Want to be a rock star and have a great summer salad? Not a lot prep time but “off the charts” delicious! I make it when the Jersey Tomatoes are in prime time and they are now! Shrimp, green beans, fresh tomatoes, bacon and sweet onions, what’s not to like!
Ingredients
- 1 lb large shrimp cooked, peeled and deveined
- 2 large beef steak Jersey Tomatoes – cut in quarters or chunks
- ¾ cup of fresh string beans in one inch pieces – blanched
- ¼ cup of Vidalia onion coarsely chopped
- One 2-ounce jar diced pimientos, drained
- 8 slices of bacon – cooked slow and crispy to make bacon bits
- ¼ cup of red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil – whisked
- salt & pepper to taste
Preparation
- Combine all ingredients except bacon bits and refrigerate for a cocktail hour.
- When ready to serve and eat toss in bacon bits and salt and pepper to taste. Bon Appetite!

Mix it up
Mediterranean Style:
Add ½ cup crumbled garlic and herb feta cheese
1 clove garlic, minced
Mexican Style:
1 small avocado, diced (about 5 oz)
1 jalapeño, seeds removed, diced fine
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
2 limes juiced
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