Spicy Buffalo Shrimp Bruschetta
Juicy Buffalo shrimp are layered over crispy pesto toast and topped with a crunchy homemade slaw for a bold, flavor-packed appetizer that's perfect for entertaining.
Ingredients
- 6 slices toasted Italian country bread
- ½ lb large shrimp
- 2 slices bacon
- 4 stalks celery finely chopped
- 3 carrots grated
- ½ red onion chopped
- 2 tbsp each Italian parsley, thyme, oregano and garlic
- ½ cup franks hot sauce
- ½ stick butter melted
- ½ cup prepared pesto
Instructions
- Cut bread on a diagonal
- Spread bread with pesto toast until golden brown
- Cook bacon until crispy remove from pan cut into small dice reserve pan and bacon fat
- Make slaw by mixing, carrots, celery and onion toss with 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 3 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoons prepared hot sauce
- Make the hot sauce by mixing the melted butter with the hot sauce,garlic, oregano, Italian parsley thyme, salt and pepper to taste
- Reserve 1 tablespoon for the slaw
- Marinate the shrimp in the hot sauce for 1 to 2 hours or overnight
- Remove shrimp from marinate shake excess liquid off
- Saute shrimp in resevered saute pan on medium high heat 2 to 3 minutes per side
- Assemble the pesto toast by topping with celery slaw and 2 to 3 shrimp
- Sprinkle with Additional herbs serve with lemon wedges