French Shrimp Salad

Ingredients

• 6  artichoke hearts drained
• 1 pound asparagus fresh
• 1 cup dressing french
• 6 sprigs parsley fresh
• 2  hard-cooked eggs chopped
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon 
• 0.3 cup mayonnaise 
• 0.8 pound shrimp deveined cooked peeled

Equipment

• bowl

Directions

1. Cook the asparagus in boiling salted water until tender.
2. Remove and cool under cold water. Reserve six stalks and cut remaining asparagus into 1 inch pieces.
3. Cook and clean shrimp. Again reserve the best six and dice the remainder. In a bowl, combine shrimp and asparagus, mix gently with mayonnaise and lemon juice.
4. In a separate bowl, marinate the artichoke hearts in 1 cup French dressing.
5. Place shrimp and asparagus in an attractive shallow bowl.
6. Garnish with sieved egg and arrange reserved asparagus on top to resemble the spokes of a wheel.
7. Drain the artichoke bottoms and garnish each with a dollop of mayonnaise, 1 whole shrimp and 1 parsley sprig. Arrange them around the salad.