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Shrimp and Caper Salad

"Wonderful salad for an afternoon luncheon. Great if made the night before. I serve croissants with the salad. I have had many requests by guests for the recipe. They LOVED it!!! Serve on crisp salad greens and garnish with tomato wedges, hard cooked egg wedges and parsley."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds frozen cooked shrimp without tails, peeled and deveined
  • 3/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
  • 3 tablespoons drained capers
  • 1 cup black olives, sliced
  • 1/2 cup oil and vinegar salad dressing
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon celery seed
  • 1 dash lemon juice

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, toss the shrimp, green onions, celery, capers, black olives, oil and vinegar dressing, mayonnaise, celery seed, and lemon juice. Chill at least 1 hour in the refrigerator before serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 332 | Total Fat: 23.2g | Cholesterol: 180mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2004 by FASTFINAL137 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Personally didn't care for the mayo/oil & vinager combo. Would probably have liked better with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 27, 2010 by nanapeg   view full review
Made as directed and it was very good. I read the oil and vinegar salad dressing to mean an...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2008 by J.H.   view full review
This was a really popular dish at a recent family dinner! However, to add more veg, I did...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2010 by RI convert   view full review
Very good take...i lessened the mayo and chopped up the shrimp to get it more bite sized. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2009 by Rich   view full review
My 1st recipe using capers. Wandered around trying to find capers in the grocery. What IS a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2010 by Colette   view full review
A caper is not a pickled juniper berry it is the bud of a fleshy leaved flowering plant. A...

 

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