Shrimp Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing #SundaySupper

This week Sunday Supper takes a trip to the tropics! We’re bringing you over 40 recipes to inspire you get your tropical menu on!
When I think of tropical foods, I imagine lounging on a beach, eating native cuisine. I’d be sipping exotic drinks and dancing to island music.
There would be seafood aplenty. Smells of pineapple and coconut mixing with warm spices drift on gentle breezes.

Shrimp Avocado Dressing

tropical sunset

Shrimp beckoned me this week. So why not a shrimp salad? A little smoky-sweetness goes far with shrimp.

Avocados are grown all over the tropics. These fruits add creaminess to salads and dressings. High in fiber, healthy fat, potassium, Vitamin C, Vitamin B-6, and magnesium.

Why sunflower seeds? Sunflower seeds have all the nutrition of avocados plus added protein! Oh yes, the crunch factor, too.

This shrimp salad takes gently steamed shrimp and tosses it with smoked sun-dried tomatoes (my new favorite), shallots, toasted sunflower seeds and avocado.

I added ranch dressing to this combo so I wouldn’t get too homesick! Serve it up on a bed of arugula for a terrific main dish or side salad.

Shrimp Salad Avocado Ranch (550x550)
See it is nice to travel but there is no place like home! That doesn’t mean I can’t daydream, right!

 

Shrimp Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing

Ingredients

  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and de-veined
  • 1/2 cup chopped smoked sun-dried tomatoes or regular sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 small shallot, minced (about 2 Tablespoons)
  • 1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup avocado chopped, divided plus some avocado to garnish
  • 1/4 cup ranch dressing (homemade or purchased)
  • lemon juice
  • 1 (5 ounce) package baby arugula.

Instructions

  • Steam shrimp until opaque and thoroughly cooked. Chill.
  • Dip avocado pieces in lemon juice to prevent browning. Mash 1/4 cup avocado. Add to dressing. set aside.
  • Mix chilled shrimp. tomatoes, shallots, sunflower seeds and 1/4 cup avocado pieces together. Toss with dressing.
  • Arrange salad on bed of arugula. Garnish with avocado slices.

Notes

You can substitute regular sun-dried tomatoes and 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika in place of smoked sun-dried tomatoes.

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