I am not going to lie, sometimes I can stare blankly at my computer screen for hours, even the entire day and not come up with anything good enough to share with you guys. But then, sometimes out of nowhere, I will get an idea. Then I will build on that idea. And that’s great and all, BUT my favorite is when I get the full name of the recipe to somehow come to me. That’s when it gets good.
I know it is kind of odd, but sometimes I get titles of recipes to form in my head and then I build the recipe from there. That is what happened here with this salad. I was thinking about how I had yet to make a Po Boy sandwich and I was like “Oh what about a Cajun Shrimp ‘n’ Chips Po Boy Salad with Avocado Tartar Sauce”. Really, those where my thoughts, and I kind of loved the way the name sounded, so I went with it. No over thinking, researching or playing the back and fourth game in my head. I just made it because it sounded gooood.
And that’s the little story of how this recipe was born. Now, let me just let out my anger for a super quick second about the snow around here. The snow and the FREEZING temps. It’s white, not springy in anyway and I really just want the sun. Colorado got punched with a snow storm today and I am dreaming of my Florida vacation and wishing I could extend it to be a whole three months. Starting now.
And now I am done. Complaining over. It is funny though, you would think with this horrible weather I would be craving warm comfort food, but really all I can think about is summer food, tropical coconut and ice cream. Totally weird. Ah huh. But hey, would you guys mind if I started throwing out all the summer recipe soon?? It’s really all I can think about and oh my gosh, Memorial Day is two weeks from today. Like not today and not next Monday, but the next Monday! Yay ya!! Plus, we all know that Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer!
Anyway, back to today and this salad. It’s a good mix of spring and summer and it’s also just plain good. Heavy on the southern flavors with a big ol’ cajun kick. And the chips? Well, I actually think they’re British, but I think they may do them in the south too? Not sure, but I do I love a big ol’ salad. And you gotta love the cajun kick.
Because it totally kicks Monday where Monday needs to be kicked – out the door.
