This recipe Quick and Easy Shrimp Salad makes a warm weather favorite with light and fresh flavors.
This delicious, simple recipe is creamy in texture with crunchy bits of celery and plump shrimp.
It’s a wonderful, zingy dish, perfect for a lunch out in the out in the yard or to make a picnic extra special
It’s a nice change from tuna and chicken salad, but can be served up in the same ways: on crackers, in a croissant, rolled in lettuce or tortilla bowls.
I’ve also served it on a seafood platter at a dinner party and let everyone build their own little shrimp salad bites for a lovely, social appetizer, but with the warmer weather on its way it’s perfect for a quick lunch or light supper.
I use fresh cooked, cooled shrimp for this recipe rather than frozen cooked shrimp that’s been thawed.
Frozen cooked shrimp tend to be limp, water logged and lack crunch. It’s an added step, but well worth it as shrimp cook so fast and can easily be cooled in an ice water bath.
Love salads? Check out some of my other recipes here on Erren’s Kitchen…
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Quick and Easy Shrimp Salad
Ingredients
- 2 pounds large cooked shrimp cleaned
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped small
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard powder, lemon juice, and dill.
- Mix in shrimp and celery and seasoning with salt & pepper to taste.
- Cover and refrigerate for a few hours or you can serve immediately if need be.
peter @feedyoursoultoo says
Easy and so good!
christine (@foodyschmoody) says
This is such an easy recipe. Perfect for a get together!
bitsofumami says
Yummy! Tasty and so easy. Pinning 🙂
Erren says
Thanks so much! 🙂
Andrea Pellman (@PellmanAndrea) says
Yummy! I bet you could substitute Greek yogurt for half the mayo to lighten it up a bit. I do this with my egg salad and you don’t notice a difference at all.
Erren says
Hi Andrea, They both sound like great additions! Let me know how it turns out!
Maureen says
Shrimp salad? Absolutely yummy! It’s indeed a great alternative for chicken and tuna. It really looks tasty and flavorful. It is perfect for the warm weather. 🙂
Cristina Gonzalez says
I will try tomorrow. It seem to be easy and tasty.
Jaques says
I took out the celery (hate the stuff personally), and added about 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper and 1/4 of salt, with 70/90 count shrimp. It was really good! The mustard powder was a bit lost in the flavor though, so I think next time I’ll increase it by a tad, and maybe use the small salad shrimp and see how that goes. Also great suggestions on the greek yogurt