I found so many fun recipes in my Sandwich cookbook, I’ve decided to make a different recipe from it for dinner every night this week. So, say ‘hello’ to Sandwich Week! 
Kicking off Sandwich Week is a Spicy Shrimp and Cucumber sandwich. (Actually, it wasn’t very spicy.) As always, I sort of did my own thing and made a number of modifications to the recipe.
First, Mal and I prepared the ingredients for the shrimp marinade.
Then, I mixed the shrimp marinade ingredients together:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 scallions chopped
- 2 tbsp minced cilantro
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
I added the shrimp to the bowl, coated it well, and let it marinate for about 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, I cut the cucumber into slices and prepared another marinade for them in a separate bowl:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt & pepper to taste
When the shrimp was throughly marinated, I cooked them in a grill pan for about 5 minutes until the outsides started to lightly brown.
While the shrimp cooked, I prepared the sandwiches for dinner (plus an extra one for Mal’s lunch). The recipe called for “peasant bread,” but I used whole wheat sliced bread.
I placed the marinated cucumber slices on one piece of bread and the grilled shrimp on the other.
The sandwich flavors (ginger, cucumber, and shrimp) reminded me a lot of sushi. It was actually quite refreshing and would be perfect for summertime, especially if you cooked the shrimp on the grill. Mmm!
The recipe called for 10 large shrimp (peeled), but I’m cheap and bought about a 1/2 pound of medium, which was sort of a bad idea. The sandwich tasted great, but it didn’t seem very “meaty.” The next time that I make this sandwich, I will either buy large shrimp or twice as much medium shrimp.
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That looks really good! I’ve only cooked shrimp once before, and I think I’ve been nervous about it because I couldn’t find a great marinade. This one looks delicious!
That looks really good!
I love sandwiches! That is my kind of cookbooks!
i love shrimp but have never thought to use it in a sandwich, awesome pick tina
Great looking sandwich!! Love all those flavors!
You could also do it like a shrimp salad and put it in a pita or wrap. Sounds like a delicious combination! My boys would LOVE this one!
Brian and I love sandwiches. Especially on busy week nights near the holidays. Excited to see which other sammie’s you try
I wonder if you had purchased uncooked shrimp if it would have picked up more of the flavors of the marinade?
Looks great!
Cucumbers are so versatile… I love them in any kind of sandwich… hot or cold.
What an interesting sandwich recipe! I’d never think to put shrimp on a sandwich, actually.
This looks wonderful and refreshing. I noticed when you marinated the shrimp was already cooked. Can you use raw shrimp as well?
i am a sandwich fiend! can’t wait to see what else comes out of that cookbook
Grilled shrimp is the best!! The sandwich sounds amazing. Did you find that it fell apart at all while eating it? That always seems to be the problem with shrimp on sandwiches for me. :/
This looks good, although I’ve never thought to put shrimp on a sandwich before
What an interesting sandwich — I have never had shrimp on a sandwich!
oh what an interesting combination!
I totally just bought the book! I love fun sandwiches!
what a great sandwich! i want one!
that sandwich is SO fancy…i love it!
This would be really good in a wrap!
I never would have thought of using shrimp in a Sammie haha must try sometime!
i don’t think i’ve ever had a shrimp sandwich? what a shame!
Love shrimp! But, must admit that I’ve never thought about including them in a sandwhich!
Its been far too long since Ive had some shrimpies!
Ohhh this looks really tasty!! I remember a few years back Cosi had a “seasonal” sandwich with shrimp, guacamole and salsa. I’d never seen shrimpies on a sammie before then!
I love that you’re using sandwich week to be really creative and actually cook, not just assemble! Well done!
Thats a combination I never would have thought of! But it does make sense when you think its really not all that far off of sushi.
wow. lovely idea. i will definitely give it a try.
I would definitely try it with uncooked shrimp – I find that when I “cook” the already cooked shrimp, they tend to get overcooked and a bit rubbery. The raw kind only needs a few minutes to cook (and you can still buy it frozen and already peeled if you want) and then the texture and flavor is much improved in my opinion. Looking forward to seeing all your sandwiches this week.
I’ve never seen shrimp in a sandwich before – interesting. I bet it’d be extra tasty with some artisan bread.
This looks absolutely delicious and refreshing. I am definitely going to buy some shrimp the next time I am at the store and recreate this! Thanks for such a great post!
Sandwich Week! What a fun idea! My favorite sandwich is the day after Thanksgiving sandwich…who can resist all the leftovers stuffed between two pieces of crusty bread?!
Yum! I love this sandwich recipe and will definitely have to add this to my menu in an upcoming week.
PS, fabulous idea on dubbing this week sandwich week! Sandwiches and ice cream are the two best creations ever! You can just hodgepodge all sorts of individually delicious items and somehow make favorites even better tasting!
This looks like a very nice and delicious dish! Thanks a lot for sharing. I would love to try this at home.
Great idea. I love sandwich’s so can’t wait for sandwich week.
Here in England, shrimp (prawns!) are quite popular in sandwiches. “Prawn cocktail” (somewhat like chicken salad but with prawns instead) is a ubiquitous sandwich filling. I agree with starting with uncooked shrimp- if you cook them twice (as you did), they will likely turn out rubbery and not very yummy.
Love this idea!
I always forget to cook with shrimp, but they are so
versatile and fast to cook.
Thanks for the reminder!
@Mary @ Bites and Bliss: No, not at all.
Now that sounds delectable! I can never make creative sandwiches – usually just lunch meat and hot sauce – I need to find the book!
i’m not really a fan of shrimps but I love spicy food…:)
but i did eat a burger with shrimps and it was my fave burger i believe the name of that is ebi burger
Those flavours sound like they’d make for a delicious marinade. I’ve never tried shrimp on a sandwich before though!
Wow, this sandwich looks delicious. I love shrimp so anything with shrimp in, I am all for.
What a refreshingly different sandwich! I’ve never used shrimp in a sandwich before but combined with cucumber for a sushi-like taste I bet it’s fabulous! This would probably be great as a wrap too.
I’m always on the lookout for sandwiches that can pass as dinner, since not all can.
Why haven’t I thought of this? Really, why? That looks absolutely amazing. I love this idea. I’ll be making it asap.
YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This looks super good!!!!!
Please keep sharing