Jerk Shrimp Sliders with Pineapple Salsa
Must try Jerk Shrimp Sliders with Pineapple Salsa! Sweet Hawaiian roles are piled high with jerk shrimp, fresh pineapple salsa with an herbed garlic-lemon aioli that is to-die-for. Ready in under 30 minutes, this versatile dish is perfect for a weeknight dinner or appetizer for hungry guests!
Ingredients
Jerk Shrimp Sliders
- 10 oz Shrimp small to medium sized
- 1 tablespoon Jerk Marinade see blog notes
- 1 cup Bibb Lettuce
- 2 tablespoon Butter unsalted
- 6-8 Hawaiian Slider Buns see blog notes
Pineapple Salsa
- 2 cups Pineapple small diced
- ½ cup Cilantro roughly chopped
- ¾ cup Red Bell Pepper small diced
- ½ cup Red Onion small diced
- ¼ cup Jalapeno
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- Pinch Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper
Herb-Garlic Aioli
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- ½ tablespoon Garlic garlic paste
- ½ tablespoon Thyme
- ½ tablespoon Tarragon
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- Pinch Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper
Instructions
Pineapple Salsa
- Begin by roughly chopping and small dicing the pineapple, red bell pepper, red onion, cilantro and jalapeno.
- Next, measure the lime juice, honey, salt and pepper.
- In a medium to large bowl, add the diced pineapple, red bell pepper, red onion, cilantro and jalapeno.
- Now, pour in the lime juice, honey, salt and pepper.
- Lastly, stir ingredients until thoroughly combined. Cover and set aside until later use.
Herb-Garlic Aioli
- Begin by measuring and prepping the mayonnaise, garlic, thyme, tarragon and lemon juice.
- Next, add the mayonnaise and additional ingredients to a small bowl.
- Whisk until thouroughly combined.
- Now, taste test the aioli and adjust flavor to your liking by adding salt, pepper or more lemon juice.
- Last, cover and set aside until later use.
Jerk Shrimp
- Prep shrimp by peeling, deveining, thawing, rinsing and drying with a paper towel. a small to medium sized skillet on medium/high heat.
- Add butter to the pan and melt.
- Pour in shrimp and begin sautéing in butter.
- At the same time, add jerk marinade and stir.
- Cook jerk shrimp in butter and jerk sauce being careful not to overcook.
- Finally, remove cooked jerk shrimp from heat and set aside.
Assemble Jerk Shrimp Sliders
- First, toast the sliders. After toasting the slider buns place on desired serving tray.
- Now, add about one teaspoon of the herb garlic aioli to the bottom slider bun.
- Then, layer the lettuce over the bun and aioli.
- Next, add on the prepared jerk shrimp (about 3-4 shrimp depending on size).
- Then, top with about one tablespoon of pineapple salsa.
- Finally, top the bottom half of the prepared slider with the top bun and serve!