Mexican Prawn Salad
photo by Linky
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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4 Salad Servings
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 head iceberg lettuce (separated into leaves, or assorted lettuce leaves)
- 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning (opt add to dressing)
- 12 ounces prawns (pre-cooked & chopped, may use frozen but well-drained prawns or baby shrimp)
- 1⁄2 cup green beans (pre-cooked & chopped)
- 1⁄2 cup carrot (pre-cooked & chopped)
- 1⁄2 cucumber (peeled, seeded & chopped)
- 2 eggs (hard-boiled & coarsely chopped)
- 1 jalepeno chili (pickled variety, seeded & finely minced)
- salt (to taste)
- 1⁄2 avocado (sliced as opt garnish)
- 1⁄2 lime (cut in wedges as opt garnish)
directions
- Line a lrg salad bowl, platter or individual serving dishes w/lettuce leaves. Mix the mayo, sour cream & opt Old Bay Seasoning (if desired) in a sml bowl & set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine choppped prawns, beans, carrot, cucumber, eggs & chili. Season w/salt to taste preferences.
- Add the prepared dressing to the prawn mixture & fold it in gently to ensure all ingredients are well-mixed & coated w/the dressing. Pile the mixture into the bowl, onto the platter or divide equally among 4 individual serving dishes & serve immediately garnished w/opt avocado slices &/or lime wedges as desired.
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Reviews
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This was fantastic, even though I did make a couple switches. I cut the recipe in half for the two of us. My husband doesn't care for cukes, so I skipped them but kept 2 eggs to make up for the omission and to keep the volume similar. The jar that I thought contained jalapeños actually was kalamata olives, so I used them with a few drops of hot sauce. Also, I used a scoop of guacamole instead of actual avocados. So the spirit of the dish was almost the same! Again, we loved it! Thanks!
Tweaks
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This was fantastic, even though I did make a couple switches. I cut the recipe in half for the two of us. My husband doesn't care for cukes, so I skipped them but kept 2 eggs to make up for the omission and to keep the volume similar. The jar that I thought contained jalapeños actually was kalamata olives, so I used them with a few drops of hot sauce. Also, I used a scoop of guacamole instead of actual avocados. So the spirit of the dish was almost the same! Again, we loved it! Thanks!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)