Categories: Salads

Shrimp and Asparagus Salad

Shrimps and asparagus with dill and cream is quite unusual combination for me, but I must say it tastes delicious. I ate something similar when we lived in Austria and wanted to reproduce the recipe ever since.

It tastes especially good if asparagus is young and you manage to not overcook it to keep crunchy texture. Lemon juice helps to brings the best taste out of asparagus.

By the way, if you use frozen shrimps, thaw completely them before adding to salad.

Ingredients:

1lb of white asparagus
3/4 of lb of boiled shrimps
Bunch of fresh dill
3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
1/2 cup of heavy cream
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

How to prepare, step-by-step:

Prepare ingredients: rinse dill and asparagus:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 1
Snap hard bottom ends of asparagus off, bring a pot with water to boil, add salt to taste and whole add asparagus in; boil for 3 mins, then put under cold water, cool down, remove water and set aside:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 2
Clean boiled shrimp (if you use frozen ones – unfreeze them completely), pour them to a salad bowl:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 3
To prepare dressing, pour 3 tablespoons of mayo to a small mixing bowl:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 4
Add heavy cream:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 5
And about 2 tablespoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 6
Add salt:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 7
And ground black pepper, and mix everything, salad dressing is ready:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 8
Slice asparagus into even pieces about 1 inch long, add them to the bowl:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 9
Add chopped dill:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 10
Pour dressing over:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 11
Mix and set aside for 30 mins in fridge:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 12
Then serve:
Shrimp and Asparagus Salad Recipe: Step 13