How To Make Shrimp And Avocado Salad

The combination of avocado and shrimp has become a classic. Although both avocado and shrimp are now common staples on store shelves, avocado and shrimp salad is rare on our tables. Herring under a fur coat and Olivier is somehow more familiar. And yet, the time has come to add not only tasty, but also healthy dishes to the festive table. Make an avocado shrimp salad. Location: Location:

Avocado is an amazing fruit, undeservedly ignored by Russians. The oily pulp of avocado goes well with any food. Chopped pulp with the addition of smoked fish or ham can be spread on sandwiches instead of butter, and this will be much healthier. Avocados contain substances that help break down and remove harmful cholesterol from the body. Agree that in an age when atherosclerosis is called the No. 1 killer, a product that allows you to fight it should be on every table. You can often hear: "I bought this avocado - absolutely tasteless and hard." Well, avocado, like any other fruit, should be bought ripe. To pick a ripe avocado, take a close look at the skin. It should be firm, intact, free of dark spots and cracks. Ripe avocado squeezes slightly when pressed with a finger. But if the avocado is firm, it can be ripened for a few days.

So, you have chosen the avocado. Now we buy the second ingredient - shrimp. Your best bet is to take uncooked shrimp and cook it at home. In this case, the shrimp will be more juicy and flavorful. Shrimp meat, like the meat of other marine life, is easily absorbed by the human body.

For salads with a simple set of ingredients, such as Shrimp and Avocado Salad or the famous Caesar salad, dressing is very important. Try not to season your salad with store-bought mayonnaise. Prepare the dressing yourself.

To prepare the dressing you will need:

Extra virgin olive oil - 3 tablespoons

Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon

Garlic - 1 clove

Dill, salt, pepper - to taste.

Chop the garlic and herbs, stir in olive oil, lemon juice and add salt and black pepper to taste. Done.

Now prepare the salad. To prepare two servings of salad, you will need:

1 ripe avocado

Shrimp 14 - 16 regular or 5 - 10 tiger, Cherry tomatoes - 4 - 6 pieces or 1 medium tomato.

Lettuce - 1 medium-sized bunch.

Boil the shrimp, during cooking add salt and spices to the water: dill, bay leaf, peppercorns. Dip the shrimp only in boiling water. Boil them for no longer than one to two minutes. King prawns or tiger prawns take a little longer to cook. Pour cold water over the shrimp and peel off the shells. If you bought large tiger prawns, cut them up. Small shrimps can be put whole in a salad.

Divide the avocado into two halves, cutting the fruit lengthwise to the bone. After that, grasp the halves with your hands and turn them slightly relative to each other. A ripe avocado will easily split in half. Remove the bone carefully. Take out the avocado pulp and cut it into 1 cm cubes. The remaining halves of the fruit can be used for serving salad in them. To keep the avocado flesh from darkening, sprinkle with lemon juice.

Get some good ripe tomatoes, preferably cherry tomatoes. Other firm-fleshed varieties can be used. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, then immediately immerse them in cold water. This must be done in order to easily peel the tomatoes. After removing the skin, cut the tomatoes into cubes and let sit for a few minutes. Drain off the juice and add the tomatoes to the salad.

Rinse the lettuce leaves with cold water and dry. Pick the leaves with your hands and combine with the avocado and shrimp. Add the prepared dressing to the salad and stir gently.

Avocado and shrimp salad is usually served on salad leaves or in halves of an avocado fruit. You can choose the option you like best.