There's nothing better at the end of a long hot summer day than a nice cool and easy dinner. One of our favs is a nice cool and crisp Shrimp Louie Salad. With a little forethought and ingredients from for fridge, freezer and pantry this is really an easy and quick to pull together dinner, plus the cleanup is easy too! Whenever we have a salad as a meal I like to add some type of bread to it, whether it's just buttered toast or my Obscene Bread recipe I just feel "I" need it to round out the meal. I think this thought comes from my early years, mom and dad, Grandma and Grandpa always had bread with meals, maybe it's a farm thing? I got the recipe for Obscene bread many years ago from a co-worker. She said it was named so because it's so good it was "Obscene"! LOL. My dear late Uncle Dan would agree with that statement, whenever I made this for a family function or a party he would eat a ton of it! Always warms my heart when someone loves something I have made so much! Now that he's passed whenever I make the bread I think of him and can picture him chowing down on this bread, makes me smile every time.
For some reason when using Shrimp like to use Iceberg Lettuce, to me it just goes with the Shrimp better. My Mom makes a Shrimp Salad with a mayo/lemon juice dressing and always uses Iceberg for that, so maybe that's where I get it?? The next time I make that Shrimp Salad I'll post the recipe. We always had this salad with steak and on holidays and I've made it for years for my family - the kids even liked it at very early ages.
I hope you try these recipes and enjoy them as much as my family and I have.
I didn't think you needed to see how to chop lettuce or carrots so here's the final product pic first! Doesn't it look yummy??? For 2 servings you will need about 1/2 to 3/4 of a head of Iceberg lettuce cut/torn up. About 3/4 to 1 cup of shredded carrots, 2 to 3 green onions sliced thinly, 1/2 can sliced black olives, 3/4 to 1 lb salad shrimp, rinsed and picked free of any "extras" (IE: legs or shells) 2 hard boiled eggs - cooled, peeled, rinsed, quartered or chopped (I like to hard boil my eggs the day before or morning of) and the salad dressing (recipe follows below). Starting with lettuce layer ingredients on a dinner plates, top with dressing.
For the dressing (which is really just a 1000 Island recipe) you will need about 1 cup Mayonnaise, 3 Tbs to 1/4 cup Ketchup, dash of Salt, 1/8 tsp Black Pepper, 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder, 2 Tbs sweet Pickle Relish and 3 dashes Tabasco or other hot sauce. Stir all ingredients together and keep refrigerated till ready to serve. I like to mix up the dressing first and let it sit in the fridge while I put the salads together - gives it time to meld together a little!You may not wish to use the whole recipe for just 2 salads, it keeps great in the fridge for another salad or in a wrap with chicken and lettuce.
Now for the BEST bread in the world! Well at least in my opinion!!!! For the OBSCENE Bread you will need a fresh loaf of French or Italian Bread, split lengthwise. To this you will "frost" each side with Mayo - amount depends on the size of the bread. Make sure to spread mayo out to the sides of the bread and be liberal, you want a good thick layer of the mayo. Next lightly sprinkle on some Garlic Powder and approx. 1/4 cup of Grated Parmesan cheese.
Now add approx. 1/4 cup of sliced Green Onions - use the white and green parts, lightly press down into the mayo/cheese mixture - keeps them from rolling off!
Broil until golden and bubbly - slice and enjoy! I have served this for so many occasion and it's always a hit. Great with salads or as a side dish.
Just typing this up is making me crave a Shrimp Louie and some hot bubbly Obscene bread!
I hope you try these recipes and enjoy them as much as my family and I have, and remember - it's all in a day! Enjoy, Tracy
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