Good Commons…

This sounds like a dream boat to me…a lil’ skiing, private chef, massage, yoga…

Paradise on the East Coast?

I think so…