Shrimp Salad with Dill

Recipe

• 1 ½ pounds small shrimp
• 3 cups water
• ½ teaspoon chopped garlic
• ½ teaspoon celery seeds
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ cup chopped celery
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
• 4 teaspoons chopped fresh dill weed
• lettuce leaves

Bring water, garlic, celery seeds and cayenne to boil in large saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Bring back to boil and add shrimp. When liquid returns to boil, stir and cook until shrimp are pink, about 3 to 4 minutes. Drain in a colander. Allow shrimp to slightly cool then peel and devein.

Place shrimp in medium bowl. Add celery, mayonnaise, pepper and dill and mix thoroughly. Chill well. Serve on lettuce leaves.

Contributed by Joyce Taylor  Adapted From: Mariner’s Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas

DID YOU KNOW?

Shrimp species have a sharp, often serrated projection from their head, called a rostrum.  It may aid the shrimp as a defense mechanism against predators.

Erika Young, Coastal and Marine Education Specialist