Hong Kong Style Fruit Salad with Shrimps

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine Hong Kong

Keyword apple, fruit salad, fruit salad with shrimps, grape, hong kong recipe, mango, miracle whip fruit salad, shrimp

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 2

Refrigerate Time 1 30

Total Time 2 2

Servings people

6 - 9 large shell-on shrimps (16 - 20 counts)
1 cup seedless grapes (rinsed & pat dried)
1 large honey crisp apple (peeled & cut into ¾-inch cubes)
2 medium ripe Ataulfo mangoes (aka champagne/honey/yellow mangoes) (removed peel & cut the flesh into ¾-inch cubes)
¼ cup Miracle Whip (plus more for plating)
Salt

At least 2 hours before serving, prepare the shrimps. Do not remove the shells. Lay a shrimp on its side on a chopping board. Use a sharp knife to make a slit at the back of the shrimp through the shell. Remove the vein. Repeat with the rest of the shrimps. Rinse and pat dried with paper towels.
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Also, prepare a medium bowl of iced water on the side. Once the water is boiling, season with salt generously. Add the shrimps. Cook just until the shrimps are bright pink and the flesh is white all the way through, about 1½ - 2 minutes. Transfer the shrimps to the iced water and chill for 2 minutes.
Once the shrimps are cold, remove from iced water and remove the shells, except for the tail part if desired. Place in a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Keep in the fridge until ready to use.
45 minutes before serving, get all the fruit ready. For the grapes, if they are too big, cut into halves. In a large mixing bowl, combine apples, grapes and Miracle Whip. Toss with a large spoon. Once mixed, add the mangoes and gently combine. Cover with plastic wrap and keep in the fridge for about 20 - 30 minutes.
Transfer to a serving platter or serving plates. Decorate with more Miracle Whip if desired. Top with cooked shrimps. Serve cold.

For how many shrimps to get, it depends how many you will be serving. 3 shrimps are good for one person.
Keeping the shell on the shrimps while cooking will give the shrimps more flavors.
Pick any fruit you like. Some works better than others. Try to get fruit that don't oxidize, like honeycrisps apple.
After the fruits are tossed with Miracle Whip for a while, some of the Miracle Whip would disappear and blend with the fruit juice. It’s good for the flavors to blend together. Just don’t scoop the juice at the bottom when serving.