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Shrimp Avocado Salad

13 mineasy2 servingshigh-proteinunder-20-min

Ingredients

  • Shrimp300 g, peeled and deveinedOn hand
  • Avocado2 ripe, slicedOn hand
  • Cucumber1, thinly slicedOn hand
  • Lettuce1 head, tornOn hand
  • Lime1, juicedOn hand
  • Olive oil2 tbspoptional
  • Hot sauce1 tspoptional

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Steps

  1. 1

    Tear the lettuce and slice the cucumber.

    3 min

  2. 2

    Poach the shrimp in salted water; cook until pink and opaque.

    4 min

  3. 3

    Drain the shrimp and rinse under cold water.

    2 min

  4. 4

    Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil and hot sauce.

    2 min

  5. 5

    Slice the avocado and fold everything gently together.

    2 min

Cook’s note. Avocado goes in last and gets folded, not tossed, or it turns the bowl muddy.

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