Pronounced LOO-ey, spelled Louis and Louie. Either way, an easy to prepare and flavorful dressing.

***Shrimp Louis can be prepared as a Roll or Salad***

A West Coast dressing credited to fine dining restaurants in San Francisco and Seattle around the start of the 20th century to showcase the Pacific Northwest's meaty Dungeness crab.

Is Louie the same as Thousand Island dressing? Both dressings are pink and share similar ingredients, but the Louie is smoother, and tangier with more kick than a sweeter Thousand Island dressing.

The Louis dressing is excellent with cooked seafood such as shrimp, crab, and lobster. It also is a good dressing served tossed into chilled salad greens.

Shrimp Louie Salad + Dressing

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For the salad. Assemble with cooked and chilled shrimp, sweet butter, or Boston lettuce greens, avocado, and alfalfa sprouts. Or, be creative with any seasonal salad ingredients.

Makes about 1 cup of dressing

2 T Creole or Dijon mustard

1 clove garlic, chopped

juice of half a lemon

sweet onion, chopped

a couple drops hot sauce1 tablespoon chili sauce

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 teaspoon horseradish

1 teaspoon ketchup

1/4 cup chopped tomatoes, seeds removed

1 teaspoon chives, chopped

1 hard-boiled egg, diced small