Zesty Lime & Avocado Shrimp Salad

This Easy Zesty Lime Shrimp & Avocado Salad Recipe is a delicious and refreshing delight for the tastebuds. Grab your aprons friends! You will love this shrimp salad combo with a taste bud pleasing Avocado Lime Salad Dressing Recipe swirled in!

Zesty Lime & Avocado Shrimp Summer Salad

Lime & Avocado Shrimp Summer Salad Ingredient Snapshot

What You Will Love about the Summer Salad Recipe

More Ways To Serve this Zesty Avocado and Lime Shrimp Salad

1. This is great as a side salad or exceptionally delicious alongside a steak.
2. Enjoy a scoop atop a tortilla chip!
3. Serve on lettuce boats for a party appetizer!
4. Make a Zesty Lime & Avocado Shrimp taco.

Occasions To Serve this Avocado and Lime Shrimp Salad

• Beach party
• Summer Cookout
• Summer Brunch

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Zesty Lime & Avocado Shrimp Summer Salad Recipe

Ingredients

Avocado Lime Dressing Recipe Ingredients

• 1 medium avocado
• 1 medium purple onion, diced
• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
• 2 tablespoons lime zest
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black cracked pepper

Avocado Shrimp Summer Salad Recipe Ingredients

• 2 lbs large boiled shrimp, peeled | deveined | chilled
• 2 large avocados, peeled and chopped into chunks
• 1 medium purple onion, chopped
• 4 mini peppers, diced (red, yellow, orange)
• 1 english cucumber, chopped into small cubes
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped (optional)

Don’t care for cilantro? No problem! Substitute with fresh italian parsley.

Instructions

Zesty Lime Dressing

Add the avocado, onion. lime juice, lime zest, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and cracked black pepper into a mini food processor or blender and puree until completely combined. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

Shrimp Salad

Add the shrimp, avocado, purple onion, cucumber, peppers, and cilantro (or italian parsley) into a pretty bowl.

Summer Avocado and Shrimp Salad Recipe Assembly

Drizzle the Zesty Lime Dressing on the shrimp salad and gently toss to coat.

Serve immediately!

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Lime and Shrimp Avocado Salad Recipe Notes

1. This Zesty Lime Avocado and Shrimp Summer Salad Recipe is best served immediately. It can be chilled but will lose it’s crunch fresh texture. I recommend eating the same day.
2. Double the Zesty Avocado Lime Dressing Recipe. Add to a jar with a lid and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Use 1/2 on the Summer Shrimp Salad and save the rest for a chicken marinade or another salad later in the week.
3. Substitute the cilantro with fresh parsley.
4. Serve in butter lettuce boats or in mini soft buns.

Easy Greek Yogurt Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

Creamy! Zesty! Oh Yum! This “Best Homemade Easy Greek Yogurt Tzatziki Sauce Recipe” is a show-stopping dip or sauce for vegetables, meat, or sandwiches. Grab your aprons! We are making Greek Tzatziki Dip!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Appetizers, Dips, Sauces

Cuisine Greek

Servings 8

Calories 84 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1/2 English cucumber skin removed and seeds scooped out
• ▢ 2 teaspoons salt
• ▢ 2 cups plain Greek yogurt full fat
• ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ▢ 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• ▢ 2 garlic clove minced
• ▢ 1/3 cup fresh dill chopped
• ▢ 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 teaspoons black pepper

Instructions

 

Make The Tzatziki

• Add the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, minced garlic cloves, chopped dill, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper into a mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Set aside.
• Using a grater, grate the prepared cucumber. Using a cheese cloth or a paper towel, squeeze out as much juice as possible. (Save the juice for lemonade or ice water.)
• Add the cucumber into the mixing bowl and stir to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.
• Spoon into a pretty dip before serving and garnish.

Garnish and Serve

• Garnish with fresh dill and drizzle with more olive oil (olive oil optional). Serve with soft or baked pita chips.
• ENJOY! Be sure to check out this Greek Gyro Party Board with this tasty Tzatziki Sauce. (Stay tuned. This week.)

Notes

1. If you are a garlic lover, add an extra clove.
2. Make sure to completely squeeze as much juice as possible from the cucumber. This will keep it from becoming runny. 
3. Make sure to use whole Greek yogurt for a traditional creamy and tangy flavor.
4. Make a day ahead for maximum flavor.
5. Make extra for a Gyro, a salad, or a tasty vegetable dip. How To Store Greek Yogurt Tzatziki Sauce Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Can Mint Be Added to Tzatziki Sauce?

Yes. Sometimes mint is used in tzatziki. Simply swap the dill in this recipe for 2 fresh mint leaves, chopped.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 747mgPotassium: 127mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 176IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 0.3mg

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