Southwest Shrimp Salad with Spicy Honey-Lime Dressing
Southwest Shrimp Salad with Spicy Honey-Lime Dressing Recipe
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time6 minutesmins
Total Time21 minutesmins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Southwest Shrimp Salad Recipe
Servings: 8
Calories: 287kcal
Author: Alea Milham
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
1poundshrimppeeled and deveined
1 - 2tablespoontaco seasoning
1tablespoonolive oil
6 - 8cupsmixed lettuce leaves
1yellow pepperdeseeded and cut into strips
½half cup red oniondiced
1avocadocut into bite-size pieces
2jalapeno peppersdeseeded and cut into bite-size pieces
1-pintcherry tomatoes
1cupof shredded cheese
Dressing Ingredients:
¼cupof sour cream
juice and zest of one lime
3tablespoonsolive oil
3tablespoonshoney
2 - 3teaspoonstaco 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.