Colors of Winter

In Northeast Ohio, as much of the Northeastern US, winter; after Christmas time seem to get a little mundane, gray and let's just say "unfun"!  The things that we need are not there.  Leaves on the trees, flowers in bloom, sounds of nature.  As I think about colors of spring, summer and fall; i think of pastels moving into vibrant and then into rich earth tones.  The only color that can be associated with winter is gray...

This is where we must take a moment and inject color wherever we can find it.  Food; more importantly, produce is where we can interject some hues that will help us all through a blah blah winters' day.  Here is my simple cure for the wintertime grays!

Cheers!

Key lime shrimp ceviche

1 bag 36-40 raw p&d shrimp
1 fresh red pepper, julienne cut
1 red onion, shaved
1/2 fresh jalapeno, chopped fine
1 piece fresh ginger, fine chopped
2 T. honey
1 pint fresh key lime juice
kosher salt
1/4 t. ground white pepper

method:
1.rinse shrimp with cold water to be sure it is clean.
2.combine all ingredients except shrimp in large mixing bowl.
3.add shrimp, toss liberally and let soak 3-4 hours wrapped under refrigeration.
4.portion out into glasses and serve.

*you could use larger shrimp but, add more marination time in order for the lime juice to actually cook the shrimp.