5-Star Shrimp Avocado Salad — High-Protein Guilt-Free Winner
Tired of spending an hour in the kitchen only to hear ‘meh’ from your family? This luxuriously creamy and velvety-smooth Shrimp Avocado Salad fixes that permanently. It is on your table in under 30 minutes, high-protein, low-carb, and clean-eating approved, and completely beginner-friendly with zero cooking experience needed. Every forkful is deeply satisfying and packed with bold, layered flavor. Pin this tonight and serve the!
- Category: Lunch Recipes
- Method: Baking
Ingredients
except the avocados ahead of time for easy entertaining, make ahead dinners or light lunches.
Hello Shrimp Avocado Salad! My
favorite types of salad are bursting with everything but lettuce and this
Shrimp Avocado Salad recipe is no exception. You are going to crazy over the
layers of crunchy, creamy, juicy textures and smoky,
spicy, earthy, bright, tangy, fresh flavors!
The BEST shrimp! The shrimp marinates in splashes of lime juice, soy sauce, ketchup and Island spices so each morsel is packed with flavor – just look at its marinated color!
The BEST dressing. The tantalizing shrimp and luscious combo of fruit, coconut and nuts is all brought together Balsamic Vinaigrette. It’s layered with hints of orange juice, lime juice, balsamic vinegar, honey and cilantro.
Healthy. Nothing but fresh fruit, veggies and shrimp!
Customizable. Use all or some of the shrimp avocado salad ingredients – but I highly suggest not skipping the coconut or macadamia nuts.
Quick & easy. Chop your salad ingredients while you marinate the shrimp and make the dressing.
Make ahead. You can prep the shrimp, salad fixings and dressing ahead of time so your shrimp avocado salad can come together in minutes – literally!
Meal prep. I’ve included meal prep
Instructions
so you can enjoy this shrimp avocado recipe on the go.
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The shrimp is KEY to this Shrimp Avocado Salad. Its spicy earthy seasoning is the ideal compliment to the sweet and tangy fruit. The dynamic marinade infuses the shrimp with flavOR and is SO GOOD, I’ve already dedicated an entire post to it (coming soon).
For this Shrimp Avocado Salad recipe, you will need one-pound medium shrimp that is uncooked, peeled and deveined. I like to purchase my shrimp at Costco because it comes completely prepared and ready to thaw and cook – saves tons of time!
You will toss the raw, defrosted shrimp in:
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 Tablespoon lime juice
1 Tablespoon honey
Jerk seasonings: chipotle chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, all spice, ground ginger, salt
Then sit back and prepare for an explosion of YUM!
HOW TO DEFROST SHRIMP
Easy Defrost: The easiest way to defrost your shrimp in the refrigerator overnight.
Quick Defrost: Place the frozen shrimp in a colander then place the colander in a large bowl. Fill the bowl with cold tap water and let it sit for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, replace the water with new cold tap water and submerge the shrimp again. Let shrimp sit an additional 10- 20 minutes. If the shrimp isn’t completely defrosted, then repeat.
HOW To CLEAN SHRIMP
If you don’t purchase your shrimp deveined, you will need to do it before making this Shrimp Avocado Salad. It is easy to do if you have never done it before:
First, locate the vein in the shrimp running along its back.
Make a shallow cut and use the