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Key lime shrimp salad

Key Lime Shrimp Salad

Is one of your goals to eat healthier? Sometimes it feels like a constant battle to not give in to temptation and eat one high calorie meal after another – they’re SO good! But eating meal after meal of boring salad begins to make us feel like rabbits – and we’re not fond of rabbit food. We like food that tastes good and this key lime shrimp salad is both healthy and tasty.

This key lime shrimp salad is healthy and delicious. Did I mention that it's easy to make?

Jungle Jim is  not a fan of most fish but he does like shrimp. A nearby grocery store frequently runs the one-pound bag of pre-cooked, frozen shrimp on sale for a good price. When they do, we stock up. But I am having to work to find quick and easy shrimp recipes (I only make quick and easy!).

This recipe was concocted one evening when I told Jungle Jim that we were going to have cooked shrimp on a lettuce bed for dinner. As is typical for him, he wanted to have his hand in the creation of the recipe. When he experiments in the kitchen, it’s always a good result.

This salad with shrimp, guacamole, and spices is anything BUT boring. You won’t feel deprived and you definitely won’t feel like you need to change your name to Bugs Bunny.

 

Recipe for Key Lime Shrimp Salad

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Key Lime Shrimp Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 pound shrimp pre-cooked and tailed pulled
  • 2 heads Romaine lettuce chopped
  • 2 medium Roma tomatoes diced
  • 6 small avocados very ripe, scooped, and seeded
  • 4 large cloves garlic minced to make 1 1/2 t.
  • 1 medium onion finely diced
  • 8 small key limes juiced
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon chipotle pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
  • 1/8 teaaspoon cumin
  • 2 Tablespoons cliantro minced. Dried cilantro is fine but fresh is better
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

  1. To make guacamole: Dice tomato, 1/2 onion, and garlic to mix with avocados. Add 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix. Add 1/2 of the cilantro and the juice of 3 key limes.

  2. Shrimp Mixture: Coat Fry pan with oil and heat.


  3. Add onion and minced garlic and saute.

  4. Add cilantro, then shrimp, chipotle, cumin, black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon onion powder. Saute all together. Add the juice of 5 key limes.

  5. Cook til sauce is thickened - less than 5 minutes.



  6. Mix salad together: Lettuce bed topped with guacamole and shrimp mixture. Eat right away.

 

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  1. Marilyn Lesniak

    October 29, 2017 at 10:05 am

    Congratulations! Your post was my feature pick at #OverTheMoon this week. Visit me on Sunday evening and to see your feature! Don’t forget to grab your badge. I invite you to leave more links to be shared and commented upon. Please don’t forget to add your link numbers or post title so we can be sure to visit!

    Reply
    • Shelley Merchant

      October 29, 2017 at 4:55 pm

      Wow! I’m flattered. For such a great cook as you to pick one of my recipes is a real honor.

      Reply
  2. leslie roberts

    October 23, 2017 at 9:02 pm

    5 stars
    With all of these comments you surely recognize what a hit this recipe is! Going to pin it and as soon as payday rolls around, I will get these ingredients and put this together for my hubs. Truly looks and sounds delicious.

    Reply
    • Shelley Merchant

      October 24, 2017 at 8:13 am

      Thanks, Leslie. It is pretty delicious – I hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  3. Carol

    October 22, 2017 at 5:11 pm

    I’m a big fan of shrimp and this sounds delicious.

    Reply
    • Shelley Merchant

      October 22, 2017 at 6:17 pm

      I hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  4. Sandy Sandmeyer

    February 24, 2017 at 7:15 pm

    What an absolutely delightful-sounding recipe. Thanks for sharing it at the Over the Moon Link Party.

    Reply
  5. Menaka Bharathi - Bloggers Pit Stop Crew

    February 20, 2017 at 9:06 pm

    That is something I would Call Yumm! I am a seafood enthusiast and what else than shrimp! Thanks for joining The Bloggers Pit Stop.

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      February 21, 2017 at 2:16 pm

      Thanks for coming to visit. We love shrimp at my house and I want to come up with more recipes using it. One of my goals for this year.

      Reply
  6. Melissa

    February 19, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    All I’ve got to say is YUMMY!!!! I will definitely be making this next week! Thanks so much for sharing at the Family Joy Blog Link Party this week. Please join us again next week.

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      February 19, 2017 at 4:55 pm

      I hope you like it Melissa. And I’ll definitely be back to party with you again next week. I post a new recipe every Friday while Mondays are for other articles. Thanks so much for coming to visit me!

      Reply
  7. Jen Monks

    February 17, 2017 at 5:08 pm

    Um….yes, please! I love shrimp salad. I am trying this recipe this weekend.

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      February 17, 2017 at 7:11 pm

      I hope you like it, Jen. Let me know what you think.

      Reply
  8. Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond

    February 17, 2017 at 3:24 pm

    Looks delicious Shelly! I’ve shared on twitter and my ST60&Beyond Facebook page. Love a healthy recipe and shrimps (or prawns as we call them in Australia)!

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      February 17, 2017 at 7:10 pm

      Thank you, Sue. I appreciate you sharing the recipe. Prawns – I don’t think I’ve heard them called that. I think I’ll tell the hubby that I am sorely in need of some traveling to expand my vocabulary and experience! Have always wanted to visit there.

      Reply
      • Jeanine Michaels-Leftwich

        February 19, 2017 at 4:35 pm

        Shelley.
        My family can agree on the main ingredient . shrimp! They are fussy so it’s hard to find recipes that they all like!
        I will try this one, but …
        I don’t like cilantro , so will
        substitute parsley!
        Thank you, and will check out more on your helpful site soon!
        Jeanine Michaels Leftwich

        Reply
        • [email protected]

          February 19, 2017 at 4:54 pm

          Nothing wrong with tweaking a recipe – I do it all the time! And Jungle Jim doesn’t even know the meaning of the word recipe LOL! We made his mom’s shrimp salad last night for company and I’ll be adding that to the blog before too long. He’s a great cook but this is one dish that no one can ever make quite like his mom can. Isn’t that always the way?

          Reply
  9. Rena McDaniel

    February 17, 2017 at 9:44 am

    5 stars
    That looks delicious! You had me at shrimp.

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      February 17, 2017 at 7:08 pm

      Hi Rena. We love shrimp at out house too even though I don’t seem to have a lot of ways to cook it. I’m definitely on the lookout for more shrimp recipes.

      Reply
  10. Vickie Munton

    February 17, 2017 at 7:48 am

    5 stars
    Sounds yummy! I’m definitely going to try it. Stopping by from the Blog Loft. <3

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      February 17, 2017 at 7:07 pm

      Hi Vickie, I’m glad you stopped by. Let me know how you like it or how you tweak it to your family’s tastes.

      Reply

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