Shrimp cocktail salad - various preparation options

Portioned salad with shrimp Cocktail salad with shrimp is a universal dish that will be appropriate in any situation: at the holiday table, as a healthy lunch, and as a quick snack. By varying different ingredients, you can get a dish completely different from the previous one each time.

Thanks to the spectacular presentation, you can make such a salad the “highlight” of the festive menu - light and tasty, everyone will like it. The low calorie content of seafood in general and shrimp in particular allows this salad to be used in dietary nutrition - provided that the remaining ingredients and, most importantly, the dressing are also light.

IMPORTANT: Shrimp can cause allergies, so if you are trying them for the first time and have a history of allergic reactions, be careful.

The best way to serve this salad is in bowls, in which the multi-colored layers of the dish are visible. You can also take wide transparent cups, glasses, portioned salad bowls, etc.

REFERENCE: Seafood and fish “love” acid, so the best dressing for shrimp salad is lemon juice. It is best to squeeze it out and season the salad just before serving.

The simplest recipe

This is a very simple snack option that every housewife, even a beginner, can repeat. It contains a minimum of components. These are tomatoes and greens. The main feature of the snack is the dressing. It is mixed from olive oil, honey, citrus juice, and spices.

But you can change the composition of the sauce to your taste.

What ingredients will you need?

For the dish you need to take:

• shrimp in shell – 140-150 g;
• ripe tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
• olive oil – 1.5-2 tbsp. l.;
• honey – ¼ tsp;
• garlic – ½ clove;
• parsley - 3-4 sprigs;
• lime juice – ½ tbsp. l.;
• salt.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

1. It is recommended to start with the dressing so that it has time to brew. The oil will be saturated with the aromas of the remaining ingredients.
2. The garlic gets rid of the husk and is cut into thin slices. Parsley (washed and dried) is finely chopped.
3. The components prepared in the steps above are combined, all that remains is to pour them with lime juice, honey, and add salt. In this case, you only need to take half of the parsley. If the honey has hardened, you will first need to melt it in a water bath/microwave. Be sure to thoroughly mix the dressing ingredients. It is convenient to do this with a whisk or just a spoon.
4. Shrimp must be cleaned of all excess. If desired, you can leave the tails to make them easier to eat and the appetizer to look more beautiful.
5. You can immediately mix the shrimp with some of the dressing. The components are poured with olive oil on top and left in this form for about half an hour. Then the shrimp are fried until golden brown and cooked through.
6. The washed tomato must be cut into thin slices.

7. They are laid out first in a flat bowl and lightly salted. Place shrimp on top and spread the rest of the dressing.

All that remains is to scatter chopped herbs on the appetizer.

What can I add?

If desired, other vegetables can be added to the appetizer. For example, sweet pepper. If large tomatoes are replaced with cherry tomatoes, then it will be enough to chop them into slices.

Serving rules, decoration

The treat should be served directly in a common salad bowl. You can decorate it with cherry halves, green leaves and other edible decorations. Homemade pickles are also good for decoration.

With avocado

Cocktail shrimp salad is a delicious addition to avocado. The main thing is to choose the most ripe fruit. Crispy avocado can spoil the taste of the salad. It should be tender and soft. Mayonnaise is also suitable for dressing, but it is best to use olive oil. Then the snack will turn out to be especially healthy and low-calorie.

What ingredients will you need?

For the dish you need to take:

• shrimp – 430-450 g;
• onion – ½ pcs.;
• lime/lemon – 2 pcs.;
• avocado and tomato – 1 pc.;
• olive oil – 1 tsp;
• salt and pepper.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

1. Peeled shrimp should be boiled in salted water for 2-3 minutes. Afterwards the seafood is cooled. If they have not been cleaned in advance, you can do this after boiling.
2. To prepare the dressing, you need to mix the onion (very finely chopped), lime juice, strained from the seeds, and olive oil. Add salt to the same mixture to taste. You can add pepper and other spices if desired. After mixing, the dressing is left for several minutes.
3. During this time, you will need to wash, dry and cut the tomato and avocado into pieces. Be sure to peel the latter and remove the pit.

4. All prepared components are mixed.

All that remains is to pour the dressing over the treat and mix the ingredients thoroughly. Afterwards, the aromatic salad can be served.

Serving rules, decoration

This dish makes an excellent stand-alone snack, as it contains hearty shrimp. But you can also serve the treat as an addition to hot meat dishes. The salad is also suitable for the holiday table. It will help surprise your guests.

With pineapple

Salad with cocktail shrimp can be made exotic and unusual. In this case, pineapples are also sent to it. These exotic fruits go well with seafood. Since all the components of the dish are not cheap, you can choose it as an addition to the holiday table. In general, both fresh and canned fruits are suitable for this dish. Most often, cooks choose the latter - they are more affordable.

What ingredients will you need?

For the dish you need to take:

• shrimp – 270-300 g;
• pineapples (canned in syrup/fresh) – 170-200 g;
• cheese – 80-90 g;
• sour cream/natural yoghurt and olive oil – 2.5 tbsp each. l.;
• lemon/lime juice – 2 tsp;
• lettuce leaves – 3 pcs.;
• spices, herbs.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

1. The shrimp are moving. If necessary, the product is defrosted. As soon as the salted water boils in the pan, it’s time to add seafood to it. The shrimp will cook for no more than 6 minutes. Afterwards, they lean back in a colander and get rid of the head, tail, and shell.
2. You can immediately transfer the shrimp to a large bowl, add salt, add spices and season with sour cream.
3. You will need to drain the syrup from the pineapples and cut the slices into small cubes. They can be sent to shrimp. Fresh fruit is first peeled and then cut into random small pieces.
4. The juice is squeezed out of the citrus fruit and combined with olive oil. If desired, you can add salt and spices to the sauce. The resulting mixture is poured over shrimp and pineapple.
5. All that remains is to grate the cheese. The shavings will be used to decorate the dish.

Cocktail shrimp salad can be made with pineapple and cheese.
The treat should be served immediately.

Serving rules, decoration

You need to spread lettuce leaves on a selected flat dish. Place treats on top. Lastly, the salad is sprinkled with cheese shavings. Afterwards you can take a sample from it.

Snack of canned seafood cocktail and vegetables

A light salad that you can easily eat without worrying about your figure. In my opinion, the best option for the New Year holidays, when there is such an abundance of mayonnaise snacks on the table that you want something fresh and low-calorie. Another advantage is its ease of manufacture.

We will need:

• Seafood Cocktail;
• cucumber;
• tomatoes;
• bell pepper;
• lettuce leaves;
• green and onions;
• salt pepper;
• olive oil.

Preparation:

Place the lettuce leaves, torn into pieces by hand, into a large container.

We also chop tomatoes, cucumber and bell pepper here, finely chop green and onion.

Add the sea cocktail, draining all the liquid into it. Salt, pepper and season with olive oil. Mix everything and our salad is ready!

With cucumbers

Fresh cucumbers go well with shrimp in any form. They also add eggs and cheese to the salad. The appetizer will be topped with mayonnaise. It's best to mix your own homemade sauce. The calorie content of the dish will be approximately 194 kcal per 100 g.

And his BJU:

BJU	Value in g (per 100 g)
Squirrels	12,7
Fats	14,9
Carbohydrates	1,2

What ingredients will you need?

For the dish you need to take:

• boiled eggs and cucumbers – 2 pcs.;
• shrimp – 180-200 g;
• cheese – 130-150 g;
• mayonnaise, salt.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

1. Shrimp should be removed from the freezer in advance. After defrosting, they are immersed in boiling salted water for a couple of minutes. This is enough to cook seafood. Afterwards, the shrimp are placed in a colander and cooled. They need to be cleaned. Large seafood can be cut, and small seafood can be left whole. They then go straight into the snack mixing bowl.
2. Just boil the eggs until the yolk is firm and crumble into small cubes. Then you can add them to the shrimp.
3. It is best not to grate the cheese, but to cut it into miniature squares. A dairy product should be used without a strong specific taste.

4. Washed and dried cucumbers can be cut directly with the skin. It is advisable to make their pieces the same as cheese pieces.

All that remains is to mix all the products, add sauce and salt. You can immediately take a sample from the dish.

Serving rules, decoration

This simple salad makes a great stand-alone snack. It can also be served with barbecue and other meat and fish dishes. Another option is to roll thin slices of hard cheese and place them on top of the treat in a flower-shaped bowl.

