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Tropical Shrimp Salad with Mango Lime Mint Dressing - you'll think you're sitting on a beach when you take a bite of this tropical theme salad

Tropical Shrimp Salad with Mango Mint Lime Dressing

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 359 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon regular or light olive oil divided
  • 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 ounces Boston lettuce
  • 2 carrots shredded or spiralized
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 2 kiwi sliced
  • 1 avocado sliced

Mango Mint Lime Dressing

  • 2 cups mango chunks
  • 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallots
  • 1 tablespoon chopped mint plus extra for garnish
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • unsweetened coconut flakes optional

Instructions

  1. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet until hot. Add shrimp and cook on both sides until shrimp curls up and is cooked through; remove from skillet and set aside.
  2. Cover four dinner plates with Boston lettuce leaves. Divide carrots, cherry tomatoes, pineapple, kiwi, and avocado among the four plates, placing a pile of the shredded carrots in the center of each plate. Arrange cooked shrimp on top of carrots.
  3. Make Mango Mint Lime dressing by placing mango, orange juice, lime juice, honey and ginger in a blender. Blend until smooth; drizzle in remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and blend until emulsified. Transfer dressing to a bowl and stir in minced shallots and chopped mint. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle dressing on top of salad and garnish with extra mint and coconut flakes, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Tropical Shrimp Salad with Mango Mint Lime Dressing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 359 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 190mg63%
Sodium 611mg27%
Potassium 747mg21%
Carbohydrates 40g13%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 32g36%
Protein 18g36%
Vitamin A 5500IU110%
Vitamin C 75.3mg91%
Calcium 168mg17%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.