Shrimp Remoulade is easy to make and a fantastic way to enjoy spicy Louisiana-style remoulade sauce! Toss cooked shrimp with this creamy, spicy, tangy sauce and pile it on delicately crisp butter lettuce leaves. A perfect main dish salad or appetizer.
I fell in love with shrimp around the time that I fell in love with my husband, more than two decades ago. My mom had and still has an aversion to seafood of all sorts, so it wasn’t something that we ate. Keith’s family was a different story. Both of his parents grew up in the American south where seafood, shrimp especially, is a staple. Once I had my first taste of the buttery, salty deliciousness, I was hooked. I’ve been making up for lost time ever since.
I love this salad all year long, as lunch or a light dinner. But it also makes an excellent appetizer for a holiday meal (or any meal!).
Shrimp Remoulade
You can poach raw shrimp that you've peeled and deveined in water seasoned with salt, a bay leaf and some peppercorns. Let them cool before assembling the salad. Or, to make it even easier, begin with already cooked shrimp that you've purchased from your grocery store or fish monger.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh horseradish or prepared horseradish
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice ideally fresh
- 2 tablespoons capers coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped green onion
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce such as Tabasco brand
- 2 pounds medium cooked shrimp peeled and deveined, chilled
- 1 small head butter lettuce washed and separated into leaves
Instructions
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Stir together first 11 ingredients (mayonnaise through hot pepper sauce) until smooth, in a bowl large enough to hold the shrimp. Add shrimp and gently toss to coat evenly.
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Divide butter lettuce leaves among 4 serving plates and top each with 1/4 of shrimp remoulade. Serve.
This is definitely a Southern classic, and it’s totally got me craving shrimp remoulade now! Just toss those shrimp onto a nice toasted hoagie bun, and you’re well on your way to a delicious shrimp po’boy! 🙂
I like how you think, David!
Wow, this is so elegant and sounds SO delicious!! I love the zing of horseradish and mustard to contrast the creaminess.
Thank you, Jessie! I love that contrast too.
I never grew up eating seafood either, unless you count those boxed fish sticks my Mom would serve us occasionally haha! I LOVE shrimp now, and I just know I would love this remoulade. Looks so good Marissa!!
lol! Yes, we had those fish sticks too. 🙂
Awwww- I want to hear more about your love story, Marissa! This looks fabulously good, my friend! Yay for horseradish- love the spicy bite! Happy Friday! XO
Isn’t horseradish the best? Thanks my friend!
This looks incredible Marissa! I’m a big fan of prawns or shrimp (what is the difference I wonder?). I’ll have to give this a go. Prawns are usually part of an Australian Christmas dinner or lunch 😀
Thank you, Lorraine! Now you’ve got me wondering, off to look up the difference… 😉
Can I please tell you how much I love remoulade? This has my name written all over it! Have a wonderful weekend, Marissa!
Yes you can! 😉 Thanks so much, Kelsie…