Shrimp salad is a light, refreshing, and flavorful dish that is perfect for a quick and easy lunch or dinner. It is also a great way to use up leftover shrimp. There are many different ways to make shrimp salad, but most recipes include shrimp, mayonnaise, celery, and onion. Some recipes also add other ingredients, such as hard-boiled eggs, avocado, or cucumber. Shrimp salad can be served on a bed of lettuce, in a sandwich, or on crackers. No matter how you choose to serve it, shrimp salad is a sure-fire hit.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
EASY CLASSIC SHRIMP SALAD
Steps:
- Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 436 kcal, Carbohydrate 23 g, Cholesterol 251 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 30 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 1505 mg, Sugar 3 g, Fat 24 g, ServingSize 4 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
QUICK SHRIMP AND LIME SALAD FOR TWO
This salad is our favorite quick meal when its just the two of us. Add bread to complete the meal. It's easy to substitute ingredients; try precooked shrimp thawed and soaked in lime juice or top with feta cheese.
Provided by MINDY
Categories Salad Seafood Salad Recipes Shrimp Salad Recipes
Time 21m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Marinate shrimp in 3 tablespoons of lime juice in a bowl, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard lime juice.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shrimp until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 3 minutes per side.
- Combine 1/4 cup olive oil with 1 tablespoon lime juice in a bowl. Add onion, olives, garlic, pepper, and salt; stir dressing to combine.
- Divide greens, shrimp, avocados, tomatoes, and dressing between 2 large bowls; toss lightly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 563 calories, Carbohydrate 17.8 g, Cholesterol 172.6 mg, Fat 46.7 g, Fiber 6.4 g, Protein 22.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 808.7 mg, Sugar 6.6 g
SHRIMP SALAD
Steps:
- Bring 5 quarts of water, 3 tablespoons salt, and the lemon to a boil in a large saucepan. Add half the shrimp and reduce the heat to medium. Cook uncovered for only 3 minutes or until the shrimp are barely cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl of cold water. Bring the water back to a boil and repeat with the remaining shrimp. Let cool; then peel, and devein the shrimp.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, wine or vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and dill. Combine with the peeled shrimp. Add the red onion and celery and check the seasonings. Serve or cover and refrigerate for a few hours.
SHRIMP STEW FOR TWO
A stew should be as comforting to cook as it is to eat. In this effortless one-pot meal, a spicy, aromatic broth is tinged red with gochugaru, a Korean red-pepper powder. You want to use jumbo shrimp or prawns for this; be sure to get shell-on crustaceans (and head-on if you can), as they're essential to flavoring this simple dish with their incredible nuttiness. Bitter greens and sweet radishes add vegetal heft as well as complexity to the broth, which you should definitely sop up with bread or rice. If seafood dishes like bouillabaisse, cioppino and maeuntang excite you, then this brothy wonder will delight and nourish.
Provided by Eric Kim
Categories weeknight, soups and stews, main course
Time 25m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium-high. Add half of the shallots, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and starting to brown at the edges, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger, and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Add the olive oil and gochugaru, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Raise the heat to high and add 2 cups water. Scrape the stuck-on bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon, and bring the broth to a boil.
- Add the broccoli rabe and nestle in the shrimp. Reduce the heat and gently simmer the shrimp, turning them once halfway through, until pink and just barely cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. The broccoli rabe should be bright green and considerably wilted.
- Stir in the remaining shallots, the radishes, fish sauce and sugar. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt, gochugaru, fish sauce or sugar as needed.
- Serve the stew in wide bowls with a plate on the side for the shrimp shells, and some crusty bread or steamed rice for sopping up the aromatic juices.
THAI SHRIMP SALAD FOR 2
Here's a deliciously different salad that blends grilled shrimp, a lean source of protein, with the low-calorie crunch of cucumber and onion. It's tossed and dressed with Thai flavors of sesame, cilantro, lime and refreshing mint. Annette Traverso - San Rafael, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 35m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients; set aside. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper; thread onto 2 metal or soaked wooden skewers. , Place skewers on an oiled grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat until shrimp turn pink, 2-4 minutes., Stir the dressing; add the shrimp, onion and cucumber. Toss to coat. Divide lettuce between 2 salad plates; top with shrimp mixture and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 212 calories, Fat 9g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 138mg cholesterol, Sodium 614mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
MINESTRONE-STYLE SHRIMP SALAD
This shrimp salad is the perfect dish to serve as a small dinner for two. It's very light and refreshing. -Roxanne Chan, Albany, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, oil, pesto, garlic, salt and pepper. Rinse pasta with cold water; drain. , In a large bowl, combine the pasta, beans, tomato, corn, celery, onion, carrot, red peppers, parsley and dressing. Divide salad greens between 2 plates; top with pasta mixture and shrimp. If desired, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 535 calories, Fat 23g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 48mg cholesterol, Sodium 719mg sodium, Carbohydrate 63g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 10g fiber), Protein 21g protein.
