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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Hot Shrimp....Cool Salad

When is a salad cool (AND I don't mean the temperature)?  Throw on a few cajun grilled shrimp, sliced California Haas avacados and a few cukes for good measure....Oh and, by the way, dress it up with an avacado ranch dressing--yes....you have a COOL salad for 2....

Recipe courtesy of Danyell....

2 plates of mixed greens (amount your choice)
1/2 avacado chopped
1 cucumber chopped
2-3 green onions chopped

Divide everything among two salad plates

3/4 lb peeled raw shrimp
cajun seasoning (anything you have on hand....)
olive oil

spray or pour a small amount of olive oil on shrimp and dust with cajun seasoning.  Heat small (about 1 tbsp.) olive oil in large grill pan (or cast iron skillet OR you can skewer the shrimp and do on the barbie).  On medium heat, place the shrimp in grill pan (turn after 3 minutes and grill on the other side for approx. 3 minutes).  Pull the shrimp off the heat immediately and let cool slightly then divide up and place on top of the salad.  Top with avacado ranch dressing.

Avacado Ranch Dressing

1 1/2 tbsp. Ranch Seasoning
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup milk (fat free fine)
1/2 avacado

Mix in food processor and let chill in fridge for hour or two.

Enjoy!!!

2 comments:

  1. I love it! I love cajun shrimp and they are great in a salad. The dressing reminds me of the avacado ranch at Ruby Tuesdays :)

    Great creation! I'm making this salad.

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  2. Very easy and Yes....I got the inspiration for the dressing from the great salad at Rudy Tuesdays....

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