Description
Cucumber Shrimp Salad is a refreshing and flavorful dish that’s perfect for hot summer days, picnics, or light dinners. This delightful salad features tender shrimp tossed with crisp cucumbers, zesty green onions, and a creamy lime-dill dressing. Its vibrant colors and unique flavor combination make it an eye-catching centerpiece for any meal. Quick to prepare in just 30 minutes, this versatile salad can be served as a main course, side dish, or appetizer. Whether you serve it in lettuce wraps or alongside tortilla chips, this Cucumber Shrimp Salad is sure to impress your guests and family alike.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 English cucumber (small diced)
- 3 green onions (thinly sliced)
- â…“ cup mayonnaise
- â…“ cup sour cream
- 1 large lime (zested and juiced)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, lime zest and juice, dill, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper to create the dressing. Set aside.
- Boil water in a large pot. Add shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes until they turn pink.
- Prepare an ice water bath while the shrimp cooks. Remove shrimp using a skimmer and cool them in the ice bath for about 3 minutes before draining.
- Chop cooled shrimp into bite-sized pieces and mix with diced cucumber, green onions, and dressing until well combined.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 180mg