Grilled Shrimp Salad with Homemade Lime Vinaigrette | The Speckled Palate
Grilled Shrimp Salad with Homemade Lime Vinaigrette
15 mins prepServes 2
Filled with colorful vegetables, perfectly grilled shrimp and topped with homemade lime vinaigrette, Grilled Shrimp Salad is an excellent lunch of dinner. This easy salad recipe comes together in less than 20 minutes.
Make the salad.
5 Place the chopped [wprm-ingredient text="1 head butter lettuce" uid="0"] in a large bowl.
1 Layer [wprm-ingredient text="1 lb. grilled shrimp" uid="1"], [wprm-ingredient text="1 cucumber" uid="2"], [wprm-ingredient text="¼ large red onion" uid="3"], corn kernels from [wprm-ingredient text="1 ear corn" uid="4"], [wprm-ingredient text="1 avocado" uid="5"] sliced, [wprm-ingredient text="¾ cup cherry tomatoes" uid="6"], [wprm-ingredient text="½ orange bell pepper" uid="7"], [wprm-ingredient text="2-3 radishes" uid="8"] sliced and [wprm-ingredient text="¼ cup cotija cheese" uid="9"].
9 Toss the salad ingredients together, and set aside.
Make the vinaigrette.
6 Measure in [wprm-ingredient text="¼ cup extra virgin olive oil" uid="11"], [wprm-ingredient text="2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice" uid="12"] and zest from [wprm-ingredient text="1 lime" uid="13"] into a mason jar. Season with a pinch of [wprm-ingredient text="Kosher salt" uid="14"] and [wprm-ingredient text="Freshly ground black pepper" uid="15"]. Place the lid on, shake and taste, adding more salt or pepper if necessary.
3 Pour the lime vinaigrette over the salad ingredients, and toss gently using salad tossers or tongs.
4 Serve immediately, and enjoy!