If asked to name a top champagne producer, most of us can recite famous names like Veuve Clicquot or Moet & Chandon without hesitation. But if asked to name an Italian Prosecco, it may not come so easily. Like wines from Chianti, the name Prosecco is synonymous with Italy.
12 jumbo shrimp, boiled and chopped into ½-inch pieces
3 cups string beans, cooked and chopped into 1-inch pieces
4-5 beefsteak tomatoes, chopped into ½-inch pieces
1 onion, chopped into ¼-inch pieces
6 strips pimentos, minced
8 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
¼ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup olive oil
In a large bowl mix shrimp, string beans, tomatoes, onions and pimentos. Add red vinegar and olive oil and mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Toss and serve with slotted spoon to drain. Top with crumbled bacon.
Serves Four
With Beets, Lemon and Broiled String Beans
Photos courtesy of John Wiley & Sons and Jason Bell
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