Shrimp Avocado Salad

Shrimp Avocado Salad is a quick and easy Mediterranean-style recipe that makes a great side salad, lunch, or light dinner. It's a perfect Summer salad to share at picnics, potlucks, and BBQ parties. This recipe is ideal for dressing up pre-cooked shrimp - which means no cooking is required on your part! It's healthy, low-carb, low in calories, gluten-free, dairy-free, high in protein, and high in fiber.

Course Salad

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Keyword Shrimp Avocado Salad

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 486kcal

Author Julia

Ingredients

Dressing

1 lime (freshly squeezed lime juice)
⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons honey
salt and pepper to taste

Salad

1 pound shrimp cooked (peeled, tails off). If using raw shrimp, see notes below.
5 oz arugula
1 mango ripe, peeled, pit removed, diced into bite-sized pieces
1 avocado peeled, cored, and diced
¼ cup red onions thinly sliced
⅓ cup pine nuts toasted

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Instructions

In a mason jar, combine together lime juice, olive oil, and honey. Whisk with the fork until emulsified. Or, close with the lid and shake to combine.
In a medium, deep bowl, toss half of the salad dressing with the cooked shrimp.
In a large serving bowl, combine arugula, diced mango, diced avocado, and red onions.
Drizzle with the remaining salad dressing (you don't have to use the whole amount) and toss to combine. Top with shrimp. Top with pine nuts. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

Notes

How to cook raw shrimp

Heat a large, high-sided, skillet until hot on medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil - it should run easily but not sizzle or burn. Add 1 pound of raw shrimp (peeled, deveined, tails off) without overcrowding. You might have to cook it in 2 batches. Sprinkle shrimp with seasonings to taste (Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper).
Cook shrimp, flipping it once or twice, on medium heat, about 3-4 minutes total, until pink in color. Do not overcook.
Remove shrimp from the skillet.
For a more detailed recipe on how to cook raw shrimp, refer to this recipe: shrimp scampi.

How to toast pine nuts

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread pine nuts on a baking sheet in a single layer and roast in the oven for about 5 minutes until they turn a rich golden color.
Watch the nuts at all times as they burn really quickly.

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