Shrimp Salad Sandwich With Red Chilli Mayonnaise

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup hellmann's mayonnaise (or whatever your choice of mayonnaise)
• 2 tablespoons dried ancho chile powder
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 lb cooked shrimp, each shrimp cut into 3 pieces (21 to 24 shrimp per pound)
• 1/2 cup finely diced celery
• 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
• 1 cup red chili mayonnaise (or more)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 -2 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 8 ciabatta rolls, sliced 3/4 of the way through or 8 hamburger buns
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• blue corn chips or parmesan pita chips, crumbled
• avocado, slices (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 to make chili mayonnaise:.
• 2 whisk together all ingredients in a small bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
• 3 to make shrimp salad:.
• 4 combine the shrimp, celery and red onion in a large bowl.
• 5 add the red chili mayonnaise and gently fold to combine, seasoning with salt, pepper & crushed red pepper flakes.
• 6 *can be made up to 8 hours in advance and stored covered in the refrigerator.
• 7 to make sandwich:.
• 8 heat a grill, grill pan or preheat the broiler.
• 9 butter both sides of each roll and season with salt and pepper.
• 10 grill butter side down or broil butter side up until lightly golden brown.
• 11 divide the shrimp salad among the rolls and top with some of the blue corn chips.