Light and refreshing, Lemon DIll Shrimp Salad is a divine summer lunch or light dinner.
Prep Time15mins
Total Time15mins
Course: dinner, lunch
Cuisine: southern
Servings: 4servings
Ingredients
1lbshrimpcooked
½cupchopped celeryI like the heart with the leaves
1/4cupchopped red onion
1lemonzested and juiced
½ - 3/4cupdill mayonnaiserecipe follows
Salt and pepper to taste
Dill Mayonnaise
1egg yolk
2tbspwhite wine vinegar
1/4cupfresh dill or 1 T dried
¼t. cayenne pepper
¼t. kosher salt
1cupvegetable or canola oil
Instructions
Chop shrimp into small chunks (about ½ an inch) and combine in a large bowl with the celery, onion and lemon zest. In a food processor or blender, pulse together the egg yolk, vinegar, dill, cayenne and salt. While the blender is running, slowly pour in the oil until the mayo is thick and creamy. Taste for seasoning. Fold ½ cup of the mayo into the shrimp salad and stir to combine. Add more mayo if desired. Add in the juice of the lemon and a dash of salt and pepper to taste. Serve on a salad, crackers or a crusty loaf of bread and enjoy! Keeps in the fridge for 2-3 days.