Low-Carb Shrimp Avocado Salad

Serves 2 

Ingredients 

  • 1 lb.  large shrimp (31–40 per pound), peeled, deveined, and tails removed 
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil 
  • 1 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce 
  • ½ tsp fresh grated ginger 

 Dressing 

  • ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil 
  • ⅓ cup rice vinegar 
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped  
  • 2 tbsp peeled and roughly chopped fresh ginger 
  • 2 tbsp lime juice 
  • 1 tbsp plus 1 teaspoon honey 
  • 1 ½ tsp toasted sesame oil 
  • ¼ teaspoon salt 

Toppings 

  • 4 cups spring mix or spinach mix 
  • 2 radishes, sliced 
  • 2 avocados, sliced 
  • 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced 
  • ¼ cup cashews 

 Directions 

  • Using a mixing bowl, add shrimp, sesame oil, sodium sauce, and ginger and toss well. 
  • Sauté bowl ingredients on stovetop until shrimp is done (pink tint). 
  • Add dressing ingredients to a bowl and mix well. 
  • Layer salad beginning with spring mix, radishes, avocados, eggs, cashews, shrimp. 
  • Drizzle dressing to preferred amount. 

 

Tip:
Use a hard-boiled egg cooker for quick and easy hard-boiled eggs in no time!