Who wants to cook when it’s in the mid-90’s? Not me! On the hottest of days I much prefer to make a big batch of salad to live off of for a couple of dinners. A favorite in my rotation is this simple summer shrimp salad.
Simple Summer Shrimp Salad Recipe
Using pre-cooked and cleaned shrimp makes this about a 5-10 minute recipe, tops! If you have access to fresh-off-the-dock seafood and prefer to cook your own, poaching is my favorite method. See details below.
- 2 lbs. chopped cooked shrimp
- 2 diced celery ribs
- 4 sliced green onions
- 3/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper; NOTE: 1/2 teaspoon will give this salad a distinct heat and spice. If you are sensitive to spicy food, I recommend starting out with a 1/4 teaspoon and adding more to taste once mixed.
- salt & pepper to taste
To poach shrimp:
Add water to a large pot. Stir in any seasonings you like: lemon, bay leaves, etc. Bring water to a boil. Remove from heat. Add 2 pounds thawed, unpeeled raw shrimp. Cover and let stand about 5 minutes (depends upon size of shrimp) until shrimp turn fully pink. Drain and plunge into ice bath.
Serving Suggestions
I love this salad for it’s versatility. Serve it on a croissant or top split brioche a la lobster roll-style. Or on a bed of bib lettuce leaves. With a muffin or slice of sweet bread, if that’s your jam!
At Casa Ramsey we try to keep carbs to a minimum during the work week so I often opt to serve this salad with fruit. Grilled stone fruit in season is an especially nice accompaniment. I used nectarines in the photo below.
Grilled Stone Fruit
Brush halved stone fruit of your choice (peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots) with a mixture of:
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Oil and then pre-heat grill until it fully reaches a medium-high temperature. Set fruit on grill cut side down for about 4-5 minutes. To use as a dessert, serve with freshly whipped cream or ice cream.
Bon Appetit!

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This sounds like a lovely fresh dish and I have never tried peaches along side a prawn salad – very interesting! xx
It’s yummy! I like how the sweet offsets the spice/heat of the red pepper in the salad. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
This looks so good! I love shrimp and your recipe looks easy enough to replicate!
Maureen | http://www.littlemisscasual.com
Thanks! It’s super simple! Just go easy on that red pepper if you are sensitive to spice.
I love most salads of this type (chicken, tuna, egg, chickpea, etc.) but haven’t thought to make a shrimp salad. Yum! I’m excited to try this.
Great! I hope you like! So light and easy!
This salad looks like the perfect summer dinner! Can’t wait to try it!
Hope you like! It’s one of our standards….so yummy, simple and light.
Betsy, I am totally adding this recipe to my meal planning for next week! It looks so good and I really love shrimp! This post will be featured on my link up today…coming soon…
Shelbee
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Yay! Hope you enjoy. And thanks so much for the feature! Always thrilled to be one of your picks! TGIF!