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in Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Meal
, photo by Emma Shevtzoff
, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Meal Spicy shrimp salad
Turn up the heat with this keto shrimp salad. Hot cooked shrimp served over a bed of spinach with smooth avocado and crunchy cucumber. Combined with a delicious ginger and garlic dressing, it's pretty much the perfect salad.
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Ingredients
Ginger dressing
- ¼ cup 60 ml light olive oil, or avocado oil
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp minced, fresh ginger
- ½ ½ lime, juicelimes, juice
- ½ tbsp ½ tbsp tamari soy sauce
- ½ ½ garlic clove, pressedgarlic cloves, pressed
- salt and pepper, to taste
Salad
Shrimp
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp olive oil, for frying
- 1 1 garlic clove, pressedgarlic cloves, pressed
- 2 tsp 2 tsp chili powder
- 10 oz. 280 g fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined
- salt and pepper
For Serving
- 2 tsp 2 tsp chopped, fresh cilantro
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp chopped hazelnuts or salted peanuts (optional)
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Instructions
Ginger dressing
- Add the Ginger dressing ingredients to a small bowl. Using an immersion blender, mix together over low speed, until combined. Set aside.
- Slice the avocado in half, and remove the pit. Using a spoon, scoop out the avocado flesh, and cut it into slices. Place in a small bowl, and stir together with the lime juice.
- Arrange the spinach, avocado, and cucumber slices on a serving platter, or large plate. Season with the sea salt, and set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium-sized pan, over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and chili powder. Add the shrimp, stir to combine, and fry for a couple of minutes per side until the shrimp are pink and cooked through, be careful not to overcook or the shrimp may be rubbery. Pre-cooked shrimp should only be heated through, 1 - 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Use a slotted spoon to place the shrimp, with some of the spicy sauce, on top of the vegetables. For serving, sprinkle the nuts and cilantro on top, drizzled with the ginger dressing.
You could use a firm fish or chicken.
I had to stand at arm's length to do anything.
Chili powder is typically a blend of spices including peppers, cumin and garlic. You can use either chili powder of sambal oelek in this recipe.
The general rule for homemade dressing is 5 days in the fridge in a sealed container.