SHRIMP - VEGETABLE SALAD WITH TARRAGON/CHILI DRESSING FOR TWO
Make and share this Shrimp - Vegetable Salad with Tarragon/Chili Dressing For Two recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Bergy
Categories Free Of...
Time 15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- ---Forthe Dressing---.
- Put all the dressings ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until it is very smooth, there may be tiny bits of chili peppers but that's fine.
- Adjust flavor- When you start to make the dressing don't put in all the chili nor vinegar; add as you go along.
- ---Forthe Salad---.
- Put out two dinner plates and arrange the lettuce on the plates.
- Combine& toss remaining ingredients, except the shrimp.
- Divide the salad between the two plates, place shrimp on top; season to taste.
- Serve salad dressing on the side- there will likely be some left over.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.5, Fat 1.8, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 4.5, Sodium 274.7, Carbohydrate 23.2, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 13.1, Protein 11.9
SHRIMP & SPINACH NOODLE SALAD FOR TWO
Make and share this Shrimp & Spinach Noodle Salad for Two recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Aroostook
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oil in fry pan over med.
- heat until hot.
- Add basil and spinach to oil.
- Stir cover tightly and cook for 3 minutes until spinach is wilted.
- Cool and squeeze spinach until dry.
- Toss noodles, shrimp, and spinach with mayo.
- Serve room temperature or chilled.
- I like to serve with black olives, pickles and hard boiled egg on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.2, Fat 3, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 31.9, Sodium 43.5, Carbohydrate 28.7, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 0.9, Protein 6.7
CHEF SALAD FOR TWO
I have developed this from several recipes, according to our likes and dislikes. DW can't eat very much at a single sitting. I like a Chef salad, but not as an entree'.This is just right for her, and makes a good snack for me. Cooking time would be the chill time.
Provided by Jim in Washington
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 45m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In medium sized bowl, tear lettuce into bite size pieces.
- Add tomatoes and peppers and toss well to distribute evenly throughout the lettuce.
- Place salad into small salad or cereal bowls, until as full as you want and mounded up a little in the center.
- On to top of lettuce, in bowls, add the ham strips in a cross bowl design.
- Place cheese strips between ham strips or in your design.
- On to top, interspersed with ham and cheese strips, add egg slices, 3-4 per bowl, for color.
- Sprinkle Paprika in center, for additional color.
- Place finished bowls of salad in refrigerator to chill, and blend flavors, at least 30 minutes.
- Place leftover salad, if any, in covered bowl and save for next time.
- Gather up unused slices of ham, cheese and egg, and refrigerate for next time.
- Serve salads plain, or with any dressing and/or seasonings you enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 264, Fat 15.3, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 241.4, Sodium 268.1, Carbohydrate 17.1, Fiber 6, Sugar 10.6, Protein 17.2
COLD SHRIMP SALAD
A 'summery' cold shrimp salad without mayo that's hard to resist any time of year. Add a little lemon or vinegar to brighten the flavors, if you like.
Provided by Allrecipes Member
Categories Shrimp Salad
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place shrimp in a large mixing bowl with red and green bell peppers, garlic, onion, cilantro, and avocado. Drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow flavors to develop. Serve chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.4 calories, Carbohydrate 4.7 g, Cholesterol 177.1 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 19.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 323.4 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality shrimp. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your salad.
- Cook the shrimp properly. Overcooked shrimp will be tough and rubbery.
- Choose a mayonnaise that you like. There are many different types of mayonnaise available, so find one that you enjoy the taste of.
- Add your favorite vegetables. This salad is a great way to use up leftover vegetables. You can add whatever you like, such as celery, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, or onions.
- Season the salad to taste. Add salt, pepper, and other spices to taste.
- Serve the salad immediately. Shrimp salad is best when it is fresh.
Conclusion:
Shrimp salad is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a light lunch or dinner. It is also a great way to use up leftover shrimp. With so many different variations, there is sure to be a shrimp salad recipe that everyone will enjoy. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy meal, give shrimp salad a try.
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