California Louie Shrimp Salad Recipes

CALIFORNIA LOUIE SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing a day ahead, cover and refrigerate. Hard boil eggs, cool, peel and refrigerate.
• Wash romaine leaves and wrap loosely in paper towels placed in a zip bag to remain crisp. For asparagus spears, snap off the ends. Drop into boiling salted water and cook for 2 minutes depending on their thickness, or until crisp but tender when pierced with a sharp paring knife. Chill in a bowl of ice water immediately to stop the cooking process. Drain and refrigerate.
• The day of serving, chop romaine leaves across for the salad base. Save a few leaf tops for a nice presentation if desired. Place romaine on a plate or in a shallow bowl. Top the greens with sliced avocado, tomatoes, egg quarters, and asparagus spears. Toss the shrimp with a little dressing. Place on top of the salad. Serve extra dressing on the side. If you want to thin the dressing for pouring, use a little milk.

SHRIMP LOUIE SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing: Whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a small bowl until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the salad: To make medium-boiled eggs, put the eggs in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, cover and let stand 5 minutes. Transfer to an ice bath. Remove the shells once cool and quarter each egg lengthwise.
• Heat a large skillet over medium high. Put the shrimp to a medium bowl, sprinkle with the Old Bay Seasoning and toss to coat. Swirl the oil into the skillet, then stir in the shrimp and cook, tossing occasionally, just until pink and firm, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and reserve.
• Put the lettuce, tomato, cucumber and avocado in a second large bowl. Season with 1 pinch each salt and pepper. Dress with about 1/2 cup of the dressing and toss gently to coat the vegetables. Divide onto 4 plates and arrange the shrimp and medium-boiled eggs on top before serving. Serve the remaining dressing on the side.

SHRIMP LOUIE SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing: Place all ingredients into a jar with a tightfitting lid. Shake vigorously until well-blended and emulsified. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding more salt and pepper if necessary. (Alternatively, you can just whisk everything together in a bowl until incorporated and smooth.) Cover and place in the fridge until ready to use.
• Assemble the salad: Divide lettuce evenly among 4 shallow bowls. Then top with rows of shrimp (in the middle), hard-boiled egg, avocado, and cherry tomatoes. Garnish with chopped chives and season with a bit of salt and pepper, to taste.
• Drizzle some dressing over the salad just before serving and allow people to add more, if they like.

AMAZING SHRIMP LOUIE SALAD

Steps:

• *For the perfect hard-boiled egg, courtesy of AB: Place a steamer in a large sauce pan with a well-fitted lid. Bring about 1/4 inch of water up to boiling. Place no less than 3 and no more than 6 eggs in the steamer. Cover and steam for 12 minutes. Remove eggs from steamer and drop directly into iced water. The eggs will be firm but tender, easy to peel, and will have a solid and creamy but not dry yolk. Thanks, AB!
• Place your salad bowl in the freezer for 30 minutes before assembling the salad. All the ingredients should be well-chilled before beginning.
• Begin assembling the salad with the lettuce.
• Add the cucumber slices, tomato halves, asparagus spears, black olives, and sliced hard-boiled egg.
• Top with shrimp.
• Serve dressing in a separate container so the diner can use as much dressing as they prefer.

SHRIMP-LOUIE SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together ketchup, lemon juice, paprika, chili powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add shrimp and cook, gently stirring, just until warmed through but not hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl with ketchup mixture; stir to combine.
• Gently fold in scallions and avocado; season to taste. Lightly brush one side of each bread slice with melted butter. Sandwich shrimp mixture and lettuce leaves between buttered sides of bread slices; serve immediately.