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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
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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