Nothing says summer lunch quite like a cool and creamy salad. This Creamy Shrimp Salad is a no-recipe recipe that takes little prep, and few ingredients, but yields fantastic results.

The internet is full of shrimp salads, but the fuss of prep and cleanup detracts from the simplicity of the dish. It’s meant to highlight the shrimp and satisfy the soul with an additive, creamy sauce. Here, this recipe does just that in no time flat.

After prepping the shrimp, work on the sauce base. Mayonnaise, sour cream, Dijon mustard, fresh herbs, lemon juice, salt, and pepper are all you need. Sure, you can add more ingredients to suit your tastes, but this is a versatile and delicious classic sauce to use and work off of.

Next, fold the chopped-up shrimp into the sauce.

Transfer into a bowl and chill, while it’s hard to wait, letting the salad rest in the refrigerator until chilled thoroughly changes the taste and texture of the salad for the better.

Once chilled, the salad has a light and refreshing quality to it.

Creamy Shrimp Salad is a classic staple to have on hand, especially in the warmer months. It doesn’t weigh you down but is immensely satisfying as a lunch or a part of a light dinner.

Stuffed into rolls gives the Creamy Shrimp Salad a wonderful lobster roll-like quality to it without the hefty lobster price tag.

It’s a taste of being away near a dock or by the water without the need to venture out in the heat.