This Cucumber Shrimp Salad is a refreshing summer meal. I love using a lime cilantro salad dressing to top off all the ingredients of this salad and mix all the flavors together.
I tend to load up on cucumbers anytime I visit Costco. Their greenhouse English cucumbers are the closest I can find to the cucumbers we use in the Mediterranean.
Also, anytime I shop at Costco I load up on shrimp too. Some frozen to cook for dinner, some cocktail shrimp and some shrimp ceviche.
I love to use cocktail shrimp for this salad as it’s ready, I just remove the tail and place over the salad. No cooking needed:)). I just keep it chilled for few hours until ready to serve this salad.
Ingredients
These are the ingredients I use for this salad:
- English cucumber
- cocktail shrimp
- green peas
- red onion
- sea salt
And for the dressing I use simple ingredients, no mayonnaise:
- fresh lime juice
- olive oil
- freshly chopped cilantro
Optional additional ingredients: blanched asparagus, broccoli, radishes, lettuce, cherry tomatoes etc etc.
Sonila’s Notes
This is a convenience salad for me so while I’m trying to eat something fresh and healthy, I’m trying to do that with minimum effort. Usually I make this salad the day I do a big grocery haul.
Time saving tips for this salad:
- use canned green peas or frozen and steam them in microwave.
- use cocktail shrimp that is ready like the one from Costco. However, if you want to make the shrimp cocktail from scratch here’s a recipe from Food Network.
Cucumber Shrimp Salad
Equipment
- 1 peeler
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 12 cocktail shrimps I estimate 6 per person when shrimps are on the large side.
- 1 English cucumber
- 15 ozs sweet peas
- 1-2 tbsps thinly sliced red onion
- sea salt to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
Lime Cilantro Dressing
- 1 lime
- 3 tbsps olive oil
- 2 tbsps fresh cilantro finely chopped
Instructions
Assemble Salad
- Peel and dice the cucumber. Rinse the sweet peas and add to a salad bowl. Add the diced cucumbers on top.
- Slice onion really thin and add over green peas and cucumber. Add sea salt to taste.
- Arrange shrimp cocktail on top of veggies. Sprinkle some fresh cilantro on top.
Prepare Lime Cilantro Dressing
- Squeeze 1 lime. Add juice to a small mason jar. Add olive oil and thinly chopped cilantro. Mix well.
- Pour dressing over the salad bowl and mix well to incorporate the flavors.
- Garnish salad as needed with lime wedges or more cilantro:). Enjoy!!
Notes
- I use cocktail shrimp, already chilled. It helps put this salad together super fast.
- I estimate about 6 cocktail shrimp per person when making this salad, but this is a bit subjective as shrimp size can vary wildly.
- Keep leftovers of this salad in the refrigerator, don’t leave them in the counter.
- Make sure you rinse cilantro and let it air dry before using.
Nutrition Label
Nutrition
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Additional Seafood Recipes
If you like seafood like I do, you might want to look at these other seafood recipes from my blog:).
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