🍤✨ Pickled Shrimp – A Tangy, Spicy Southern Delight!

This refreshing, zesty seafood dish is perfect for parties, holidays, or anytime you want a cool appetizer with BIG flavor. Citrusy, herby, slightly spicy, and incredibly addictive — these shrimp soak up the marinade and get better by the hour!

📋 ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs cooked shrimp, peeled & deveined

• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced

• 2 lemons, thinly sliced

• 2–3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

• 2 tsp black peppercorns

• 2 tsp celery seeds

• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

• 2 bay leaves

for the marinade:

• 1 cup olive oil

• 1/2 cup white vinegar

• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard

• 1 tsp sugar

• 1 tsp salt

🥣 directions:

build the layers

In a large glass jar or container, layer the shrimp with onions, lemon slices, garlic, and parsley. Sprinkle in peppercorns, celery seeds, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves as you go.

whisk the marinade

In a bowl, whisk together olive oil, both vinegars, Dijon, sugar, and salt until smooth and emulsified.

pour & chill

Pour the marinade over the shrimp mixture until everything is completely covered. Seal and refrigerate for at least 6 hours — overnight is even better for maximum flavor.

serve

Serve chilled as an appetizer, with crackers, in salads, or straight from the jar. The flavor gets brighter and bolder the longer it sits!

💡 tips:

• Add sliced jalapeños for extra heat

• Swap lemons for limes for a sharper citrus kick

• Use fresh herbs like dill or cilantro for a new twist

• Lasts 3–4 days in the fridge — the shrimp stays super flavorful

⏲ prep time: 15 mins | chill time: 6 hrs+

serves: 6–8