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Chopped shrimp and crisp veggies are mixed in a creamy dressing accented with Old Bay seasoning and fresh dill, perfect to serve on a sandwich, salad, or crackers.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: Cool, creamy, and refreshing with zesty seafood flavor in each bite.
- Skill Level: This recipe keeps it extra easy using precooked shrimp.
- Prep Note: Shrimp salad tastes best when it’s really cold. So, make it a day ahead, and keep it chilled until ready to use.
- Swaps: Replace the cucumber with fresh zucchini.
Ingredient Tips for Shrimp Salad
- Shrimp: Use precooked shrimp that are shelled and deveined; this saves so many prep steps. If using frozen shrimp, fully thaw and pat it dry so it doesn’t water down the dressing. Frozen bay shrimp or canned shrimp are also time-saving alternatives.
- Eggs: Hard-boiled eggs add texture to shrimp salad. If time is short, buy them pre-boiled and shelled.
- Veggies: Celery and cucumbers bring added crunch to shrimp salad. If using garden cucumbers instead of English cucumbers, they should be peeled first.
- Dressing: Homemade mayonnaise is a cinch to make and adds a velvety richness to shrimp salad; otherwise, choose your favorite store brand or mayo. Lemon juice and a dash of Dijon mustard balance the flavor of the mayonnaise. Buy or DIY your own Old Bay Seasoning and have extra for shrimp boils and crab cakes.
Variations
- Chopped avocado, diced red bell peppers, red onion, shredded zucchini, carrots, or chopped spinach are other colorful and crunchy additions to shrimp salad.
- Add some fresh ground black pepper. Minced jalapenos or a little jalapeno juice adds a spicy zest.
- Add a garnish of chopped fresh parsley for extra color.
Serving and Storing
Shrimp salad can be served on a bed of greens or mixed into coleslaw for fewer calories. It’s picture-worthy served on a fresh croissant, tucked into a pita pocket, or made into a wrap with a spinach or sundried tomato tortilla.
Keep leftover shrimp salad in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Stir, drain (if needed), and add a splash of lemon juice to refresh the flavors. Leftovers can be added to a zesty shrimp pasta salad.
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Shrimp Salad Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound medium shrimp cooked, peeled and chilled
- 2 ribs celery diced
- 1 stalk green onion finely diced
- 2 hard boiled eggs finely diced
- ½ English cucumber finely diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 ½ teaspoon whole grain dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Chop shrimp into small pieces.
- Combine all remaining ingredients, including celery, green onion, hard-boiled eggs, cucumber, dill, lemon juice, mayonnaise, Old Bay Seasoning, and whole grain Dijon mustard in a bowl and mix well to combine.
- Serve over salad, on a croissant or with tortilla chips.
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Notes
- Serve shrimp salad over greens, in coleslaw, or wrapped in a tortilla, croissant, or pita.
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days. - Stir, drain if needed, and add lemon juice to freshen.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Appetizer, Fish, Lunch, Salad, Sandwich, Seafood
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hi, what is Old Bay Seasoning? I’m in Australia & not familiar with it
Hi Belinda. Old Bay seasoning is a popular American seasoning used in a lot of seafood dishes—you can make your own Homemade Old Bay Seasoning here.
Excellent
Made this today, only change was I added 2 tablespoons of sour cream. It’s delicious, thank you for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it, Mandi!
I made this just as is except dill, didn’t have on hand, let set for 24 hours,by chance. Everyone Loved it and wanted the recipe, no problem.. except I didn’t save it I have search for almost a month on and off! I new i would recognize it because of the eggs and cucumbers!! Thank you for a Great Shrimp Salad and I can’t wait to try the dill!
So delicious even without boiled eggs. Will add avocado slices to the sandwiches
Excellent and easy! I upped the dill (I used dried), Old Bay, and mustard quite a bit only because I love really strong flavors. But the cucumber was a great addition, and the taste texture was superb. I’ll definitely be making this again. Thank you!!!
What can I replace Old Bay Seasoning with ?
Hi Helene, you could replace it with equal parts celery salt and paprika since those are the two main flavors in old bay seasoning, you could also replace it with cajun seasoning, or seasoning salt. These will alter the flavor but should still turn out delicious.
Ace