Mississippi Comeback Shrimp Salad {Portion Fix/21 Day Fix}

Mississippi Comeback Shrimp Salad!! This chopped shrimp salad is in a tasty sauce! Served it over a bed of greens or in a toasted bun for a traditional shrimp roll sandwich. One of my favorite ways is to put it in a pita pocket.

Why is it called Mississippi Comeback Shrimp Salad?

In Central Mississippi, many restaurants feature a french fry/ sandwich sauce on their menus. It is a simple mayo-based sauce flavored with pantry staples! It gets its name from its ability to make you “comeback” for more! 

My motto “Sauce = Life” really shines thru with this recipe for sure. I take all the elements of a shrimp/crab/lobster roll filling and toss it with this wonderful sauce! 

Gather some mayo, pickle juice, ketchup, dijon mustard, lemon juice, hot sauce, and a couple of spices, and make the sauce ahead of time. I like my sauces to sit for a while and let the flavors “marry” together, for their fullest flavor. 

What other ingredients go into this shrimp salad?

Well, the shrimp of course!! Store-bought pre-cooked shrimp is perfect to use for this shrimp salad. Thaw it out and squeeze out all of the moisture. I might even use leftover boiled or grilled shrimp. If you are starting with raw just steam them and cool them off in ice, this is a cold salad so you don’t want to start with hot shrimp. 

Whatever size you buy will be fine because you are going to just chop them up anyway.

I like the classic shrimp roll veggie ingredients of onions and celery for this salad. You could add any combination of veggies that you want that would equal 1 cup of diced veggies. Make sure to chop the shrimp and the veggies about the same size to make the salad easier to eat.

Mississippi Comeback Shrimp Salad

Mississippi Comeback Shrimp Salad is great in a pita pocket or in a whole wheat roll. The sauce will make you "comeback" for more!!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Sauce resting time. 1 hour hr

Servings: 2

Course: Main Course, Pub Grub, Salad

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

Mississippi Comeback Sauce

• ½ cups mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon dijon mustard
• ½ tablespoon dill pickle juice
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon hot sauce, optional
• ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper, or to taste

Shrimp Salad

• 1½ cups cooked shrimp, chopped
• ½ cup onion, diced
• ½ cup celery, diced
• ¼ cup Mississippi Comeback Sauce

Method

 

Mississippi Comeback Sauce

1. Mix all ingredients well and set in the fridge for an hour or more.

Mississippi Comeback Shrimp Salad

1. Mix all ingredients together well. Serve your favorite way!

21 Day Fix Container Counts for 1/2 the recipe: 1R, ½G, 1Orange

What can you serve with this Mississippi Comeback Shrimp Salad?

A really good creamy slaw goes great with a roll or pita! Here is a really good one with container counts with it too! 

A really tangy vinegar-based slaw can be great too. Here is a recipe for this one.

You are also going to have some of the wonderful Comeback Sauce left!! I love to use it as french fry sauce!  You could even use it with my Crunchy Chicken Tenders.

French Fry recipe HERE. Chicken Tenders recipe HERE.