Description
Easy and simple corn salad with avocados, tomatoes and topped with grilled shrimp skewers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. Extra-large or Jumbo shrimp (tail on and deveined)
- 1 large Garlic clove (minced)
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Salt and ground pepper (to taste)
- 1 Lime (juiced, for the salad)
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 medium Ripe avocados (peeled pitted and chopped)
- 1 medium Red onion (chopped)
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes halved
- 1 Jalapeño (seeded and chopped, optional)
- 1/2 bunch Fresh cilantro (leaf picked and chopped)
- 1 lime (juice and zest of, for the shrimp)
- 2 corn on the cob (fresh or pre-cooked)
- Wooden skewers (soaked in water)
Instructions
- Place the shrimp into a bowl and sprinkle with the seasonings. Add lime juice, zest, and oil and mix well to evenly coat.
- Thread about 3 shrimps over each wooden skewer. Heat a grill pan over medium heat.
- Cook the shrimp skewers for about 2-3 minutes on each side, or until shrimp is pink and opaque.
- Meanwhile, in a salad bowl, add chopped avocado, onion, minced garlic, cherry/grape tomatoes, jalapeño, and cilantro. Stir in the juice of 1 lime, and season with salt and pepper to your taste.
- Once the shrimp skewers are done, set aside on a plate.
- Keeping the grill pan over medium-high heat, place the corn over and grill until charred on all sides, flipping it frequently, for about 6-8 minutes in total.
- Allow the corn to chill until ready to handle, then using a sharp knife, slice the corn from the cob and add it to the avocado salad.
- Toss the salad to combine one more time, then top with shrimp skewers and serve.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 310 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 180 mg
Keywords: Avocado Corn Salad, Grilled Shrimp, Healthy Salad