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Southwest Shrimp Salad with Spicy Honey-Lime Dressing

August 27, 2019 by Alea Milham

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This southwest shrimp salad recipe with homemade honey-lime dressing makes a filling, yet healthy dinner.

If you are a long-time reader you know I am a pretty big football fan. Since my favorite football team is over 6 hours away, we have to Home Tailgate. Home tailgating has its advantages. When I home tailgate, I don’t have to pack all of our food and then try to assemble it in inclement weather. It also means I can get a little fancier with the food I serve.

For instance, I can make a southwest shrimp salad to help offset the heavier dips and dishes that I serve during halftime.

Southwest Shrimp Salad Recipe

Don’t save this shrimp salad recipe just for parties! It makes a filling lunch or dinner and can be made ahead of time. If you make it ahead of time, wait until just before serving to add the salad dressing.

Salad Ingredients:

  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 – 2 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 – 8 cups mixed lettuce leaves
  • 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into strips
  • ½ cup red onion, diced
  • 1 avocado, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, deseeded and cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup of shredded cheese

Dressing Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup of sour cream
  • juice and zest of one lime
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 – 3 teaspoons taco seasoning mix

Directions:

  1. In a small bowl or cruet, combine the sour cream, lime juice, lime zest, oil, honey, and taco seasoning. Stir or shake to combine. Place in the refrigerator to chill while you prepare the rest of the salad.
  2. Place the shrimp in a container with a lid. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the shrimp. Place the lid on the container. Shake to coat.
  3. Heat olive oil in a frying pan over a medium flame. Add shrimp to the pan, making sure they lie flat and do not overlap. Cook for 3 minutes, or until the side touching the pan starts to turn pink. Flip the shrimp and cook for another 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the shrimp to cool.

4. In a large bowl combine lettuce, peppers, onion, avocado, and tomatoes. Add shrimp and cheese.

5. Just before serving, pour dressing over the salad and toss.

The salad comes together in a short amount of time, leaving me plenty of time to decorate the house in my team’s colors.

Southwest Shrimp Salad Recipe with Spicy A plate of Honey-Lime Dressing

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Southwest Shrimp Salad with Spicy Honey-Lime Dressing

Southwest Shrimp Salad with Spicy Honey-Lime Dressing Recipe
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword Southwest Shrimp Salad Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes minutes
Total Time 21 minutes minutes
Servings 8
Calories 287kcal
Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients:

  • 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 - 2 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 - 8 cups mixed lettuce leaves
  • 1 yellow pepper deseeded and cut into strips
  • ½ half cup red onion diced
  • 1 avocado cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 jalapeno peppers deseeded and cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1- pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup of shredded cheese

Dressing Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup of sour cream
  • juice and zest of one lime
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 - 3 teaspoons taco seasoning mix

Instructions

  • In a small bowl or cruet, combine the sour cream, lime juice, lime zest, oil, honey, and taco seasoning. Stir or shake to combine. Place in the refrigerator to chill while you prepare the rest of the salad.
  • Place the shrimp in a container with a lid. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the shrimp. Place the lid on the container. Shake to coat.
  • Heat olive oil in a frying pan over a medium flame. Add shrimp to the pan, making sure they lie flat and do not overlap. Cook for 3 minutes, or until the side touching the pan starts to turn pink. Flip the shrimp and cook for another 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the shrimp to cool.
  • In a large bowl combine lettuce, peppers, onion, avocado, and tomatoes. Add shrimp and cheese.
  • Just before serving, pour dressing over the salad and toss.

Nutrition

Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 314mg | Potassium: 938mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 18144IU | Vitamin C: 91mg | Calcium: 214mg | Iron: 3mg

This spicy southwest shrimp salad recipe with honey-lime salad dressing makes for a filling, yet healthy lunch or dinner.

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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