Wednesday, July 27, 2016

shrimp salad with lime dressing

Shrimp Salad with Lime Dressing
Easy Summer Salad ~ Serves 4


Ingredients
1 lime
1/2  teaspoon kosher salt
1/8  teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound cooked medium/large shrimp
2 avocados, halved, seeded, peeled, and sliced
2  tomatoes, cut into chunks
1/2 cup celery leaves
2  scallions thinly sliced {optional}

Directions
For Lime Dressing:
Zest lime and then juice same lime {3-4 tablespoons juice}
In a small bowl combine zest, 3 tablespoons juice, cayenne pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt.
Slowly whisk in 2 tablespoons olive oil until combined.

For Salad:
Rinse and thoroughly dry shrimp.
In a medium bowl toss shrimp with remaining lime juice and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt.

Serving:
On four individual plates divide and arrange: shrimp, avocados, tomato, and onion {optional}.
Drizzle with dressing and top with celery leaves.

1 comment:

Kris said...

Hi there! Since I am such a bad blogger these days, and here so infrequently, I must play catch up and now will try to comment on all I have read. First...your grands...such precious, lovely gifts!!! Beautiful!
Next...love your little cord keepers! How clever is that!!!!!
And that recipe...oh my..,must make!!!
Oh, and I loved the bunting too.
Hope you are having a great summer!!!
xo Kris