Mexican Grilled Shrimp Salad
An achiote, citrus, and hot sauce marinade and dressing spice up this fresh salad with succulent grilled shrimp, vibrant oranges, and creamy avocado...
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 ounces large shrimp, peeled and deveined
Marinade
- ¾ cup fresh citrus juice* - see Post Ingredients for more information
- 1 ounce El Yucateco achiote paste - also known as annatto paste
- 1 teaspoon El Yucateco hot sauce - more or less to taste
Spicy Citrus Dressing
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon mild vinegar - sherry, champagne, white wine
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt and fresh ground pepper - more or less to taste
Mexican Shrimp Salad
- marinated shrimp
- soft, leafy greens - see Post Ingredients for more information
- 1 orange - sections
- 2 tablespoons toasted pepitas
- ½ sweet bell pepper - sliced
- 2 ounces queso fresco
- ½ small red onion, sliced thin
- 1 small avocado - sliced
- 2 corn tortillas, cut in strips and air fried
- fresh herbs (cilantro and mint), chopped
Instructions
- Prep the shrimp. Start with peeled and deveined shrimp.
- Combine marinade ingredients in blender/processor until smooth. Reserve 1/4 cup for dressing. Add the shrimp to the remainder. Soak 15-30 minutes.
- Add the dressing ingredients to a blender/processor with the reserved 1/4 cup marinade. Season to taste. Set aside.
- Prep all salad ingredients. Grill the shrimp.
- Assemble the salad. Toss the leafy greens, orange sections, avocado, bell pepper, cheese, and onion with about 1/3 of the dressing. Serve with the shrimp. Garnish with pepitas,tortillas strips, and chopped fresh herbs. Serve with additional dressing.
Notes
*I use about 1/2 cup+/- orange juice to 1/4 cup lemon and lime juice. It works out to about 3 oranges, 1 lemon, and 2 limes. Citrus really varies in the amount of juice they yield. Exact quantities are not important.
Macros are impossible to quantify on a salad like this. The amounts shown above are for the salad only as a reference point. The dressing adds about 94 calories per serving depending on how much you use.
Nutrition
Calories: 464kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 23g
NOTE: Macronutrients are an approximation only using unbranded ingredients and MyFitnessPal.com. Please do your own research with the products you’re using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.
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