Description
This recipe for chipotle flavored Grilled Shrimp Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette is a healthy salad option packed with loads of nutrition. It’s easy to make and perfect for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz. of raw medium shrimp, deveined and deshelled
- 1 teaspoon of fresh lime zest
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobe sauce, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 Tablespoons of fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 Tablespoons of olive oil
- 8 oz. of fresh spring mix
- 1 red pepper, roasted & julienned {use a jar of roasted peppers for a shortcut}
- 1 15oz. can of sweet corn {no salt or sugar added}, drained
- 1 15oz. can of low sodium black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tomato, cut into 8 wedges
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, mix lime zest, chipotle pepper in adobe sauce, garlic clove, fresh lime juice, salt, pepper and olive oil. Whisk to combine.
- Add in deveined deshelled raw shrimp. Toss to coat shrimp with marinade.
- Let shrimp marinade for 30 minutes.
- Heat grill to medium high heat. Place shrimp in a grill basket and grill for 3-4 minutes or until shrimp is pink. {if you don’t have a grill basket, put the shrimp on skewers and grill}
- Remove from grill, and set aside.
- In the meantime, make the Honey Lime Vinaigrette
- Drain sweet corn {no salt or sugar added}, drain and rinse a can of low sodium black beans, cut tomato into 8 wedges, and julienne 1 roasted red peppers. {to roast grill red pepper until all sided are blackened, about 7-8 minutes, remove skin and cut}
- In a large bowl, place fresh spring mix {a salad mix in the grocery store}, grilled shrimp, and prepared vegetables.
- Serve with dressing on the side.