Classic Shrimp Remoulade

Classic Shrimp Remoulade is perfect for holiday meals! Everything can be made ahead and chilled so all there is to do is plate and serve!

When you need a fancy, show stopping recipe for a holiday or special occasion, this shrimp can’t be beat! This roasted shrimp recipe can be made ahead of time and plated right before serving. For more easy and elegant recipes, check out our Bacon Wrapped Shrimp and these Bacon Wrapped Scallops!

What Is Shrimp Remoulade?

Classic Shrimp Remoulade is usually made from boiled shrimp like in a shrimp cocktail. We’ve kicked up this shrimp remoulade recipe by roasting the shrimp first instead of boiling it simply because it adds more flavor.

Remoulade sauce is a mayonnaise based sauce that’s often served with seafood as in this shrimp dish or other seafood recipes like Crab Cakes. But I’m telling you, we love this remoulade sauce so much we use it as a dip for French Fries and as a sauce for Grilled Chicken!

How Do You Make Shrimp Remoulade?

This roasted shrimp recipe is so easy to make, it’ll only take you a few minutes of prep time! Remoulade sauce has a few ingredients, but all you do is add them to a bowl and whisk them together.

An important part to making a tasty remoulade sauce is letting the sauce chill for at least an hour (or overnight) before serving. This allows the flavors to blend together and become extra delicious.

As we mentioned before, we like seasoning our shrimp and roasting it in the oven for about 7-8 minutes. Roasting shrimp adds more flavor than boiling or poaching shrimp but both methods will work.

If you prefer to boil your shrimp you definitely can, and then serve with the remoulade sauce. Also if you’re really short on time, you can grab cooked shrimp at the seafood counter and just whip up this remoulade sauce and serve.

Short cuts around the holidays are totally acceptable. Especially when you end up with something as beautiful as this Classic Shrimp Remoulade.

How Far In Advance Can I Make This Shrimp Recipe?

Roast and chill the shrimp and make the remoulade sauce up to 2 days in advance. I wouldn’t go longer than that with fresh seafood but 2 days is absolutely acceptable, and the more you can get done in advance when you’re planning a dinner party the better!

Although this recipe calls for the shrimp to be chilled, slightly warm is also really tasty. The warm shrimp is a wonderful contrast to the chilled sauce and crisp lettuce. So it’s up to you how you want to serve it!

How To Serve Shrimp Remoulade

Once your shrimp has been roasted and the sauce has been chilled, add a pile of shredded lettuce to an appetizer plate. We used shredded iceberg but you can use whatever you like. Butter lettuce, romaine and even fresh spinach would all be delicious.

Next pile about 4-5 shrimp on top of the lettuce and then drizzle with the remoulade sauce. garnish with chopped parsley, fresh chives or fresh tarragon and serve.

We always add fresh black pepper on top of our shrimp remoulade right before serving. A mild, spicy bite that goes perfectly with the creamy remoulade sauce and the chilled shrimp.

Bonus: This shrimp recipe isn’t just for appetizers! Serve this roasted shrimp recipe on a dinner plate, add a few more shrimp and you’ve got yourself a show stopping recipe for a holiday meal or a dinner party!

Looking For More Shrimp Recipes?

• Garlic Butter Shrimp
• Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
• Crispy Baked Shrimp Scampi
• Spicy Drunken Shrimp
• Bacon Shrimp Toast

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