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Grilled Buffalo Shrimp and Avocado Sandwiches with Blue Cheese Sauce

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings: 4 Sandwiches
Author: Emily Clifton - Nerds with Knives

Ingredients

  • For the Blue Cheese Dip:
  • 1/2 cup sour cream 118 ml
  • 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbled (plus a bit more for garnish) (118 ml)
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise 59 ml
  • 1 small clove garlic minced or grated
  • 2 tablespoons chives chopped
  • 1 tablespoon buttermilk or milk 15 grams
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice about 1/2 lemon
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • For the Buffalo Shrimp:
  • 1 pound medium or large raw shrimp peeled and deveined (454 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon olive or canola oil
  • 7 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled to room temperature (103 grams)
  • 1/2 cup hot sauce recommended: Franks (118ml)
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • For the Sandwiches:
  • 1 baguette or four hero rolls
  • 1 large ripe avocado pitted and peeled
  • Lettuce or arugula

Instructions

  • Make the Dip: In a medium bowl, add the sour cream. mayonnaise, garlic, buttermilk and lemon juice and stir well until smooth and fully combined. Stir in the crumbled blue cheese and mix, leaving it fairly chunky. Add the chives and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Make the Shrimp: In mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter, hot sauce and salt. Place the shrimp in a medium size bowl and toss with the oil and 2-3 tablespoons of the buffalo sauce. Toss the shrimp to make sure they get coated all over. Set aside. Reserve the remaining sauce).
  • Preheat the grill or grill pan over high heat. Oil grates and then grill shrimp in a single layer for about 2 minutes per side or until shrimp curl up, turn pink and are just opaque. Be careful not to overcook them. When they’re done, move them to a bowl and toss them with a few more tablespoons of the remaining buffalo sauce (save some sauce to drizzle on the sandwich).
  • Make the Sandwich: Cut the baguette into four equal sections and then split each in half lengthwise. Either broil or toast the baguettes in the oven (or place them on the grill just until they get a little brown), about 1-2 minutes. Spread some blue cheese dip on the bottom of each baguette. Layer on the lettuce, avocado, shrimp and a drizzle of the reserved buffalo sauce. Top with an extra crumble of blue cheese and another drizzle of blue cheese sauce.
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