Mom's Shrimp Butter

appleydapply's Note:

My mom always made this when we had company. Any leftovers are superb on toasted bagels the next morning!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 2 (4 ¼ ounce) cans shrimp (small or medium)
• ¾ cup butter , softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese , softened
• 2 tablespoons onions (grated or minced)
• 1 lemon
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise

Directions:

1. Place butter and cream cheese in large work bowl of food processor and pulse briefly to mix.
2. Juice the lemon.
3. Add shrimp, lemon juice, onion, and mayonnaise to work bowl and pulse until shrimp is chopped and everything is mixed well.
4. Add salt & pepper to taste.
5. Best if made the day before and refrigerated overnight. Good with stone-ground wheat crackers or the small round party rye bread.

Reviews

[Miss Annie]

This recipe is great. Easy to put together, and so tasty. The cream cheese and butter was a good base. I grated my onions to get most of the onion juice into the recipe. The lemon added that punch and freshness to the whole. Be sure to rinse the canned shrimp before using. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful recipe.

[Chef #730763]

This spread was awesome! It was the first one to go on the buffet!

[Linda's Busy Kitchen]

This was a great appetizer that I made to bring to my sisters. I served it in a bread bowl, with bread pieces, and pita and bagel chips. Everyone dug in and helped themselves, and the bowl was empty when I left! It was a big hit with my family, and I look forward to making and sharing this again and again! Thank you for sharing it with us Appleydapply! Made for Zaar Stars Tag Game 5/09 Linda