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    Home » Recipes » American

    Spicy Shrimp Salad

    Published: Jun 10, 2016 · Modified: May 16, 2020 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 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!

     

    A plate with salad topped with spicy shrimp and avocado

    Ingredients to make Spicy Shrimp Salad, makes 4 salads

    1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

    1 teaspoon each cumin and chili powder

    ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

    1 avocado, diced

    ½ cup cilantro, chopped

    2 cups Romaine lettuce (or other lettuce of choice)

    Dressing:

    3 tablespoon olive oil

    1 tablespoon lime juice

    1 teaspoon chili powder

    ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

    Pepper to taste

    A plate with salad topped with spicy shrimp and avocado

    DIRECTIONS

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

    Add in shrimp and toss to coat.

    Heat 1 tablespoon 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

    A plate with salad topped with spicy shrimp and avocado

    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 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 296kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
    • 1 teaspoon each cumin and chili powder
    • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • 1 avocado diced
    • ½ cup cilantro chopped
    • 2 cups Romaine lettuce or other lettuce of choice
    • Dressing:
    • 3 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon lime juice
    • 1 teaspoon chili powder
    • ¼ teaspoon 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 tablespoon 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

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Theresa

      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

      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!

      Reply
    3. Miz Helen

      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

      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

      June 16, 2016 at 8:01 am

      Love the shrimp and avocado combination! Looks so good!

      Reply
    6. Helen Fern

      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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