Layered salad

The secret of this shrimp cocktail salad is that its components should not be mixed, but laid out in layers, lightly greasing each layer with mayonnaise (ideally, homemade, not store-bought). This will be reflected in the beauty of the presentation and in the taste, which will become more vibrant and unusual.

• The first layer is finely grated and fried carrots (you will need 1 small carrot).
• The second layer is sautéed onion (1 medium-sized onion is enough).
• The third layer is boiled shrimp (150 g).
• The fourth layer is grated apple, sprinkled with lemon juice (to preserve color). You will need 1 large apple.
• The fifth layer is hard cheese, grated on a medium grater (about 100 g, maybe a little more).

You can decorate this salad with large shrimp, placed on top with their tails facing outward in a circle around the bowl.

With tomatoes

This is a very simple version of the recipe. For it, it is best to take sweet, ripe cherry tomatoes. They go great with seafood. The original cheese dressing will deliciously complement the dish. This is a very nutritious dish due to the large amount of protein.

What ingredients will you need?

For the dish you need to take:

• shrimp – 930-950 g;
• cheese – 70-80 g;
• green salad – 1 bunch;
• cherry – 8-10 pcs.;
• lemon – ¼ piece;
• olive oil – 3.5-4 tbsp. l.;
• Olive mayonnaise – 1.5 tbsp. l.;
• garlic – 4-5 cloves;
• salt.

The result will be approximately 4-5 servings of the dish.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

1. It is advisable to start with shrimp. They are boiled in salt water. After boiling, the process will take approximately 6 minutes. It is advisable to cook the product directly in the shells, and then drain the water and clean the shrimp of all excess.

2. Already prepared seafood can be cut if necessary. But you can also use them whole.
3. Peeled garlic should be chopped into 4 parts - each clove. The resulting pieces should be fried in hot oil until light golden brown. Afterwards, you can throw away the garlic and fry the shrimp in the same oil. At the very end they are sprinkled with freshly squeezed citrus juice.
4. The washed tomatoes are cut into quarters, the salad is torn by hand and placed on the bottom of the selected dish.
5. On top you can distribute already cooled seafood, prepared tomatoes, torn lettuce.
6. All that remains is to cover everything with grated cheese.

For the sauce, combine mayonnaise with grated garlic and salt (optional). They need to season the finished dish.

Serving rules, decoration

Crackers are also great for decorating and complementing the salad. For example, you can take garlic, cheese. It's best to make it from white bread.

With cheese

Cocktail shrimp salad can also include cheese. The result is a delicious vitamin-rich treat that is perfectly complemented by sweet and sour dressing. For example, a ready-made salad will be an excellent dinner for people who are losing weight.

What ingredients will you need?

For the dish you need to take:

• shrimp, cherry tomatoes and mozzarella – 120 g each;
• arugula – 55-60 g;
• lemon/lime juice – 1 tbsp. l.;
• orange juice – 2 tbsp. l.;
• oil (any vegetable) – 1 tbsp. l. for frying shrimp + ½ tbsp. l. for refueling;
• sugar and vinegar - ½ tbsp. l.;
• salt.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

1. The shrimp are peeled and fried until done, 2 minutes on each side.

2. The arugula is washed and placed in a bowl. You can immediately send seafood, small pieces of mozzarella, cherry slices to it.
3. After mixing, the treat should be seasoned with a mixture of citrus juice with sugar, vinegar and oil. The sweet crystals should be completely dissolved in the dressing.

The finished dish can be served immediately.

Serving rules, decoration

It is recommended to prepare the treat immediately before serving.

Salad with shrimp, red onion and herbs

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Ingredients

• 450 g shrimp;
• 1 small red onion;
• 1 stalk of celery;
• 3–5 sprigs of dill;
• 110–120 g mayonnaise;
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard;
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice;
• salt - to taste;
• black pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Boil the shrimp until cooked, cool and peel.
Cut the onion and celery into small pieces. Chop the dill. For dressing, mix mayonnaise with mustard and lemon juice. Place shrimp with onion, celery and dill in a bowl. Add mayonnaise sauce, salt, pepper and stir.

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