What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Palatable Possibilities: Lettuce Cup Shrimp Salad! When you need a boost from the usual lunch menu, treat yourself to an outstanding salad that feels gourmet-worthy. As a shrimp-lover, I already had ideas about serving this to my husband. In my opinion, the bigger the shrimp you can find, the better. Because I saw for myself the seafood deli offered humongous jumbo shrimp (yeah, I know), I couldnโt resist getting a pound to take home. Hereโs the secret: oftentimes the market gets specific seafood brought in frozen. Frozen shrimp is usually same-day fresh. They thaw it for the customers and sell it individually or by the pound. I asked the seafood specialist if I could buy a frozen quantity from him. He was more than happy to oblige. Now you know.
LETTUCE CUP SHRIMP SALAD
Ingredients:
1 pound jumbo shrimp, precooked and tails removed
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
1 stalk celery, sliced
2-3 lettuce leaves, washed and patted dry
Red onion, finely sliced, for garnish
Instructions:
In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, lemon juice, and fresh dill. Gently fold in the precooked shrimp and celery slices. Place a lettuce leaf onto a plate. Scoop shrimp salad on top. Garnish with red onion. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Serve.
ohhhh that looks so good!
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Thank you. Iโd make it again in a minute. ๐๐ค
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This looks so good! Release the Kracken… I mean, the FORKS! (Why are they tied down, anyway!? ๐)
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Iโm choosy about who gets a bite. ๐๐๐ค
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This looks dainty and delicious!
Great tip about asking for the frozen shrimp. Most people don’t realize that is what they are getting anyway, and when you buy it frozen you know exactly how long it’s been thawed!
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Plusโฆโฆ.no โfishyโ smell. ๐คฃ๐ฆ
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Vegetarian or not, this sounds amazing!!
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I did feel kinda smart pulling it off. ๐คฃ๐๐ค
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LOL!
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Tasty looking cup!
I agree about frozen vs “fresh”. Unless one lives right on the beach, it’s mostly frozen/thawed anyway!
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Truth be told, as long as I donโt have to remove the head and veinsโฆ..Iโm good. ๐
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Prawns/shrimp are great this way.
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No complaints from Gailโs Kitchen. ๐๐ธ
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Looks scrumptious!
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Indeed it was. ๐๐ค
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Shrimp, any shrimp and any time is my motto. But here you go singing “Lettuce Entertain You!” and now there’s yet another way to partake.
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Great. Lettuce Romaine Friends. ๐
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You win!
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Boom! ๐ฅ
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I love this you know.
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Youโre in great company. ๐๐ค
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