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Home » Recipes » Salads » Spicy Shrimp Salad

Spicy Shrimp Salad

By Sherri On June 10, 2016, Updated May 16, 2020 6 Comments

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Add this fresh and simple Spicy Shrimp Salad to your Summer menus for a light lunch or dinner. It’s topped with a lemon and oil dressing and ready in less than 10 minutes.

Who else finds themselves craving more salads when the weather is warmer?  Having something light to eat seems to be what I want to all the time right now.

Simple Spicy Shrimp Salad Recipe

 

Spicy Shrimp Salad

 

I’ve had a big bag of shrimp in my freezer for almost a month just waiting for me to do something with.    And since I eat chicken 95 % of my life it seems, it was screaming at me yesterday to sauté up for something a little fun and different.

The seasoning is just the perfect spicy for me.  Not too overwhelmingly hot.  Kick it up with a little more cayenne if you prefer hotter.

TO get started, I simply put the frozen shrimp in a bowl of cold water to thaw it for a few minutes.  Then heated a little coconut oil over medium heat, added the seasoned shrimp and cooked for 5 minutes.

While it was cooking, I shredded and washed my lettuce and cut the avocado.

You could really any of your other favorite veggies in too of course.  You could even add some black beans and/or corn to give it even more of a southwestern flair if you’d like.

The dressing is just a very simple olive oil and lemon mixture with a little chili powder.  It’s so light and fresh!

 

Add this fresh and simple Spicy Shrimp Salad to your Summer menus for a light lunch or dinner. It's topped with a lemon and oil dressing and ready in less than 10 minutes.

Ingredients to make Spicy Shrimp Salad, makes 4 salads

1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 tsp each cumin and chili powder

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 avocado, diced

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

2 cups Romaine lettuce (or other lettuce of choice)

Dressing:

3 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp lime juice

1 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Pepper to taste

Spicy Shrimp Salad Recipe from To Simply Inspire

DIRECTIONS

In a bowl, mix together chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and pepper.

Add in shrimp and toss to coat.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a saute pan over medium heat and saute shrimp 4-5 minutes or until cooked.

Divide lettuce, cilantro and avocado onto 4 plates.

Add a few shrimp to each plate.

Whisk dressing ingredients together, the drizzle a little over each salad.

ENJOY!!

Easy Spicy Shrimp Salad Recipe

Spicy Shrimp Salad

Add this fresh and simple Spicy Shrimp Salad to your Summer menus for a light lunch or dinner. It’s topped with a lemon and oil dressing and ready in less than 10 minutes.
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 296kcal
Author: Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

  • 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 tsp each cumin and chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
  • 2 cups Romaine lettuce or other lettuce of choice
  • Dressing:
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
  • In a bowl, mix together chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and pepper.
  • Add in shrimp and toss to coat.
  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in a saute pan over medium heat and saute shrimp 4-5 minutes or until cooked.
  • Divide lettuce, cilantro and avocado onto 4 plates.
  • Add a few shrimp to each plate.
  • Whisk dressing ingredients together, the drizzle a little over each salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 285mg | Sodium: 899mg | Potassium: 424mg | Fiber: 4g | Vitamin A: 2550IU | Vitamin C: 12.3mg | Calcium: 183mg | Iron: 3.4mg
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  1. Theresa says

    June 23, 2016 at 9:00 pm

    Looks so good. Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight party. Shared See you again soon.

    Reply
  2. April J Harris says

    June 18, 2016 at 4:37 am

    5 stars
    I absolutely crave salads in the warmer weather and what a wonderful salad this is! It’s perfect – lots of good for you ingredients, lots of flavour and really quick and easy to make – I can’t wait to give it a try. Pinned and stumbled. Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Hop, Sherri!

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  3. Miz Helen says

    June 17, 2016 at 9:44 am

    5 stars
    Your Spicy Shrimp Salad looks awesome! Hope you have a very special Fathers Day Weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  4. Madonna says

    June 16, 2016 at 8:18 am

    Sounds delish. We have shrimp lovers at my house. I think this would be great for impromptu lunch.

    Reply
  5. Julie @ Running in a Skirt says

    June 16, 2016 at 8:01 am

    Love the shrimp and avocado combination! Looks so good!

    Reply
  6. Helen Fern says

    June 14, 2016 at 8:00 am

    This looks like the perfect summer lunch! Would love it if you shared on the “What’s for Dinner” link up!
    http://www.lazygastronome.com/whats-for-dinner-sunday-link-up-48/

    Reply
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