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Recipe by: Lisa Prince

Cucumber Shrimp Boats

Garnish the shrimp with a spring of fresh dill or chives. This dip would also be great for a vegetable tray appetizer. If you don’t like wasabi, leave it out. The cream cheese mixture without it is still good just doesn’t have that kick.

Servings: 30
Cook Time: Prep Time: 30 minutes; Total Time: 40 minutes
Meal Type: Snack
NC Ingredients: Shrimp, Cucumber, Herbs

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Ingredients

30
large shrimp
2
large NC cucumbers
1
teaspoon Zatarain’s concentrated Shrimp and Crab boil
1
(8oz.) cream cheese softened
1/4
cup sour cream
1
Tablespoon fresh dill
1
Tablespoon fresh chives
Pinch of salt
4
teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1
½ teaspoons sugar
2
teaspoons fresh lemon juice
4
to 6 teaspoons wasabi paste

Directions

Combine cream cheese and remaining eight ingredients until blended.

Peel cucumbers so they have a striped appearance and cut into ½ inch rounds.

Fill a large bowl halfway with ice and water.

Pour 4 quarts of water into a Dutch oven or large pot. Add Zatarain’s concentrated and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat; add shrimp, unpeeled. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. Stir shrimp into ice water; let stand 10 minutes. Peel and devein and pat dry.

Spread a teaspoon of dip on each cucumber. Place a shrimp on top of the dip.

 
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