Shrimp Salad Recipe

The addition of shrimp makes any dish more elegant and tasty. This shrimp salad recipe is easy to make and can be doubled or tripled for larger gatherings.

Serve on a bed of lettuce and tomatoes, or on your favorite thick crusted bread for a hearty sandwich.

Shrimp Salad

Ingredients:

1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1/2 cup celery, thinly sliced
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Parboil shrimp in a small saucepan of salted boiling water until pink.

2. Strain shrimp and rinse in very cold water.

3. In a small bowl, mix the shrimp, eggs, celery, mayonnaise, mustard, onion powder, salt and pepper.

4. Chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour.