Mona’s Rejesalat – Mona’s Shrimp Salad

February 18, 2013 by mydanishkitchen

Once a month I get together with a group of wonderful Danish ladies. We’ll meet for afternoon coffee or dinner and we will talk and catch up on what’s going on in our lives and the world. We take turns hosting the party and there is always something delicious to eat on the table…and oh yes, we sing! 🙂 I guess that deserves an explanation. Well, at Danish parties when the company is good, conversations are stimulating, the food is delicious and maybe (or maybe not) the alcohol is flowing, we lock arms and we sing funny Danish drinking songs. It’s a riot.

Mona Eisenbaum

This is the Shrimp Salad that my Danish friend Mona use to serve as an appetizer and it would always disappear very quickly. Mona has since then passed away but her Shrimp Salad lives on at our meetings. Mona was an excellent cook and she would prepare the most delicious dishes for us. She never followed recipes and she told me what was in the Shrimp Salad but no specific amounts. I had tried making it but something was missing and my other Danish friend Kaja finally helped me out with the missing ingredient…pineapple. With this recipe you can choose to turn up the pineapple flavor or the curry, it all depends on your taste buds. I like to be able to taste the curry a little.

Making Shrimp Salad

When I make this I use small frozen deveined cooked shrimp. Make sure they are fully thawed and pat them dry with a paper towel, otherwise the salad will be too watery. I hope you try this delicious Shrimp Salad and enjoy!

Mona’s Shrimp Salad

Mona’s Rejesalat – Mona’s Shrimp Salad

Ingredients:

450 gram cooked, deveined small shrimp (16 oz.)

4 thin slices canned pineapple, diced

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup ketchup

1/2 – 1 teaspoon curry

Directions:

Pat shrimp dry with a paper towel. Dice shrimp and pineapple into small pieces. Add mayonnaise, ketchup and curry, stir gently to combine. Refrigerate for at least a couple of hours before serving. Serve on freshly baked white bread. Enjoy!

Source: my late Danish friend Mona Eisenbaum

Posted in Appetizers, Danish, Lunch, New Years Eve, Quick and Easy, Salad, Seafood | Tagged appetizer, Danish, dansk, Lunch, mona, salad, shrimp, shrimp salad | 6 Comments

6 Responses

on February 20, 2013 at 07:24 Sophie33

What a lovely & tasty recipe! I love it & your monthy gaterings must be fun, fun, fun!
- on February 20, 2013 at 16:50 mydanishkitchen
  
  The shrimp salad is so delicious, a true Mona classic and yes I do enjoy getting together with my Danish friends.
on February 19, 2013 at 11:06 Tesney Ap

Wow, the salad look so beautiful. I can imagine the flavor; it seems so tasty 🙂
on February 18, 2013 at 09:01 Sid's Sea Palm Cooking

You just gave me an idea for next month’s Boat Club potluck, or maybe sooner. This looks and sounds delicious.
on February 18, 2013 at 08:31 Karen Engell Dalsgaard

Now, who doesn’t love rejesalat? I don’t know anyone 🙂 I usually use canned white asparagus instead of pineapple and leave them to drain well, before I mix them with the rest of the ingredients – and no curry, just mayo a bit of ketchup, a hint of lemonjuice, and freshly ground pepper.
Like all traditional recipes each has her own version – and they are all good!
- on February 18, 2013 at 16:46 mydanishkitchen
  
  Stunds delicious, love the white asparagus idea!