Shrimp and Avocado Salad

Description

Shrimp and Avocado Salad is a great go to for when you are craving a fresh, healthy, and flavor packed meal.  The shrimp is tossed together with a simple marinade of olive oil and lime juice along with garlic powder and cumin.  While your shrimp are marinating, you can prepare your vegetables and dressing to save yourself some time. Once your shrimp has marinated, I like to grill them or steam them. I find that sauteing the shrimp can sometimes overcook them very quickly, leaving you with rubbery shrimp (yuck!).   Once your shrimp is slightly cooled, remove your tails if necessary and rough chop your shrimp into ½ inch chunks, toss them with your prepared veggies and dressing,  and you are set!  I’ve eaten this salad right out of the bowl, but I’ve also served it over tostada shells, as a dip for tortilla chips, or even lettuce cups if you’re looking for a lower carb option.  This salad is best eaten the same day, but can easily be had for leftovers the following day.  I love to make my salad spicy so I add plenty of jalapenos, but if spicy doesn’t work for you, this salad is just as delicious without all the extra spice.  Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best ones, and I fully believe this applies to this Shrimp and Avocado Salad.  Make this for your next seafood night and your family will be diving right in for seconds!  Speaking of diving in, did you know about that time I saw a real mermaid while scuba diving?  I was on a trip to the Caribbean with my family and we decided to take a scuba diving class.  We were so excited to get into the water, but we had to sit through the longest safety briefing ever.  After what felt like an eternity, we were able to gear up and dive into the sea.  The underwater habitat was absolutely stunning with all the colorful fish swimming around in the cool blue waters.  I became absolutely enamored with freely swimming underwater and being able to take in all of what the ocean had to offer, and then something shiny caught my eye.  At first, I thought nothing of it, but the shimmery figure grew closer and closer until I was able to make out a human-like torso and a colorful tail. I quickly realized that what I was seeing was a real life mermaid!   I became worried that I was suffering from a lack of oxygen so I quickly swam to my family to show them my discovery to see if they saw it too.  Much to my dismay, when I finally reached them and pointed them in the direction of the mermaid, it had vanished back into the sea. I couldn’t think of a way to explain what I saw,  so I decided it was time to surface and take a little break. I got up to the ship just in time for the crew to serve a delicious lunch of Shrimp and Avocado Salad.