Description
A refreshing salad featuring shrimp, avocado, and mango, perfect for a light meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound raw small or medium-sized shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 ripe avocados, peeled, cored, and diced
- 1 ripe mango, peeled, cored, and diced
- 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
- 2 limes, juiced (about ¼ cup)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped (optional for garnish)
Instructions
- Fill a medium saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
- Turn the heat to low, add the raw shrimp to the pot, and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the shrimp turn pink and opaque.
- Once cooked, remove from heat, drain, and set aside to cool.
- Peel and cut both the avocados and mango into bite-sized pieces. Try to keep the pieces uniform in size for a more appealing texture and presentation.
- Finely chop the red onion to ensure its flavor blends well without overpowering the salad. Roughly chop the cilantro, if using, for garnish.
- In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- In a large mixing bowl, gently mix the cooled shrimp, diced avocado, mango, and chopped red onion.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat everything evenly.
- Garnish with cilantro for a fresh flavor. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Notes
- Choose uniform avocado and mango pieces for better texture.
- Adjust lime juice according to taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 150mg