Shrimp in Cucumber Cups
I had these addictive bite-size goodies at a baby shower last weekend, and yesterday, I looked up a recipe so I could make some for myself.
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I followed this version from My Recipes, though I used dried dill (half the called-for amount), green onions instead of chives, and regular cucumbers instead of English cucumbers. I poached the shrimp as directed, but I used medium shrimp instead of large.
That sounds like a lot of modifications, but really, I didn't change it that much. 😉
(By the way, except for the dill and chives, you can get everything you need for this recipe at Aldi.)
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Those look delicious (and doable). I think I read somewhere that shrimp are the best food to eat at a party -- low calorie, high protein. Well, definitely better than appetizers wrapped in bacon!
They're definitely easy to make, and as appetizers go, they're pretty healthy. I think they should be gluten-free as well.
I just bought a bag of shrimp so I think I know how I'll be using them!! Although I just may eat them all myself!
I have a question about your previous post. I was wondering what kind of book did you purchase for this homeschool year?
Thank you.
Well, I use a mish-mash of stuff. I'm going to work on writing a post about it, since a lot of you have asked.
I don't know about your part of the country but chives are very easy to grow in the garden here.
If you know someone who grows them ask them for a division or for seeds.
how cute! I´m not the biggest fan of shrimps, but I´m starting to get the taste of it. anyways, these are so adorable and so easy to make. perfect to make for bigger occasions!
I'm puzzled. What's the difference between an 'English' cucumber and a 'regular' cucumber, please?
J (from England)
Well, at least here in the US, the English cucumbers are longer, thinner, and have fewer seeds in the middle.
And they are self-pollinating, for the gardeners among your readers. Great for greenhouse growing.
And English cucumbers have tender skins that usually aren't bitter, so they don't have to be peeled.
Does anyone else get nervous that the Aldi seafood is imported from Thailand or China? I've looked and have never seen any local seafood.
I struggle with this as well. I just noticed that Aldi does have organic ground beef (which I'm going to buy after I leave work today!) and they have just started to make a habit of advertising which produce is local (this week it's celery, at least here in Wisco). For me personally, meat is where I draw the line for Aldi - I just can't stomach or consciously support the factory farms. I have a hard time finding truly sustainable fish/seafood unfortunately.
These look soooo yummy! 🙂
While those look delish, I am curious about the baby shower. How do you handle being frugal and generous (assuming you want to be generous!) at such an event?
Well, I figure that gift-giving is not an occasion to die on the frugality hill if I don't have to. But neither do I think it's necessary to drop hundreds of dollars on a gift. So, I just try to maintain a middle ground, and I try to be a mindful spender and buy quality items (for instance, I prefer to buy a solid wood baby toy than a plastic one).
Since I'm pretty frugal in other areas of my life, I think it's fun to be a little more spendy than usual when I give gifts (while still staying within my budget constraints, of course!)
Our Aldi's has a dill dip which is excellent and I serve it with some Greek dishes as a good replacement for the Z sauce.