Creamy Shrimp Bacon Salad

This creamy shrimp bacon salad is amazingly delicious and combines the perfect balance of creamy and crunchy textures!

My son and I are big shrimp lovers, and this creamy shrimp bacon salad is one of our favorite salads! This salad is super flavorful but is also quick and easy to make. You can serve this salad as a main or a side salad, and it’s also an awesome choice to bring to parties or potlucks.

Let’s talk about shrimp!

I love shrimp, and one of my fondest memories is of my mom making deep fried shrimp for my dad as a special treat for his birthday dinner. We lived on a dairy farm and always had a deep freezer full of beef, but shrimp was reserved for special occasions. So whenever I make a dish using shrimp, I still always consider it special. Shrimp is an awesome keto food choice! It’s low in calories and carbs, but rich in nutrients. You have many great options for cooking shrimp including boiling, broiling, frying, grilling, roasting, and sauteing it. Whatever method you use, another awesome thing about shrimp is that it cooks up quickly! Shrimp can be served chilled for appetizers or in any number of salads. It can also be served hot as a main dish or can be added to all kinds of dishes.

What other ingredients go into this creamy shrimp bacon salad?

Although shrimp is the star of this dish, it does need a little help to make it into a spectacular salad! We add celery, green onions, fresh parsley, and bacon to make this shrimp salad. Celery adds a nice crunch to our dish. You can dice your celery into small pieces or can roughly chop it into larger pieces if you’d prefer. I used green onions and used both the white and green parts to make this dish. If you’d like, you can substitute with some diced red or yellow onions. I used fresh chopped parsley to make my salad, which adds amazing color. If you want to use dried parsley, you’ll want to use about 1 tablespoon of dried in place of the ⅓ cup of fresh parsley. I love the addition of bacon to this salad. You can use regular or thick cut bacon for this dish.

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

The dressing for this salad is quick and easy to make, but it’s also amazingly creamy and delicious. To make our dressing, we combine keto mayonnaise, heavy whipping cream, sour cream, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. When buying mayonnaise, you’ll want to make sure there’s no added sugar or oils you don’t want. You can also make homemade mayonnaise, which is amazingly quick and easy to make, and results in a creamy and delicious mayonnaise. I always recommend using full fat sour cream which results in the creamiest and most delicious dishes. For lemon juice, I love using fresh lemon juice, but you can use bottled lemon juice if you’d prefer. For seasoning, instead of using garlic powder, you can substitute with a couple of grated garlic cloves. I recommend giving your salad a taste and adding more salt and pepper if you’d like.

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

Cilantro Lime Shrimp and Cabbage Skillet

Creamy Keto Tuscan Shrimp

Easy Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Keto Shrimp and Sausage Skillet

Helpful Hints:

*You can use regular or thick cut bacon to make this salad.

*I recommend giving your salad a try and adding more salt and pepper if you’d like.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• Stockpot
• Mixing bowls
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

***Jesus said to him, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37***