{"id":3798,"date":"2026-04-18T13:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3798"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:34:45","slug":"creamy-cucumber-shrimp-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/creamy-cucumber-shrimp-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Creamy Cucumber Shrimp Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Creamy Cucumber Shrimp Salad<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined<\/li>\n<li>2 large cucumbers, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (optional but common)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 small red onion, thinly sliced (optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp fresh dill or parsley, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Creamy Dressing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup plain Greek yogurt<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 tbsp mayonnaise (optional for extra creaminess)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp garlic powder (or 1 minced garlic clove)<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>If shrimp are not cooked, boil them for 2\u20133 minutes until pink, then cool them down.<\/li>\n<li>Slice cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions, then place everything in a large bowl.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate bowl, whisk together Greek yogurt, mayo, lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add shrimp and vegetables to the dressing and toss gently until fully coated.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle with fresh dill or parsley.<\/li>\n<li>Chill for 15\u201330 minutes before serving for best flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use English cucumber for extra crunch and less water.<\/li>\n<li>Chill it before serving \u2014 it tastes much fresher cold.<\/li>\n<li>You can make it keto-friendly by skipping tomatoes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Creamy Cucumber Shrimp Salad \u00a0Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 large cucumbers, thinly sliced 1&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3800,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798\/revisions\/3800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}