Easy and flavourful! Photo, Andreas Trauttmansdorff.
A cocktail shrimp platter is one of the easiest appetizers to assemble. Dress yours up with these three dips that take less than 10 minutes to prepare. Party prep has never been so simple!
Prep 10 min
Total 10 min
Garlic-lemon cocktail shrimp dip
Ingredients
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1 tbsp lemon juice
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp white-wine vinegar
1 tsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp dried tarragon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
Combine lemon juice, garlic, vinegar, sugar, tarragon, salt and Dijon in a small bowl
Gradually whisk in oil. Dip will thicken slightly
Cajun artichoke cocktail shrimp dip
Ingredients
227-gram container store-bought artichoke dip
2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
Instructions
Combine artichoke dip and Cajun seasoning
Chipotle shrimp cocktail sauce
Ingredients
1/2 cup cocktail sauce
1 1/2 tsp chipotle Tabasco
Instructions
Stir cocktail sauce with Tabasco
How to prepare your cocktail shrimp platter
Arrange a thawed 400-gram package of frozen, cooked, tail-on shrimp on a platter with lemon wedges. Spoon your three dips into small bowls and serve alongside the seafood.
Serves 8.
Nutritional info: 35 calories, 2 g protein, 2 g carbs, 2 g fat, 71 mg sodium, per shrimp with 1 tsp garlic-lemon dip.
Make-ahead tip: Refrigerate all 3 sauces up to 1 week.
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Originally published on Nov. 11, 2011.
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