Recipe Overview
Why you’ll love it: Grilled shrimp salad with garlic Parmesan Italian vinaigrette is summer perfection. You’ll be full and satisfied with this light and flavorful entrée.
How long it takes: 20 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: skewers, mixing bowl, grill, serving dishes
Servings: 1 (but it’s easy to make more)
Summer isn’t over yet! It is going way too quickly but there’s still time for plenty of colorful, crisp summer food like this grilled shrimp salad. You’ll feel satisfied after eating it, without being overstuffed. A fresh salad leaves you “happy full.” Happy-full is much better than I-can’t-move-I-need-a-nap-full, right?
Typically, Ben does the grilling, even when I ask him to grill stranger things like grilled pizza or stuffed portobello mushrooms, but this year I’ve been doing more and more of the grilling. It’s actually fun to throw on my sunglasses and head outside to stand in the bright sunshine by the hot grill. I just love being in our backyard, surrounded by apple trees and wildlife. The shrimp grills up really quickly, too.
Easy Grilled Shrimp Salad
To make this quick dish even easier, I use a bottled vinaigrette. One of my favorites is a garlic Parmesan Italian vinaigrette (Marie’s Dressings). The vinaigrette gives the recipe a great burst of fresh-tasting flavor, not only as the dressing, but also as a quickie marinade on the shrimp. However, if you’d rather make your own dressing, try my homemade Italian dressing, creamy Italian dressing, or white wine vinaigrette. They would all be perfect for this salad.
The best thing about this salad is that it can be ready to eat in 15 minutes. The recipe is written for one salad but it’s easy to double, triple, or whatever you need.
How To Make Grilled Shrimp Salad
Begin by marinating the shrimp in a bit of the salad dressing while you prep the salad greens and veggies.
Choose your favorite greens as the base of the salad. I use a mixture of arugula and radicchio but feel free to use whatever is at hand.
Use a vegetable peeler to make the carrot ribbons. Aren’t they pretty? Slice an avocado and tomatoes, and chop a little parsley. Toss the salad with more dressing. and then grill the shrimp. The shrimp cook in less than 5 minutes and then you’re ready to eat.
Enjoy!
Recipe Variations
- Use a grill pan or skillet. If it’s not a grilling-type day, use a grill pan on the stove or sauté the shrimp in a skillet.
- Mix and match salad ingredients. This salad can be prepared with a variety of greens and vegetables. Choose your favorites.
- More shrimp recipes: Try shrimp kabobs with pineapple. Marinated in a zesty homemade teriyaki sauce, they are so good! We also really love lemon pepper shrimp, sizzled in a skillet and ready in no time. Spicy garlic shrimp are so flavorful and delicious.
If you want to get a head start on this recipe, thaw the shrimp overnight in the fridge. Prep the lettuce, carrots, and parsley (or whatever you choose to use) and refrigerate in a covered container or on a plate covered with plastic wrap. Soak the skewers all day if you want.
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Grilled Shrimp Salad
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 frozen raw jumbo shrimp, thawed (peeled, deveined, tail-off)
- 3 tablespoons Marie’s® Garlic Parmesan Italian Vinaigrette, divided (see note)
- 1 cup firmly packed fresh arugula (or another green of your choice)
- ¼ cup thinly sliced radicchio
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf Italian parsley
- ½ small carrot, peeled and cut into ribbons using vegetable peeler
- 4 to 5 grape tomatoes
- ¼ avocado, cut into cubes or slices
Instructions
- If using wooden skewers, soak in water for 1 hour.
- Pat shrimp dry with paper towel and toss in a bowl with 1 tablespoon dressing. Place in fridge while prepping other ingredients, about 15 minutes, to marinate.4 to 5 frozen raw jumbo shrimp, thawed, 3 tablespoons Marie’s® Garlic Parmesan Italian Vinaigrette, divided
- Heat grill to medium-high heat (350-400°F) or grill pan to high heat.
- Skewer shrimp on a wooden skewer. Grill shrimp 2 minutes on each side or until cooked through but not overcooked.
- Arrange all greens and vegetables on a plate or in a bowl. Toss or drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon dressing. Top with cooked shrimp and serve immediately.1 cup firmly packed fresh arugula, ¼ cup thinly sliced radicchio, 1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf Italian parsley, ½ small carrot, peeled and cut into ribbons using vegetable peeler, 4 to 5 grape tomatoes, ¼ avocado, cut into cubes or slices
Notes
- Dressing: If you prefer, substitute another dressing of your choice. If you prefer homemade dressing, try one of these recipes: Italian dressing, creamy Italian dressing, or white wine vinaigrette.
- Recipe can easily be increased for more servings.
- Salad can be prepared with a variety of greens and vegetables. Choose your favorites.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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That’s a lot of carbs. Where do they all come from in this recipe?
Sometimes the nutritional calculator we use can be a little off. I just recalculated and I looked at each ingredient individually and I can’t figure out why that number is so high. It’s definitely more of a guideline/estimate, so feel free to calculate it manually. Sorry about that!
A nice summer, yummy salad. And I seem to forget about using shrimp in our meals even though my picky husband likes it. I accidentally didn’t buy jumbo shrimp, so when it came to putting on a skewer, I realized it was going to take forever and be difficult. Instead, I threw them all in a grill pan with the dressing. That worked great (I did need to cook a bit longer since they weren’t directly on the grill) and they ended up being the perfect bite size for the salad. :)
So smart to do the shrimp in a grill pan! So happy you guys liked this recipe!