Basic Shellfish Salad Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 pound cooked, shelled, and deveined shrimp, diced, cooked lobster, crab meat, or scallops | ||
| Mayonnaise | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 tablespoons lemon juice or French dressing | ||
| Cayenne pepper | 1 Pinch | |
| Anchovy paste | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Chives | 1 Tablespoon, minced | |
| Celery | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chilled | |
| Cucumber | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chilled | |
Directions
Mix all but last 2 ingredients, cover, and chill 2-3 hours.
Add celery and cucumber, mix well, and taste for salt if anchovy paste is not used.
Serve mounded in lettuce cups, hollowed-out tomatoes, halved avocados, or in the center of a tomato aspic or jellied vegetable salad ring.
Add celery and cucumber, mix well, and taste for salt if anchovy paste is not used.
Serve mounded in lettuce cups, hollowed-out tomatoes, halved avocados, or in the center of a tomato aspic or jellied vegetable salad ring.
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