Bay Shrimp and Avocado Salad Recipe

Name: Bay Shrimp and Avocado Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup white wine vinegar; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium green onion, thinly sliced; Pinch of salt; 3/4 pound cooked bay shrimp or extra small shrimp that are cooked, peeled, and de-veined, most of the shrimp roughly chopped; 3 medium ripe avocados; Lettuce, preferably butter lettuce or red leaf lettuce; 2 tablespoons chopped roasted hazelnuts, almonds, or pistachios; 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro; Lemon slices for garnish

Here's a quick and easy shrimp avocado salad for those times when you only have 10 minutes to put something together, and you still want it to taste great!

Bay shrimp and creamy avocado are a perfect match, especially with a crisp vinaigrette. What are bay shrimp (also called Maine shrimp or Boreal Shrimp)? Those little pink shrimp that come already cooked.

They don't get as much respect as larger shrimp, but they come from sustainable fisheries and you buy them already cleaned, cooked, and ready to eat.

To make the salad, we toss the shrimp in a simple vinaigrette, mix with some green onions, and pile over an avocado half on a bed of lettuce.

If you have time to make it extra fancy, toast some hazelnuts or pistachios and sprinkle on top.

Bay Shrimp and Avocado Salad

Prep Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Servings 4 servings

Bay shrimp are also called Maine shrimp or boreal shrimp. They are sustainably harvested and they come already shelled and cooked.

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1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium green onion, thinly sliced
Pinch of salt
3/4 pound cooked bay shrimp or extra small shrimp that are cooked, peeled, and de-veined, most of the shrimp roughly chopped
3 medium ripe avocados
Lettuce, preferably butter lettuce or red leaf lettuce

Optional:

2 tablespoons chopped roasted hazelnuts, almonds, or pistachios
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Lemon slices for garnish

Whisk together the oil, vinegar, chopped green onion and salt in a medium bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to coat with the dressing.
Arrange leaves of lettuce on individual plates. Cut two of the avocados in half and remove pits. (See How to Peel and Cut an Avocado.) With a spoon, carefully scoop out avocado halves from their skins in one piece. Place avocado half on plate with lettuce.

Peel and chop the remaining avocado and mix it with the shrimp.
Spoon shrimp mixture onto avocado. Sprinkle with nuts and/or cilantro if using.

Serve with lemon slices for garnish.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
450	Calories
35g	Fat
14g	Carbs
23g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	450
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 35g	45%
Saturated Fat 5g	24%
Cholesterol 179mg	60%
Sodium 868mg	38%
Total Carbohydrate 14g	5%
Dietary Fiber 9g	32%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 23g
Vitamin C 17mg	87%
Calcium 128mg	10%
Iron 2mg	12%
Potassium 908mg	19%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.