Let’s talk about shrimp. Do you have a good place to buy shrimp? I’m always on the hunt to find the best place to buy seafood. I really love it when I can find it fresh, but more often than not it has been frozen. That’s not my favorite option since you never really know how long it has been frozen! I hate to say it because it tends to be rather expensive, but Whole Foods tends to stock a pretty good selection of seafood that is fresh and not farmed. When I feel like I’m swimming in a bit of extra money, that’s where I buy my shrimp!
Spicy Lemon Shrimp
In this recipe, the shrimp is quickly boiled in water, wine and a bay leaf. After draining the shrimp, it gets marinated in a delicious lemon, red wine vinegar, and garlic vinaigrette that has a few spices added in. A little bit of ground cayenne pepper is added into the marinade, but it truly does not make the shrimp taste overly spicy. The Spicy Lemon Shrimp is added to a handful of greens, along with some red onion, red bell pepper and black olives. I love that it’s a very simple salad that’s different than your everyday salad.
This is my favorite recipe to make in the summertime when I feel like adding shrimp to salad and having a low carb type meal. And the shrimp marinade happens to make an excellent dressing to drizzle over this Spicy Lemon Shrimp Salad too.
If you are looking for a few more good main dish salad recipes, you might also enjoy my Fruity Curry Chicken Salad or this Layered Nacho Salad. California Steak Salad, Crispy Chicken Cobb Salad and Grilled Corn Dog Salad are delicious salads too!
