Lemon-Pepper Shrimp and Strawberry Salad...Getting Ready for Valentine's Day

According to the cookbook Intercourses an aphrodisiac cookbook, strawberries are one of nature's most beautiful aphrodisiacs. Most people find strawberries dipped in chocolate romantic for Valentine's Day. Since I do not like chocolate but love strawberries, I will be making Lemon-Pepper Shrimp and Strawberry Salad for Valentine's Day. Stunning and easy to make, this elegant salad is perfect for Valentine's Day.

                                                      Lemon-Pepper Shrimp 
                                                       and Strawberry Salad
                                                                adapted from
                                                                Intercourses
                                                      an aphrodisiac cookbook
                                            Martha Hopkins & Randall Lockridge

Dressing
1/2 cup light vegetable oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 cup strawberries
dash of lemon-pepper, sugar, salt and
   pepper to taste
2 teaspoons poppy seeds

Salad
8 jumbo shrimp, shelled and deveined
juice of 1/2 lemon
3/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper
2 1/2 cups mixed greens, torn
1/2 pint strawberries, halved

Combine the oil, lemon juice, 1/2 cup strawberries, dash of lemon-pepper, sugar, salt, and pepper in a blender. Blend well, then add the poppy seeds. Sprinkle shrimp with juice of 1/2 lemon, 3/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper, and salt and pepper. Thread on skewers. Grill on hot greased grill for 6 minutes or until firm to touch and opaque throughout, turning once. Toss torn greens with vinaigrette to coat. Top with the shrimp and garnish with the strawberries and add additional vinaigrette.

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