Shrimp Cocktail Dip: The Fancy Appetizer I Can Make In 15 Minutes

Bowl of shrimp cocktail dip with a serving spoon
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My sister-in-law orders shrimp cocktail every chance she gets. She’s even had it for dinner all to herself. This is a shrimp lover’s dream because it seems there’s always an odd number of shrimp in any given order of shrimp cocktail. Leaving the conundrum: who gets the bonus shrimp?

With this shrimp cocktail dip, you’ll never grapple with that issue again. Here, you’ll mince cooked shrimp and spread them over cocktail sauce that’s blanketing a lemony cream cheese and sour cream base. A quick-pickled shallot, dill, and cucumber mignonette liven up the whole affair in a way that’ll propel this dip into a whole other dimension.

You could serve it with water crackers, but Triscuits or any fancy box of assorted party crackers will work just as well. Halved colorful mini sweet bell peppers are a refreshing alternative.

Make It Ahead—up to a Point

You can assemble the dip up to Step 2 if you’d like to make this ahead of time. Mixing the shrimp with the mignonette and cucumber too early will give you rubbery shrimp, so don’t mix those until about 30 minutes before you serve the dip.

Shrimp cocktail dip at a table setting with a plate of crackers and halved sweet peppers and two servings of the dip (each on their own plate)
Simply Recipes / Photo by Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower

All-Star Shrimp Starters

Make the filling:

Stir together the cream cheese, sour cream, 1 tablespoon of dill, and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Spread into a deep-sided 8-inch pie plate. Set aside.

Cream cheese dill layer spread on the bottom of a deep plate for shrimp cocktail dip recipe
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Make the shrimp mignonette:

Whisk together the olive oil, sugar, salt, remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, and remaining 1 tablespoon dill in a large bowl until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Stir in the cucumber and shallot. 

Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel and finely chop into 1/2-inch pieces. Add to the cucumber mixture and toss to coat.

mignonette sauce with cucumbers in a bowl for shrimp cocktail dip recipe
Simply Recipes / Photo by Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower
Shrimp mignonette in a bowl for shrimp cocktail dip recipe
Simply Recipes / Photo by Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower

Assemble the dip and serve:

Spread the cocktail sauce evenly over the cream cheese mixture. Arrange the shrimp mignonette evenly over the cocktail sauce. Serve with water crackers or sweet mini peppers. 

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Cocktail sauce spread over the cream cheese layer for shrimp cocktail dip recipe
Simply Recipes / Photo by Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower
Shrimp mignonette added to the deep dish for shrimp cocktail dip recipe
Simply Recipes / Photo by Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower
Single serving of shrimp cocktail dip on a plate with some crackers and halved sweet peppers at a table setting with more dip, more crackers and peppers, and another serving on a plate
Simply Recipes / Photo by Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower


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