Tossing tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and white beans in a light citrus vinaigrette, makes a lively base for chopped avocado and chipotle roasted shrimp. This oven roasted Shrimp and Avocado Salad is a happy little light no-fuss Summer dinner.And it's ready in about 30 minutes!
¼cupred onionchopped. About ½ of a small red onion
2tablespoonsfresh cilantrochopped
½smallcucumberpeeled and cut into ½ inch dice
1avocadopeeled, pitted and cut into ½ inch pieces
2tablespoonslime juice
2teaspoonorange juice
¼teaspooncrushed red pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil
In a bowl, toss shrimp with 1 tablespoon of oil, season with salt, pepper and chipotle chile powder. Spread in a single layer on baking sheet and roast until just cooked through, about 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and allow to slightly cool.
In a bowl, combine beans, tomato, onion, cucumber, and cilantro. Whisk remaining 2 tablespoons oil, lime juice, orange juice and crushed red pepper in a bowl. Pour over salad, toss to combine.
Fold in avocados. Season with additional salt and pepper. Serve immediately or cover and store in fridge.
Notes
This Shrimp White Bean Avocado salad is light enough to serve as an appetizer or as a light main course. If serving as an appetizer, serve in cordial or shot glasses garnished with small lime slice. Want to turn this shrimp salad into a 15 minute meal. Purchase already cooked shrimp from the grocery store. Let shrimp come to room temperature, toss them with a drizzle of oil and then a sprinkle of chipotle chile powder. Done! When choosing an avocado for slicing or chopping in a salad, choose one that's firm to the touch but not hard. If you pick an avocado that's too soft or mushy, it will be impossible to cube or slice, plus you'll find dark spots on the green flesh next to the skin, which will compromise the appearance of this salad. Save those for your favorite Guacamole Recipe. And don't use a serrated knife to cut avocado. The soft flesh will show those serrated grooves. A sharp plain paring knife works best for a clean looking sliced avocado.