Shrimp Salad

Directions

  1. 1Poach the shrimp in water, garlic, cloves, bay leaf, lemon, salt, and seasonings.
  2. 2Add cajun seasoning to the poaching liquid.
  3. 3Bring the poaching liquid to a rolling boil.
  4. 4Turn off the heat.
  5. 5Add the large shrimp to the poaching liquid.
  6. 6Cook the shrimp for about 3 minutes.
  7. 7Transfer the cooked shrimp to a plate and refrigerate.
  8. 8Finely chop half a bell pepper.
  9. 9Chop a few green onions.
  10. 10Chop one celery stalk.
  11. 11Chop fresh dill.
  12. 12Add the chopped bell pepper, green onions, celery, and dill to a bowl.
  13. 13Squeeze lemon juice into the bowl.
  14. 14Remove any lemon seeds from the bowl.
  15. 15Add salt to the mixture.
  16. 16Add pepper to the mixture.
  17. 17Add mayonnaise to the mixture.
  18. 18Add the cooled shrimp to the bowl.
  19. 19Gently toss all ingredients together.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound poached shrimp
  • 0.5 cup finely diced red bell pepper
  • 0.5 cup finely diced celery
  • 0.5 cup thinly sliced green onion
  • 0.5 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 0.25 cup fresh dill
  • 0.25 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 4 twists of pepper grinder pepper
  • water
  • garlic
  • cloves
  • bay leaf
  • lemon
  • salt
  • cajun seasoning

Equipment

potknifecutting boardbowlspoon