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My Favorite Shrimp Salad

Source of Recipe


From "Camille Glenn's Old-Fashioned Christmas Cookbook"



List of Ingredients



• 3 cups freshly cooked shrimp
  
• ½ cup very finely slivered celery
  
• 2 Tbsp drained capers
  
• 2 or 3 anchovy fillets, rinsed and chopped
  
• 6 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  
• 2 Tbsp white wine tarragon vinegar
  
• Salt to taste
  
• Fresh lemon juice to taste
  
• Cayenne pepper to taste
  
• Homemade or good-quality commercial mayonnaise (made without sugar)
  
• Pale curly chicory or iceberg lettuce, for serving (optional)
  






Instructions



1. Devein the shrimp and cut them in half if they are large.
   
   
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the shrimp, celery, capers, anchovies, oil, and vinegar. Toss thoroughly. Taste for salt; it may not need any extra because of the anchovies. Add salt if needed, lemon juice, and cayenne. Add enough mayonnaise to bind the mixture and toss again.
   
   
3. Serve the salad as in a beautiful glass bowl or place it on a bed of chicory or iceberg lettuce.
   
   Serves 4 to 6
   
   
   ◦ Variation:
   Summer Shrimp Salad: Stuff ripe tomatoes with the salad and garnish with black Niçoise or ripe California olives.