Southern Shrimp Salad

• 2  tablespoon  shrimp boil
• 2  lb  shrimp, cleaned, peeled, and deveined
• 1  cup  uncooked white rice
• 1/2  cup  onion, chopped
• 1/2  cup  green olives, chopped
• pepper
• 1  cup  mayonnaise

Dissolve shrimp boil in 4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add shrimp and boil for 4 minutes. Drain shrimp and reserve shrimp boil water. Chop shrimp into bite size chunks and place on paper towels to cool. In the reserved shrimp boil water, add the rice, and cook until tender for 15 to 20 minutes. Drain rice in colander and allow to cool. Add onion, olives, and pepper to rice, and stir in the mayonnaise. Add the cooled dry shrimp to the mixture and blend well.

Yield: 6 servings
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ease of preparation: easy

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen