Best Shrimp And Blue Cheese Dip Recipes

BUFFALO GRILLED SHRIMP WITH BLUE CHEESE DIP AND CELERY

Buffalo Grilled Shrimp with Blue Cheese Dip and Celery image

Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

Categories Fourth of July Backyard BBQ Dinner Lunch Blue Cheese Shrimp Celery Summer Grill Grill/Barbecue Gourmet Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 6 (hors doeuvre) servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

For blue cheese dip:
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 ounces)
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoon milk
For shrimp:
18 jumbo shrimp (1 1/2 to 2 pounds), peeled, leaving last shell segment and tail fan attached, then deveined
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup hot sauce such as Frank's RedHot
1/2 bunch celery, cut into 4-inch sticks

Steps:

Make dip:
Stir together ingredients, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Make shrimp:
Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium heat for gas); see Grilling Procedure . Toss shrimp with oil and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Oil grill rack, then grill shrimp, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, until just cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes total. Stir together butter and hot sauce in a large bowl. Add shrimp and toss until coated. Serve shrimp with dip and celery.

SHRIMP AND BLUE CHEESE DIP

Shrimp and Blue Cheese Dip image

A tasty combination of shrimp and blue cheese makes a versatile dip. Serve with tortilla chips, crackers, pita bread, or anything else.

Provided by Carol Kulikowski

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Shrimp Dip Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

¼ cup mayonnaise
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers, drained
1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
¼ cup sliced green onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ pound peeled and deveined small shrimp
2 ounces crumbled blue cheese

Steps:

In a bowl, mix mayonnaise, green chile peppers, black olives, and green onion.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place shrimp in skillet and cook 2 to 5 minutes, until opaque. Stir in the mayonnaise mixture and continue cooking 2 to 5 minutes, until mixture has heated through. Remove skillet from heat. Gently fold in blue cheese. Transfer dip to a serving bowl.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75.5 calories, Carbohydrate 1.2 g, Cholesterol 19.6 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 264 mg, Sugar 0.4 g