Shrimp Salad

Name: Shrimp Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tbls vegetable oil; 2 limes; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 lb of frozen raw shrimp (31/40 size is great); 1 tsp chili powder; ½ tsp salt; 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce; 4 cups mixed greens (baby kale, spinach, arugula or spring greens); 1 avocado, diced; ½ red onion sliced; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half; 2 tbls fresh minced cilantro (or flatleaf parsley if preferred)

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:10min

Shrimp is easy to cook and turns a delicious fresh salad into a complete meal. Take the time to remove the shells and tails from raw shrimp before cooking. It makes eating much easier, especially for little ones. Raw shrimp is always preferred. Not only is the price better but you have much greater control over the cooking. Seasoning is better accepted by raw shrimp as well. Shrimp in the recipe can be replaced with chicken, crispy fried tofu, or hard boiled eggs (turn the marinade into a dressing in this case)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:14:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories166.4 kcal (8%)

Total Fat11.5 g (16%)

Carbs10 g (4%)

Sugars2.7 g (3%)

Protein9 g (18%)

Sodium614.1 mg (31%)

Fiber4.5 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 tblsvegetable oil

2limes

2cloves garlic

minced

1 lbfrozen raw shrimp

31/40 size is great

1 tspchili powder

½ tspsalt

2 cupsromaine lettuce

chopped

4 cupsmixed greens

baby kale, spinach, arugula or spring greens

1avocado

diced

0.5red onion

sliced

1 cupcherry tomatoes

cut in half

2 tblscilantro

fresh minced, or flatleaf parsley if preferred

Instructions

Step 1

Toss shrimp with oil, the juice of ½ a lime, ½ tsp salt, chili powder and minced garlic. Marinate for 10 minutes while you prepare the greens and vegetables.

Step 2

Toss together lettuce, greens, cherry tomatoes and diced avocado and minced cilantro

Step 3

Heat a saute pan over medium high.

Step 4

Add shrimp and the marinade. Saute until shrimp are cooked through. Shrimp are cooked when they are opaque and have taken on a uniform orange-pink hue.

Step 5

Toss cooked shrimp with greens and vegetables.

Step 6

Finish each serving with a squeeze of fresh lime, a sprinkle of salt and fresh pepper to taste.