Creamy Keto Garlic Shrimp Salad

This creamy keto garlic shrimp salad is a wonderfully delicious salad! It combines the perfect balance of creamy and crunchy elements!

I love shrimp, and this creamy keto garlic shrimp salad is one of my favorite salads! We combine shrimp with an awesomely creamy and delicious dressing, then add celery and red onion to add the perfect crunch. Then, of course, fresh minced garlic is added which gives this salad amazing flavor!

Let’s talk about our shrimp!

Shrimp is a great keto food choice. It’s low in calories and low in carbs. A 3 ounce serving of shrimp contains only 0.2 net grams of carbs. Shrimp also contains some important nutrients. It provides us with a source of iodine, iron, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B12. It’s a good source of antioxidants and omega fatty acids as well. Shrimp has always been one of my favorite foods. I love it served cold as an appetizer, especially with homemade keto cocktail sauce. It’s also delicious, served chilled or hot, in salads. Shrimp is also amazing served hot in any number of sauces and for fajitas. You can boil, broil, fry, grill, roast, or saute shrimp. For this salad, we’re boiling our shrimp and it only takes a short amount of time to get them cooked through.

How do I make the dressing for this creamy keto garlic shrimp salad?

The dressing for our shrimp salad comes together quickly and is nice and creamy with the perfect amount of crunch! We start with combining keto mayonnaise, heavy whipping cream, lemon juice, and olive oil. I used the Chosen Foods brand avocado oil mayonnaise for my dressing. I also used fresh lemon juice, but you can use bottled if you’d like. For some awesome color, flavor, and texture, we add fresh chopped parsley, chopped celery, and diced red onion. You can use a yellow onion if you’d prefer for your dressing. Then comes the garlic! I used 4 large garlic cloves and found the garlicky flavor to be perfect. You can add even more garlic if you’d like. To finish our dressing, we simply add a little salt and pepper. I recommend you give your finished salad a try and can add more salt or pepper to taste.

What are some ways I can serve this creamy keto garlic shrimp salad?

You have some great low carb options for serving this salad. This salad is delicious served just as it is. It can be served as an appetizer salad, side salad, or main dish salad. It’s a great choice for a brunch, lunch, or dinner salad option. For a pretty presentation, I like to serve this salad atop some lettuce or spinach. As a side salad, this dish can be paired with any kind of meat or as a side for burgers, lettuce wraps, and keto sandwiches. You can also serve this salad with any kind of keto casserole. As a main dish salad, you can serve it with some keto biscuits, chaffles, cornbread, or English muffins. You can also serve this shrimp salad with a keto soup to make an awesome soup and salad meal!

Here are some more delicious keto salads I think you’ll enjoy!

BLT Keto Egg Salad

Keto Broccoli Cauliflower Blue Cheese Salad

Keto Buffalo Chicken Salad

Low Carb Deviled Ham Salad

Helpful Hints:

*You can add even more garlic to your salad if you’d like.

*This salad can be served immediately, but if time allows, the flavors will meld together nicely if the salad is refrigerated for an hour or two or overnight before serving.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• Stockpot
• Medium mixing bowl
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

***Yes, we’ll gather at the river, The beautiful, the beautiful river; Gather with the saints at the river That flows by the throne of God.***