Shrimp Salad “Sandwich”

Plan Z Phase: This is a Z3 (ZReboot) recipe. Traditional shrimp po-boys are big in the South. The problem is they are breaded, fried and served in a big hoagie roll. Lobster rolls are big in the East. Problem is lobster is expensive as soon as it leaves the dock, and the lobster rolls are eating in a fluffy, buttered and grilled bun that resembles a hot dog bun.

So what’s a girl to do?

Invent your own low carb “sandwich” that is a combination of both traditions. This is how a sandwich looks in ZLife. You can also serve this over greens and eat it anytime in ZReboot.

Servings: Serves 3-4

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of shrimp, cooked and tails cut off. You can use any size of shrimp. I used the medium-small ones.
• 3 Tbl of butter or ghee
• 1-2 tsp of Cajun seasoning (to taste)
• 1 cup of chopped celery
• 1 Tbl of capers, rinsed
• 1/3 cup of minced scallions
• ¾ cup of mayo
• a sprinkle of cayenne (optional)
• ½ cup of cherry tomatoes, quartered

AND

• greens of your choice (if you’re in ZReboot)

OR

• 1 piece of wheat bread or half of a wheat roll (if you’re in ZLife!) – splurge and get a good organic roll for this sandwich – buttered on one side.

Instructions:

Melt the butter in a medium sauté pan. Add the shrimp and the Cajun seasoning. Warm the shrimp thoroughly and stir the seasoning in really well. Turn off heat. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes so it soaks up the seasoning really well.

In a large bowl add your celery, capers, scallions and mayo. Stir. Add the shrimp. Taste. If you want your mixture to have more zip, add the cayenne to taste.

Pile the shrimp mixture on top of the greens or the bread. Top with tomato bits.

I suggest serving salted, roasted green beans on the side. These are better than potato chips!

Enjoy!

Cheers,