This Shrimp and Asparagus Gribiche is a delicious meal with shrimp, fresh asparagus topped with a gribiche sauce. It's quick, easy and keto!
What Makes This Gribiche So Delightful
- Delicious. If you've never had sauce gribiche before, let this dish be your first! You're going to love the flavors of tasty shrimp and perfectly cooked asparagus covered in a wonderfully tasty gribiche sauce.
- Low Carb. You can enjoy this recipe without fear of ruining your keto diet. There are only 6 grams of carbs per serving, making this a great low carb lunch or dinner option!
- Quick and easy. Make this wonderful dish in under 30 minutes. It's as easy as boiling the asparagus and shrimp, mixing the sauce and then combining the two. Easy peasy!
How Do You Make Shrimp and Asparagus Gribiche?
- Boil. Boil 4 cups of water in a large pot. When the water boils, add in shrimp and asparagus. Take the pot off the heat and cover. Let it rest for 5 minutes and then drain.
- Sauce. Meanwhile, mix together the sauce. In a small bowl, combine chopped eggs, Apple Cider Vinegar, oil, and mustard and whisk until it emulsifies into a mayo like consistency. Add Splenda, lemon, pickles, Parsely, salt and pepper. Then add a splash of fresh lemon juice.
- Serve. Serve the steamed shrimp and asparagus with the gribiche drizzled on top.
What Is Gribiche?
Gri-who?? What does gribiche mean? A fancy word simply meaning hard-boiled eggs emulsified with oil. I've used it as a dressing for shrimp and asparagus for a complete meal. Feel free to use any seafood, or even cooked chicken for this recipe–or skip the meat and make it into a vegetarian meal.
This gribiche sauce is fat bomb deliciousness that can be used on top of anything you please. The fact that gribiche is made from cooked eggs makes it fast to whip together. It also gives you yet another way to use up eggs if you have some leftover. Serve with a side salad for a complete meal of veggies and protein from the shrimp.
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What Is Gribiche Sauce?
Gribiche sauce comes from the French and is made simply from emulsifying hard-boiled eggs with mustard and a light-colored oil. Gribiche is typically used in cold mayonnaise style egg salads and topped with salty capers and a fresh herb like parsley or tarragon.
Here I've dressed it up and used it as a dressing for shrimp and asparagus. I've combined Olive Oil, Dijon mustard, Apple Cider Vinegar, dill pickles, parsley, salt, pepper, and a packet of Splenda for a touch of sweetness to balance all the tangy without adding sugar.
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What Shrimp Can I Use For This Gribiche Recipe?
I am a fan of the ease of frozen shrimp from the grocery store. It makes this dinner a breeze, and you don't have to peel or devein any shrimp. Just thaw it and go. If you prefer fresh, use fresh and include time for cleaning it!
How Do I Prepare Asparagus On The Stove?
- Remove the ends. Buy fresh asparagus and snap the end off of one where it naturally breaks off, and use it as your guide for the rest. After you chop the ends off, you could save those later for soup stock or freeze them for when it's soup season.
- Boil. Place your trimmed asparagus in the pot of boiling water for five minutes. If you are not serving immediately, make sure to have an ice bath ready to stop the cooking process. You want the asparagus to be tender crisp and not soggy or mushy.
- Enjoy. Use the asparagus to make this delicious Shrimp and Asparagus Gribiche or another one of my favorite Asparagus recipes, my Asparagus and Cheese Frittata.
Tips and Tricks for Shrimp and Asparagus Gribiche
- Buy frozen shrimp to make the recipe come together faster.
- When buying asparagus, look for bright green stalks that are firm and unwilted.
- Buy your asparagus on the day you plan on cooking this meal. Asparagus doesn't have a long shelf life.
- Serve this meal immediately so the asparagus stays tender fresh and the shrimp don't get rubbery.
- The gribiche will keep for 2-3 days in the fridge at most. It will not freeze well.
- This does include hard-boiled eggs, so make sure you've done a little planning ahead and you already boiled those earlier in the day. Or you can boil them on your meal prep day.
- Most grocery stores have salad bars and you can just buy hard-boiled eggs from the salad bar. Or better yet, look in the Deli area, and you can buy already cooked hard-boiled eggs when you buy your asparagus.
Other Recipes You'll Love
- Asparagus Cheese Frittata - Classic yumminess right here.
- Air Fried Salt and Pepper Shrimp - Done in your air fryer!
- Asparagus Mushroom Stirfry - Superfast keto stir fry!
- Tomato Mayonnaise Shrimp - Yup, I know, sounds weird, BUT it tastes delicious.
- Air Fryer Shrimp Fried Rice - Easily made in the Air Fryer in about 30 minutes!
So whether you're a long time fan of gribiche or it's your first time trying it, you're sure to love this Shrimp and Asparagus Gribiche! Let me know if you're a fan of gribiche in the comments!
Ingredients
Shrimp and Asparagus
- 1 pound Shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 pound fresh asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
For the Sauce
- 2 hard boiled eggs, finely chopped
- 1 TBS Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 1 TBS Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2-3 TBS Dill Pickles, chopped
- 1 TBS Chopped Parsley, chopped
- 1 packet Splenda, or sugar
- 1/2 tea Kosher Salt
- 1/2 tea Pepper
- Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Boil 4 cups of water in a large pot. When the water boils, add in shrimp and asparagus. Take the pot off the heat and cover. Let it rest for 5 minutes and then drain.
- Meanwhile, mix together the sauce. In a small bowl, combine chopped eggs, Apple Cider Vinegar, oil, and mustard and whisk until it emulsifies into a mayo like consistency. Add Splenda, lemon, pickles, Parsely, salt and pepper. Then add a splash of fresh lemon juice.
- Serve the steamed shrimp and asparagus with the gribiche drizzled on top.
Tips and Tricks for Shrimp and Asparagus Gribiche
- Buy frozen shrimp to make the recipe come together faster.
- When buying asparagus, look for bright green stalks that are firm and unwilted.
- Buy your asparagus on the day you plan on cooking this meal. Asparagus doesn't have a long shelf life.
- Serve this meal immediately so the asparagus stays tender fresh and the shrimp don't get rubbery.
- The gribiche will keep for 2-3 days in the fridge at most. It will not freeze well.
- This does include hard-boiled eggs, so make sure you've done a little planning ahead and you already boiled those earlier in the day. Or you can boil them on your meal prep day.
- Most grocery stores have salad bars and you can just buy hard-boiled eggs from the salad bar. Or better yet, look in the Deli area, and you can buy already cooked hard-boiled eggs when you buy your asparagus.
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Caralyn
My goodness ! This was wonderful!! So glad I made it. I cooked the hard boiled eggs earlier in the day in my Instant Pot; I used Trader Joe’s dill pickle relish Instead of chopping pickles, so I didn’t add the Splenda or sugar. I used thawed large peeled Patagonia raw shrimp cut in half because they are so large. I always prepare asparagus by removing the outer skin with a vegetable peeler because that’s how we like it, and then cut the asparagus into bite size pieces. I cooked the shrimp and asparagus for about 7 minutes because I thought the asparagus was a little too crisp at 5 minutes. But, who knew you can so easily cook shrimp and asparagus together to the perfect doneness. I served with a side of basmati rice, roasted cauliflower steaks, and avocado toast. What a wonderful dinner! Thank you for sharing the shrimp and asparagus recipe.