What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Cheerful Choices: Cream Cheese Shrimp Dip! Appetizers are fun to serve for a gathering of friends or date night for two. I usually keep cooked, frozen shrimp on hand, which can be thawed in a few minutes. But I have also used tiny canned shrimp, which work very well. Obviously, the canned shrimp should be drained first. A few steps later and you’re good to go.
CREAM CHEESE SHRIMP DIP
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
8 ounces cooked shrimp, tails removed and cut into chunks
10 ounces cocktail sauce, prepared
1/4 teaspoon dill weed
1 green onion, thinly sliced
Instructions:
Spread a thin layer of softened cream cheese onto a serving dish. Add a layer of cocktail sauce, expanding to the edges. Arrange bite-sized shrimp pieces over all. Sprinkle with dill weed. Garnish with green onion strips. Chill one hour. Serve with crackers.
Thank you, Gail, for what could be a lovely salad just perfect for me, minus shrimp!
Fresh dill, red onions sliced, baby tomatoes, some kidney beans, watercress, and cream cheese, and I have a lovely snack!
Joanna
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I often search for watercress and can hardly wait to buy some. 🍃🌱🌿
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We have here a farmer who grows fields and fields of watercress, in watery soil, and it is wonderful! I use it every day in my salad.
Joanna
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Now I’m really, really jealous. 😜
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By the way, Gail, this farmers watercress production is the biggest in Europe!
Joanna
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Wow!
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had not thought of cream cheese /shrimp… I will let my taste buds think of this .. tempting tho’ I do have shrimp/scallop and octopus pieces chilling to use in a potato salad..
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Mmmm. Grilled octopus is divine! 🐙🍃🔥
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Oh goody, I have cream cheese in the fridge.
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You’re go-to-go. Hello, Weekend! 👏👏👏
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Looks fabulous. WE just bought shrimp at Costco last night also. Synchronicity? :D
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Who doesn’t love shrimp!!! 🦐 🍃🍤
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Exactly! :D
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Is there ever a bad time to break out some shrimp?
That’s a trick question. Of course there isn’t.
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Duh. Of course not! 😜🍃🦐🌿🍤
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Haha!
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Yum and more yum!
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Especially going in to the weekend, an appetizer becomes The Meal. 🤣
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My favorite meals are appetizers!
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If I still ate animals, this would be my treat!!!
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Did you know the shrimp in Florida give you permission to eat them?!?! It’s true. We have an endless supply! 🦐🦐🦐💦
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So very tasty!
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Checks all the boxes at my house. ✅
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