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Southwestern Cuisine takes a cue from its original Latin and Spanish settlers. Many people lump Southwestern Cuisine with Mexican Cuisine, and have created a "Tex-Mex" style of food that is also very popular.
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Galveston Shrimp Salad
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine

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Galveston Shrimp Salad
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients:
2
cups cooked and peeled medium shrimp

2
large, ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced

1
cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced

1
cup diced celery

1
can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies, drained

1/3
cup finely diced onion

2
tablespoons brown sugar, or more to taste

2
tablespoons vegetable oil

Juice of 2 limes

1
jalapeño pepper,* seeded and finely minced

1/2
teaspoon salt

1/2
teaspoon celery seed

1/2
teaspoon black pepper

2
bay leaves

Dash hot sauce

6
to 8 red leaf lettuce leaves



Preparation:
1.
Combine all ingredients except lettuce in large nonreactive bowl. Cover; refrigerate overnight. Remove and discard bay leaves. Stir salad. Serve on lettuce leaves.





This recipe appears in: Southwestern



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