Skip to main content

Shrimp, Celery, and White-Bean Salad

Just what we want on a sultry evening—tender shrimp and creamy beans are the mouthwatering core of this cool salad sparked with a lemony vinaigrette.

4.4

(29)

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    10 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 pounds large peeled shrimp (not cooked)
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 (19-ounces) can white beans such as cannellini, rinsed and drained
3 celery ribs, thinly sliced diagonally
3 cups packed baby arugula (3 ounces)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Toss shrimp with garlic, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

    Step 2

    Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over high heat until it shimmers, then sauté shrimp, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Meanwhile, toss together beans, celery, arugula, lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a bowl.

    Step 3

    Add shrimp with any juices and toss.

Read More
Like no-brainer corn salad and Spanish frittata.
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.
Thinly sliced and cooked hot and fast, pork tenderloin is the juicy, cook-quicking weeknight champion of this vegetable-heavy stir-fry.
The best homemade hummus starts with an unexpected ingredient: ice cubes.
No grill needed for this just-charred-enough sweet and spicy chicken.
Loosely inspired by pasta Amatriciana, a few pounds of zucchini stand in for tomatoes.
Like swordfish steaks with tomatoes and Peruvian-style tofu.