I loved seafood growing up in Japan where there are so many seafood choices. Besides various kinds of fish, one of my favorite ingredients from the ocean is shrimp. Today I’m sharing a quick and delicious Shrimp and Broccoli Salad recipe made with shrimp, avocado, boiled eggs, and broccoli. These four ingredients have different textures and flavors, yet when you combine them all together, the result is a really nice and creamy flavorful salad.
Shrimp and Broccoli Salad from Japanese Deli
If you’re familiar with Osozai (お惣菜) or deli in a department store in Japan, this is one of the most popular salads – Broccoli & Shrimp Salad (ブロッコリーと海老サラダ). The recipe is quite simple and ingredients are likely to be in your fridge or pantry. To replicate the flavor of the salad from deli stores, I highly recommend using Japanese mayonnaise for this recipe because Japanese mayonnaise and American mayonnaise tastes a bit different. Japanese mayonnaise is a bit sweeter and has a tangy taste. If you cannot find it, please try adding rice vinegar and sugar to your regular mayonnaise (click here for more info). As a personal preference, I like my hard-boiled eggs to be cooked tiny bit on the soft side (but not soft-boiled eggs). The egg yolks should still show bright yellow in the center of the yolk and the texture is a bit soft. That way, when you mix it up with the rest of the ingredients, the moist egg yolks stay together instead of falling apart and gives nice bright color to the salad. If the egg yolk is fully cooked it’s likely to crumble apart.
How I Enjoy Shrimp and Broccoli Salad
I like this refreshing salad should be served slightly chilled, but you can serve it at room temperature as well. Don’t be afraid to add some salt to season the salad instead of adding more mayonnaise. Without salt, the taste can be a bit bland, and salt brings in all the flavor together nicely. The most interesting part of this salad for me as I mentioned before is the texture. The crisp cucumber with the soft texture of chopped eggs and avocado, mixed with succulent shrimp and tasty broccoli goes with many types of meal. I hope you enjoy this salad as much as my family does.
Watch How To Make Shrimp and Broccoli Salad
Delicious and simple salad with crisp cucumber, chopped soft-boiled eggs, avocado, and mixed with succulent pieces of shrimp and tasty broccoli. Japanese Ingredient Substitution: If you want to look for substitutes for Japanese condiments and ingredients, click here. Wish to learn more about Japanese cooking? Sign up for our free newsletter to receive cooking tips & recipe updates! And stay in touch with me on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and Instagram.
