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Cajun Shrimp Salad
Servings = 2 | Serving size =about 1 2/2 cups
This recipe can be multiplied by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
This recipe keeps well for about 48 hours in the refrigerator.
| 1 cup | water |
| 8 ounces | shrimp (peeled and deveined) |
| 1 large | rib celery (diced) |
| 1 large | carrot (peeled and diced) |
| 1/4 small | onion (diced) |
| 1/4 tsp | salt |
| fresh ground black pepper (to taste) | |
| 2 tsp | no salt added Creole or Cajun seasoning blend |
| 1/4 cup | reduced-fat mayonnaise |
| 1/2 | lemon (juiced) |
Place the water in a medium sauce pan fitted with a steamer over high heat. When the water boils add the shrimp and steam for about 5 - 7 minutes. Remove to a mixing bowl and let cool. Place in refrigerator to chill.
When the shrimp are cold chop them coarsely into medium sized pieces. Return them to the mixing bowl and add the celery, carrot, onion, salt, pepper, Creole seasoning, mayonnaise and lemon juice.
Fold together until well blended and then chill.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 2 | Servings about 2 cups
Calories 165 | Calories from Fat 26
Amount Per Serving (% Daily Value)
Total Fat 3g (5%) | Saturated Fat 1g (3%)
Monounsaturated Fat 0g | Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 172 mg (57 %) | Sodium 635 mg (26 %)
Total Carbohydrates 11g (4%) | Sugars 4g
Dietary Fiber 3g (11%) | Protein 24g
Vitamin A 136% | Vitamin C 21 % | Calcium 10% | Iron 20%
Vitamin K 42 mcg | Potassium 487 mg | Magnesium 57 mg
"Somewhere lives a bad Cajun cook, just as somewhere must live one last ivory-billed woodpecker. For me, I don't expect ever to encounter either one."
-William Least Heat Moon, Travel writer
The refrigerator light goes on...
I love shrimp salads because they are so easy and yet seem so elegant. This one is no exception but it also has the zing of Creole seasoning.
This makes great filling for sandwiches or wraps -- all you need is a bit of lettuce. Shrimp salads stuffed into large, fresh tomatoes are one of my favorites and the spice of this salad makes a perfect complement to sweet tomatoes.
