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By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern

Photo: Food Crush blog

Looking for a delicious new dinner recipe? Well you’ve found it! Try this mouth-watering recipe for a citrus shrimp avocado salad; it’s the perfect balance; a light salad with hearty proteins. Run to the grocery store and give it a try tonight!

Citrus Shrimp and Avocado Salad

By Heidi of the Foodie Crush blog

Servings: 4 salads

Ingredients

• 1 pound medium Pan-Seared Citrus Shrimp (I use 31/40 shrimp)
• 8 cups greens (such as arugula, spinach, or spring mix)
• Fruity or lemon-flavored extra virgin olive oil
• Juice of 1/2 lemon or 1/2 orange
• 1 avocado , sliced or diced
• 1 shallot , minced
• 4 ounces sliced almonds , toasted
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Prepare the recipe for the Pan-Seared Citrus Shrimp, or gently warm the leftover shrimp. Or, if you prefer, serve the shrimp chilled.
2. Toss the shrimp with the salad greens in a large bowl.
3. Lightly drizzle with olive oil, and if desired, some of the sauce remaining from the shrimp with a generous squeeze of citrus, and toss lightly to coat.
4. Add the avocado, shallots and sliced almonds and then season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve.

Notes:

Use some of the citrus sauce from the shrimp as a double duty dressing.

Or, if you don’t have enough sauce for the dressing, simply use a good extra virgin olive oil (I like the lemon flavored varieties) with an additional squeeze of citrus.

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