French Shrimp Salad

Description

A cool shrimp salad with asparagus and artichokes. Canned artichoke hearts are fine, but fresh cooked can be great.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh asparagus
  • ¾ pound cooked shrimp – peeled and deveined
  • ⅓ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 6 artichoke hearts, drained
  • 1 cup French dressing
  • 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
  • 6 sprigs fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Cook the asparagus in boiling salted water until tender. Remove and cool under cold water. Reserve six stalks and cut remaining asparagus into 1 inch pieces.
  2. Cook and clean shrimp. Again reserve the best six and dice the remainder. In a bowl
  3. combine shrimp and asparagus
  4. mix gently with mayonnaise and lemon juice.
  5. In a separate bowl
  6. marinate the artichoke hearts in 1 cup French dressing.
  7. Place shrimp and asparagus in an attractive shallow bowl. Garnish with sieved egg and arrange reserved asparagus on top to resemble the spokes of a wheel.
  8. Drain the artichoke bottoms and garnish each with a dollop of mayonnaise
  9. 1 whole shrimp and 1 parsley sprig. Arrange them around the salad.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 6

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