Shrimp Louie Salad is a delicious lunch salad with shrimps and a creamy, tasty dressing, similar to thousand island dressing.
I am addicted to this salad!
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TL;DR
Shrimp Louie Salad was made popular in California in the early 1900s.
Shrimp Louie dressing is the main star of this salad together with the fresh ingredients, cooked shrimp and boiled egg.
The Louie Dressing is comparable to a Thousand Island Dressing, which is a creamy dressing prepared with mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.
Ingredient Notes
- Egg — Hard-cooked.
- Shrimp — Medium sized shrimp or smaller ones, whichever you prefer.
- Green Lettuce — I like romaine lettuce or iceberg. You can use a red lettuce variety too, mixed with a green one for aesthetics.
- Tomato — Fresh tomato quartered or cherry tomatoes.
- Mayonnaise — Your favorite mayonnaise. I like a homemade instant mayonnaise.
- Ketchup
- Worcestershire Sauce — Adds a classic Louie flavor to the dressing
- Chili Sauce — I use Tabasco, a few drops.
- Onion Powder
- Salt and Black Pepper
- Parsley — Italian or curly, freshly chopped.
- Lemon juice
How to make it?
Step 1
Boil eggs and cook shrimp. Prep fresh lettuce and tomato. Place the salad ingredients into a bowl.
Step 2
Combine the dressing ingredients.
Step 3
Pour dressing over the salad just before serving.
📖 Recipe
Shrimp Louie Salad Recipe
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 1 Hard-Cooked Egg
- 5 Medium Shrimp
- 1 Bunch Lettuce Leaves such as romaine, iceberg, lettuce
- 1 Tomato
For the Dressing:
- 1 Tablespoon Mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon Ketchup
- ½ Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- ½ Teaspoon Onion Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- Chili Sauce I use Tabasco, a few drops
For the Garnish:
- Parsley Fresh chopped fresh
- Lemon juice
Instructions
- For the salad, boil an egg hard and quarter once boiled. Boil or poach the shrimp in some water until cooked. Keep aside.1 Hard-Cooked Egg, 5 Medium Shrimp
- Wash the green salad ingredients, tomato, and parsley. Break the green salad into bite-sized pieces. Quarter your tomato and chop your parsley. Keep the parsley aside for the garnish.1 Bunch Lettuce Leaves, 1 Tomato, Parsley Fresh
- Place the lettuce and tomato in a salad bowl with the boiled egg and shrimp. Arrange them nicely or mix them up to your liking.
- Combine all the dressing ingredients in a bowl or a dressing shaker.1 Tablespoon Mayonnaise, 1 Tablespoon Ketchup, ½ Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce, ¼ Teaspoon Salt, ½ Teaspoon Onion Powder, ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground, Chili Sauce
- Pour the salad dressing over the ingredients just before you intend to eat the salad and garnish with the freshly chopped parsley and some lemon juice.Lemon juice, Parsley Fresh
Notes
- Use a lettuce variety which is in season or which is more common in your part of the world. You can use a mixture of two, such as I did in the pictures. I use plain lettuce and iceberg salad to add a crunch.
- For the dressing, you can pick a chili sauce such as a vinegar-based Tabasco sauce or a thicker sriracha chili sauce. Decide how much heat you want and add accordingly.
- Use a Salad shaker to mix the ingredients for the dressing. Use a salad leave spinner to get rid of excess water on your salad.
- Gluten-free if used with gluten-free mayonnaise
Nutrition
Serving
The Shrimp Louie Salad makes a great stand-alone salad which is also filling due to the added proteins such as the boiled shrimp and hard-boiled egg.
Therefore, you can enjoy the shrimp salad as a lunch meal at home, or you can take it to work or school!
You can include the shrimp Louie into your meal prepping menu for the week, as it's a quickly prepared salad from scratch.
Just make sure to only pour the shrimp salad dressing over the salad once you are about to dig in for lunch.
This is a great BBQ summer salad or a potluck type of salad.
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