I've been participating in an online recipe swap; each participant submits a recipe and in exchange, gets another to make and share her thoughts on. I got this recipe, and with Lent coming soon, I was very happy to have a fish dish to add to the repertoire. I was particularly happy to exchange recipes for lunch; typically, lunch around here is a sandwich, almost always turkey or ham with American cheese or maybe I'll shake things up with some leftovers.
I had some problems with this one. See, I typically only use yellow mustard on my sandwiches. So, I don't keep up with the status of the Dijon mustard. As such, I didn't have enough for the recipe. I then turned to spicy brown, thinking this would be a good substitute. Alas, I also don't keep up on the status of our spicy brown. So, now I have about 4.5T of Dijon, about .5T of spicy brown, and then turned to the yellow. Perhaps as a result of all this, the recipe was much too mustardy.
I also used apple cider vinegar instead of white distilled plus sugar.
Other than the slight over mustard-i-zation, this was a pretty good (though very messy) lunch. From the moment I first saw the recipe, I thought it would be awesome with some chopped pineapple; I will definitely make that addition the next time I make this.
Ingredients
- Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
- 3 tablespoons sugar (I omitted)
- 6 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 6 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 kirby cucumbers, peeled and diced (I used half a regular cucumber)
- 1 large mango, peeled, pitted, and diced
- 1 pound cooked medium shrimp, cut into small bites
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- Salt
Directions
- Mix vinegar and sugar until sugar dissolves.
- Add mustard and mayonnaise to the vinegar and whisk until smooth.
- Combine cucumbers, mango, shrimp, and dill in large bowl. Pour dressing over and toss to coat.
- Season with salt.
- Chill in fridge for about an hour before serving.
This is my favorite shrimp salad. Hopefully the additional of the dijon mustard will help with the recipe next time. I think that would make a difference
ReplyDeleteIf you don't have fresh mango or pineapple, would recommend substituting mango or pineapple chutney, and cut back on the sugar accordingly.
ReplyDeletePam from Chicago