Description
A delicious and easy shrimp salad recipe, perfect for a light meal or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 12-ounce bags of frozen shrimp cooked, tail off, peeled and deveined
- 2 ½ Tablespoons red onion finely chopped
- 1 celery rib finely chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 Tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 3 Tablespoons fresh dill chopped, divided
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- Croissants and/or large butterhead lettuce leaves for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Remove the shrimp from their package and pour into a medium-size bowl and cover in cool water. Change out the water every 30 minutes until the shrimp is thawed. Set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- In a separate large bowl, add the mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, dill, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper. Whisk until fully combined.
- Add the chilled shrimp to the dressing and toss to coat.
- Serve on croissants or butterhead lettuce leaves.
Notes
- For a spicier kick, consider adding a dash of hot sauce.
- Feel free to substitute shrimp with crab or chicken for variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 220mg